Ann Bancroft

Ann Bancroft
Location
California,
Birthday
October 15
Bio
I've been a newspaper and wire service reporter, editorial writer, speech writer and communications director. Now I'm writing my own stuff, and have no bosses to blame. I write short fiction and essays about absurd stories I've read in the newspaper and things that rile, amuse or touch my heart.

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Salon.com
November 19, 2011 09:25PM
“Another terrific tale, Jeremiah. Warms my cynical ex-newsie heart!”
About: A Heartwarming Story of Staggering Genius
September 28, 2011 01:11AM
“How precisely and beautifully you describe the process that is writing. Inspirational to one who's been doing a lot of laundry sorting lately. I look f…”
About: Wired for Words
August 30, 2011 05:19PM
“Best of luck to you and your neighbors, Jeremiah. Hoping your homes are dry. This is a wonderful tale (one that AP would surely have put on the nationa…”
About: Hard news about a hard rain; a re-post with backstory
July 28, 2011 10:16PM
“I'd love to read your "Second Childhood" collection. This is so open and real, funny and wise. r.”
About: Getting Bombed: Football's Dream Job was My Nightmare
July 28, 2011 10:13PM
“Cranky, that reminds me of a wonderful friend and newspaper colleague who wrote of her own terminal illness well before 50: "I can't die. I haven'…”
About: Yes, There’s a Hole in Your Bucket
July 28, 2011 12:48PM
“Ahahaha...you had me thinking, "and that's why I'm a dog person" at the upchuck on the fake Oriental rug, but then, damn, I fell in love with…”
About: Improving Your Cat's Body Image
July 28, 2011 11:41AM
“So true, Jerry and Jeremiah. Lists are good for groceries, and while goals aren't a bad thing, the whole bucket list concept seems pointless and self-…”
About: Yes, There’s a Hole in Your Bucket
July 21, 2011 12:34PM
“What a lovely piece, in so many ways. The picture of your family and the love and comfort between you, the hilarious portrait of the Tiki "resort&…”
About: What it was and why it was perfect
June 25, 2011 03:53AM
“Does the genie bra twirl and emit puffs of steam as it lifts? Or does the manufacturer assume you'll be so excited to open the box after waiting 4-6 w…”
About: For No Apparent Reason
June 25, 2011 03:45AM
“Brilliant. Now if I could only figure out the law of Spandex as it reaches maximum stretch to accommodate muffin-top. If a full-body spandex suit is w…”
About: Your Science-Fashion Advisor
June 23, 2011 10:23PM
“enjoy the silence, Joan, and please return.”
About: Vow of Silence
June 23, 2011 09:40PM
“Frightening and beautiful. I like your summer pics, too -- so much life there.”
About: Storms Brewing In the Distance
June 23, 2011 09:13PM
“Martyshusband, that means a great deal to me. Thank you. You're right, we do whatever works. Load yourself up with information. Heart's out to you.”
About: Breathe. Be Grateful. Buy Shirt.
June 23, 2011 09:08PM
“David, just to cover all eventualities, I got you a pair in black and another in white. I mean if you ever do actually venture outdoors, the white one…”
About: Breathe. Be Grateful. Buy Shirt.
June 23, 2011 05:09PM
“Love it. And I loved the chatty reporter in bed, so, great job on both!R”
About: Was I a Character in a Woody Allen Movie?
June 23, 2011 05:04PM
“Excellent. Apologies have become like devalued currency, they are offered so frequently without any heart (great cashier example). Remember "Love…”
About: I...Am...So...Sorry...Ish.
June 23, 2011 12:31PM
“So sad on so many levels, Linda. Great job on this story.”
About: Amish Man Pleads Guilty- Has a "Weiner Moment" with a Minor
June 23, 2011 12:28PM
“Wonderful, thought-provoking piece, Jerry. "We never fully inhabit our own lives. Always, always, we touch on and are touched by others--the trut…”
About: iConfession
June 22, 2011 07:15PM
“I'm really surprised we aren't all out in the streets, banging pots and pans (and not because we want lower taxes). Love Barbara Ehrenreich's "Br…”
About: Welcome to the 21st Century Workplace
June 11, 2011 07:39PM
“Brilliant, Jerry. Thank you.”
About: Prefixed and Suffixed: The Grammar of Our Lives
June 11, 2011 06:50PM
“Loved this! (And Mr. Peanut is looking muuuch better than Mr. Weiner)”
About: Injuries Mount From Double-Tub Sexcapades
May 29, 2011 03:57PM
“Thank you for taking us along on this lively, rocking ride. Very well written, beyond "jingle jangle"!”
About: My Nashville Vacation (and then some)
May 29, 2011 03:53PM
“thank you for this sad, lovely dream.”
About: To the Universe
May 29, 2011 03:51PM
“Thank you for sharing your California dream. My parents were "San Berdu" natives, and after years of moving around, CA will always be home fo…”
About: Rosies California Dream
May 29, 2011 03:41PM
“Sometimes tragedies like this seem too big to encompass. Focusing on one precious life lost brings the enormity home, enabling our hearts to claim it a…”
About: In Memory of Will Norton from Joplin, MO.
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