Archive for December, 2009

Filed Under (Favorite Stories, Uncategorized) by michael on December-26-2009

STEADFAST GRIP OF A DYING MAN
published Dec. 20, 2009, The Philadelphia Inquirer
By Michael Vitez
Inquirer Staff Writer
Russell Nise, 77, lay in a bed at Abington Memorial Hospital on Sept. 10, three days before his death.
“I’m in such pain,” Nise said. “I can’t stand it. Somebody hold my hand.”
Fred Scott, his only friend in the world, reached [...]



Filed Under (Uncategorized) by michael on December-26-2009

Check out this PDF of A Love Story. And look at a second Love Story PDF! I am starting a new adventure. Let me tell your story.  As a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author, I’ve written hundreds if not thousands of stories — 20 of them listed on this website under My Favorites. I’ve decided [...]



Filed Under (Favorite Stories) by michael on December-20-2009

http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/sports/cavalier_insider/ci_swimming/article/that_boys_dead/42053/
Here is a link to a three-part series I wrote on Matt Miller in the summer of 2009. This is a link to the first story, where you can find links to the other two. I don’t believe I have received more response to anything I’ve written since I won the Pulitzer.