Donovan Kelly,
Crummy But Good Writer
with a Lighter Touch
Now At A New and Faster Location!
donovanwrites.com



You write about science for 30 years
and what do you get?
A chance to freelance
for the Washington Post (70+ times)
and other newspapers and magazines
on Burning Issues
like the right way to eat corn on the cob,
how far north you can get grits, and where to go
for the perfect crummy but good restaurant.

(Updated March 11, 2007)





In Search of . . .
the Perfect Crummy But Good Restaurant





Crummy, the Book
cover design and illustrations by Candy Staulcup
published October 2002 by Capital Books

 In the Begining . . .
the original crummy but good restaurant
Planet Wayside, Hamilton, Va.
Sadly, now closed.


Crummy: "A place that looks so bad from the outside that you would heisitate to take your mother inside."

But Good: "Halfway through the meal, you find yourself planning on coming back. Why? A combination of impressions -- tasty food, good menu, reasonable prices, new friends, maybe a feeling of being at home, or something different."

Interested? Take the Quiz in the book. Join our legion of official Crummy But Good Scouts.

For more information, email the author here for details


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Crummy Goes Radio

Crummy But Good Restaurants
Explored on Metro Connection,
WAMU, 88.5 FM,
National Public Radio,
Washington, DC
click here for Radio Crummy adventures.

On Radio Crummy,Jenna DeBow
tried to keep chewing,
but a loose front tooth
slows her down,and she flitted
like a butterfly, searching for
the softest and sweetest spots
on her cob.
CLICK AGAIN FOR A SOUND ARCHIVE
OF PAST RADIO CRUMMY ADVENTURES ON WAMU/NPR
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The Weekender:
Adventures of A Greenhorn in the Mountains
CLICK HERE for recently published stories from one happily lost in the wilder places.
Keeping the Wild
in the Weekend
Fortress
 		Two
Cords
Short
Desperately Seeking
A No Flying
(Squirrel) Zone! 		In the Pause
of
Late Autumn
 		My Wife
and the
2:30 Bear
Why
We
Weekend:
Reason #27


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Prune Juice Bottles in My Wine Rack:

Or why I Became A Grandpa . . .
. . . and Other Hobbies of the Aging Baby Boomer
CLICK HERE for recently published stories in the prune juice series.
The Leaves
of March
Call Me
February
All I want
for
Christmas
Klutzman,
Son of
Craftsman
 		Belly
Full of
Minnows
 		Teaching
Granddaughters
How To
Shave
Pickup Lines
at
Midlife


Starring Alice as life in the fast lane
. . . Bella helping Paw shave
. . . and Elijah standing tall



So Write Me, If You Are a Satisfied Reader



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