A lot of people recently thought back to where they were 10 years and one day ago, and most of them, including myself, don’t really have anything significant to offer. We weren’t at any of the sites, we didn’t have loved ones involved and we weren’t supposed to fly that day. So, I’m not doing a retrospective on where I was on Sept. 11, 2001.
Instead, I’m looking back on where I was Sept. 12, 2001, the day I saw my byline printed for the first time. Self-indulgent? Perhaps, but I don’t see why I shouldn’t get to do this once a decade. Ten years ago today, I became a published writer, and I did it by beginning my own humor column in my college newspaper.
To be honest, it kind of sucked. Continue reading The McBournie Minute: A decade of self-importance