Steinbeck vs Hemingway

I think I remember reading a similar story in the giant Steinbeck biography. But I thought in that version it was Steinbeck's birthday and the walking stick that Hemingway broke over his head had been a birthday present. And I think that version also said Steinbeck was ready to fight Hemingway and had to be restrained. Not sure which one is true, but both are interesting.

http://articles.latimes.com/1989-04-09/books/bk-1963_1_john-steinbeck-john-o-hara-hemingway-and-faulkner

100 Word Short Micro-Fiction

A couple of 100 word Micro-fictions



No god, no? "

Hallelujah," the crowd roared. And the minister let her drift with John the Baptist and Jesus. She let the illusion sweep over her. Life had beat the atheism deep into her, the junkie shakes, no god no, husband's teeth busting fists, no god no, death of, um um, that hurt, no god no, but a big old hole. She was going to float in it, real or not. Then he drew her out of the water and she felt his hands on her breasts and saw that "come on girl" flash in his eyes, no god, no god.

White Swan Freedom

The stairs were hard on his crippled feet. The apartment building was glacially cold and ugly as frostbitten toes. But it wasn't White Swan. The Boeviks fighting amongst themselves had left the walls peppered and fresh blood stains covered their execution wall at the bottom of the staircase. But it didn't bother him. He simply wore a tank top whenever he went into the basement exposing the Vor stars tattooed on both shoulders. Their vendettas didn't concern him anymore. Only shooting Afghanistan into his veins to escape White Swan memories mattered.

Pinterest Marketing Tips

I don't use Pinterest as much as  I should to promote my writing, but I have been thinking about giving it more attention. These are a couple of pretty good tips, though I don't know how useful they are if you don't have a Pinterest business account.


http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/4-ways-to-increase-your-pinterest-visibility/?awt_l=6vOQY&awt_m=3ViyX0cVowr.ILT&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=NewsletterIssue&utm_campaign=New

Fifth Time Doing Stand Up

I tried stand up comedy again for the fifth time on 1/15/2016. It went pretty well. It was a small and friendly crowd that night. As you can see from the pic I've put on a nice layer of winter blubber. I'll have to try and lose some of that before my next performance. And I'm going to try and put up a short video clip soon.

SOTU

Rebel, Rebel....

The world will miss you Ziggy Stardust. Thanks for all the great music and movies.


And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of that they're going through

 -David Bowie

Published in 2016!!!! in The Round Up

These guys were kind enough to publish one of my short stories!!! Thanks Ed for considering my work.

http://www.roundupzine.com/