In 1993, I jotted the words “good writer” on the new card I’d just inserted into my Rolodex. (Not a metaphor.) What an understatement! I’d just accepted a short story from Sebastian Junger. Four years later, his marvelous thriller The Perfect Storm crested at No. 1 on the bestseller list. George Clooney starred in the movie.  

Last week I had an email exchange with Junger, discussing old times. “Hi, Colin. Yes, indeed, I think that probably would have been my first published short story. Thirty years to the month. Amazing. How funny. I’d completely forgotten about that…Thank you!” 

Catch the wave. 

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