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Gadfly Home

Some of the most recently written words by Scott Plencner

This alternate site to the original Gadfly contains some of my most recent forays into the world of writing.

I was passing through the halls of Notre Dame just yesterday and, although I haven't been there for about five years, my high school football coach came up to me and asked me if I was still writing. In fact, a lot of people ask that and since I am not a big fan of writing to one's self (after all writing is communication and communication involves at least two people usually)I have developed this alternate site to my website.

I will update it regularly so please come again. If there's nothing to your liking at the right, maybe there will be next time. And please e-mail me with any comments, suggestions, or hate mail. After all these years with newspapers, I have learned to love hate mail.

Click on the links below to go to the passages you wish to read.

in the newspapers

A commuter school student struggles with class envy in the latest addition to "in the newspapers."

on history

Read about the president who mixed raw machismo and dainty class ever so carefully in the latest "on history."

other writing

"Other writing" includes letters, poetry, and unpublished works posted for your reading and spiritual pleasure.

newspaper encore

The "newspaper encore" article explains why the critics of the war in Afghanistan are wrong.

history encore

Find out how the U.S. looks to its smallest neighbor in Central America in "history encore."

this site last updated 1/20/2002