These Times

Kirk Ericson, a columnist with the Shelton Mason-County Journal for the past seven years, has a new book out that contains more than 100 of his favorite columns. “Great Writing!” is his second book, after “Disappointment Awaits,” which came out in 2019. His work runs every week on page 4 of the Journal.

Kirk sat down with Kirk earlier this week for a Q&A about his latest book and matters related to producing a weekly newspaper column.

Kirk: First of all, Kirk, how tall are you?

Kirk: That’s a great question. Really great. Thanks so much for asking. I often tell people I’m 6-foot-1, but I’m 6-f...