Hello Everyone--I have a couple of upcoming events, in case you're interested. Would love to see you! June 7, 2018: Cooperstown Town Library, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York, 7 pm: I'll relate a few baseball anecdotes about some of the things I've experienced in...

I made a living for almost 40 years out of doing public relations, marketing and media relations for people in a number of organizations. Education. Not-for-profit health care. Government agencies. However, it's a whole new ballgame, this blowing my own horn, trying...

Yeah, yeah, most people are concerned with the Super Bowl tomorrow. Patriots vs. Eagles. Eagles vs. Patriots. Playing the cold--no, the EXTREME cold--of Minnesota. Have you SEEN those ticket prices? Can you imagine the good we could do if we spent money like that to...

A couple of weeks ago, I did an interview on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio (wamc.org) about Empty Seats  with Joe Donahue, one of the country's premiere book interviewers. Here's the link: http://wamc.org/post/wanda-fischers-debut-novel This was a lot of fun for me to...

  You can now buy my book! Right here on this website...or you can go to Amazon.com, but if you buy it from me, I'll sign it for you. Here's a brief synopsis: Three strangers met by chance in 1972 with one thing in common: baseball. They had been star pitchers on...

Within two weeks, I will be taking pre-orders via this website for my novel, Empty Seats. Here's the synopsis: Three strangers met by chance in 1972 with one thing in common: baseball. They had been star pitchers on the baseball teams in their respective home towns,...

I know, I know...I've been talking about publishing a novel for how long now? I have worked with a brilliant editor, and now I think I actually have a publisher! Yes, indeed! Looking over the contract and moving forward. The cover looks great, thanks to the great...

Back in the olden days of girls' sports, we played a very different game of basketball. At first, we had six players, and only two from each team could cross the center line. The girls could only dribble the ball twice, then they had to pass it off to another player....

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This year, it seems that we won't have even a dusting of snow on Christmas. Here's a song that Craig Werth and I recorded several years ago as part of a project called "Christmas as I See It." It's one of my favorite songs from my childhood. I first heard it from Gene...

On Saturday, May 23, 2015, WAMC will host the annual Phil Ochs Song Night. Although it will be broadcast live over the airways (and you can tune in no matter where you live via the Internet at www.wamc.org), it would be great if you would join us in the audience. You...