Best of Smiley
good, better, best columns 1979-1990
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About the Book
Sometimes people ask Smiley, “When are you going to retire?” He answers by telling this story: “I once asked my former publisher, David Manship, ‘When can I retire?’ His response was ‘retire from what?’ I don’t guess I’ll ever retire, after all, I love my work, my readers supply me with great material, and there’s no heavy lifting.” Life around Smiley is never dull. Whenever he goes out, whether in Smiley is a joyful little cherub of a man and his work exudes wit and character. He’s the kind of guy you just want to “belly up to the bar” with. And you really haven’t lived until you’ve seen him at Spanish Town Mardi Gras in his pink tu-tu and red pumps. Katherine Scales Anders, “current wife” aka “Lady Katherine”
About the Author
From Bunkie to For more than 25 years Smiley Anders has been writing his six-days-a-week column for The Advocate in Smiley (yes, that is his "real" name) started the column after a 13-year career in business journalism, and was The Advocate''s business reporter before becoming a columnist. For his business reporting, he was named the first "Communicator of the Year" in 1975 by the Public Relations Association of Louisiana. A native of