Amy Dickinson - A Story in the Times

Through the years of journalism school, professors regularly mention writing obituary columns and wedding columns. It is different ends of the spectrum. It is writing about the worse day of a person’s life and one of the best day of a person’s life. Both sections demand accuracy and sensitivity. More than a few professors recommended continuing the habit of reading the wedding columns. It is a reminder that there is a counter to some of the horrific news in the rest of the paper.

Online, it is easy to find a good wedding section. The weekend section of The New York Times is consistently good. And this week, Amy Dickinson, a columnist, is the subject of a vows article:

“…”I’m an advice columnist, and I see how people do marriage and I see how badly they do marriage,” she said.”

link: Amy Dickinson and Bruno Schickel

The New York Times ran a story about Ms Dickinson’s wedding. Congratulation to Ms Dickinson and Mr Schickel. - This is exceptional writing. It is not just writing about a wedding. It is writing about a love story; and Michelle York writes superbly.

Catherine Forsythe