My Mitzy Kafka Story
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips, the writing process | No Comments »In my interview with Ellen Miles, we traded a few war stories from the trenches, odd jobs we've done over the years as "writers for hire." I mentioned a pen name I twice used, Mitzy Kafka. Someone remarked on it ...
Happy Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips | No Comments »Not sure what I'll accomplish this week, blog-wise. So I think we'll see a few days of light posting, if anything. But we'll come back strong at the end of the weekend with a terrific interview with author Ellen Miles. As ...
“Way back.”
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips | No Comments »That's a 1969 baseball card of Tony Oliva, from back when I was eight years old. I still treasure mine. Along with Mickey Mantle, and Nolan Ryan, and Hank Aaron, everybody else from that Topps set, all 660 cards. I enjoyed ...
Election Day
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips | No Comments »It's been a period of distractions -- Halloween, a visit to Clinton Elementary in Maplewood, NJ (more on that later) -- and now Election Day. We'll be back on track tomorrow. In the meantime, let's Rock the Vote. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY] EDIT: I learned today, ...
For Writers Only (Okay, Relax, Illustrators, Too)
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips, the writing process | No Comments »[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxschLOAr-s] Thanks to Richard Spaulding, an old friend, who passed this along. The man behind this video, Dennis Cass, has a pretty cool blogsite, Dennis Cass Wants You To Be More Awesome. He really does!
Do You Need a Dinette Set?
Friday, October 24th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips | 4 Comments »As a service to my readers who might be shopping for dinette sets, I submit this: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ3oHpup-pk] Yes, that's a real commercial. Have a great weekend.
The Writing Process: Theft (and Tom Chiarella)!
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips, the writing process | No Comments »I was reading an article in Esquire this morning, "How to Be a Sweet-Talker" by Tom Chiarella. He's a fine writer and I've read his work for several years. I came across this sentence: I spent the great flood lying in ...
Paul Newman
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips | No Comments »He's on my mind today, so I thought I'd pass this along. [youtube:www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlSkGUQBtDA]
Song of the Week
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips, Music | No Comments »A reader, now forever known as The Super Scout, forwarded this clip to me. I love it on so many levels it's ridiculous. You have to give it a minute for the full effect to register. "Probiotics changed the way ...
Politics
Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in Fun Clips | 1 Comment »On a whim, I purchased this shirt for my wife the other day. Fed up and fired up, she's all about staying proud and saying it out loud, even if the neighbors don't agree. And to that, I add this essential ...