HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! The site passed 1 year this past week. Thanks for making it what it is today....OBSCURE!!!Recently wrote poem 100. Will probably post it sometime soon, along with a slew of others.
9/26-Still waiting to hear from Atlantic Monthly.
30 years ago, one of our in-class English assignments was to write a short poem. I recalled one I'd heard on t v, stole the central idea, and wrote it in my own words. Another assignment shortcutted.
But a strange thing happened. When next I saw the piece my teacher had re-written it, slugged it "Depressed", and slapped it on her classroom wall. In anger I informed her not only had I NOT been depressed when I wrote it, I was hungry .
What incensed me most was the realization that if a supposed 'expert' made a wrong guess analyzing a work, how many other boo-boos were made by 'intelligentsia' looking at Shakespeare, Kipling, Poe and their lodge brothers and sisters? More importantly - how much wrong information was passed as gospel?
After that I tuned out any symbolism discussions and vowed if I ever wrote poetry I'd strive to make it mean as nearly what it said as possible. Just because a piece is direct doesn't mean it can't be entertaining and popular. Kipling proved that, and artistically I don't even live in his country.
I write to the general population, which is as it should be. What average person is going to want to take time to figure out what an author might have meant? Isn't it enough one likes - or dislikes - an offering without being required to explain his motivation? Besides, I'm not being entirely altruistic. Who buys more books - Mensa members and people of letters, or non-professionals? Louis L'amour and Barbara Cartland rest my case.
Scroll through my babies using only the criteria of pleasing and non-pleasing. You won't be tested later. I promise.
Dan aka Publishedwriter
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Bill Lindsay, Madison, NC's only major leaguer, had only a short stay with the1911 Cleveland Naps. Today Lindsay would remain in the Show 6 or 7 years. He's the subject of "Searching for a Shadow".
Uncle Bill wasn't the only family member of note. Brother "Opie" bagged 6 planes in WW 1 (retiring Lieutenant Colonel), while nephew Frank Lindsay Lawlor, downed 7 Japanese planes in WW 2, 3 IN ONE DAY! "Whitey" was 8th ranked Flying Tiger ace.
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| DFC recipient |
| Laconic Lawlor |
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| Entire telegram: "Shot 3 Japs. Is Lindsay walking?" |
Photo courtesy of danford.net/flyingtigersaces
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Home state Hall of Famer 'Country' Slaughter died last year and I'll miss him terribly. Read about him in 'Bosco Buys the Farm'.
Meet this site's pin up girl; the beauteous, brainy and multitalented Angela Brady from Vancouver, BC. A former model, she first utilized her quick wit and unique perspective to craft "Cyberfire and Other Flames", which takes poetic aim at internet chatroom 'romances' and scores a bullseye with its no nonsense, romantically descriptive depictions.
Brady's words are tiny guided missles; each explodes into one's brain precisely where they were intended with lasting impact. One doesn't read Angela Brady. One experiences her.
This e-book should be issued with an Rx for 25 cold showers.
Lifelong fairytale fan and mother of two, Angela's latest offering is a children's book, "Rainbow Soup". I haven't read this one yet, but no doubt it will also show her word economy and vivid imagination in a very favorable light. For more information on both books, visit www.pocketpcpress.com .
Buy both, so she can become wealthy enough to support me in the manner to which I would like to become accustomed.
12 and 5 as a 1937 Pittsburgh Pirate rookie, Bob Klinger lasted long enough to extend the Red Sox Curse as losing pitcher in Game 7 of '46's World Series (Enos Slaughter scored the winning run). Two years later Bob was with the PCL's Oakland Oaks , which is why he's mentioned in "emeryville '48".
LATEST PIECES
Tore off about twenty items in 24 days and have sent several to publishers...When I hear from them, you'll see the pieces. 7/2
The one, the only...Stengel...Sports...6/7
A gentleman very close to my heart...'My Baseball Dad'...Prose...6/7
The fickle 'Miss Genius'....General...6/1
My Kipling parody...'Gunga Dave'...General..6/1
This clip joint portrait turned out pretty well...'Armless Bandit'...General...5/29.
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