Yep, I just finished a new book. Uploaded it a few minutes ago. I’m positive this one’s gonna be a Best Seller straight out of the gate! Okay, I’m dreaming. What do I know? I just turn on the faucet and let the creativity flow …
Read MoreReading Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler in Russian. Also, musings on Russian authors, Russian music videos, and language learning in general . . .
In other words, I’m all over the place. It was a brisk December morning when Dasha and I stepped into the bistro to get in out of the cold and grab a quick bite. It wasn’t snowing, but there was some snow on the ground, …
Read MoreFurther discussion of the book Mockingbird, including a podcast discussion.
If my earlier post, “Only the mockingbird sings at the edge of the woods” . . . piqued your curiosity about the Walter Tevis book Mockingbird, then here is a bit more on the subject. I had done a semi-thorough search regarding the quote, “Only …
Read More“River Rendezvous” Is it a story, or just the sketch of a story?
If you have read the last post, you know what the deal is. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to answer the above question, even if the answer stays in your own mind. It would be nice if you shared those thoughts …
Read MoreBringing a story in under 1000 words, could I still do it? That was the $64,000 question.
Okay, it’s actually more like $80. I believe that’s what they pay. But the question was there, hanging in front of me, as to whether I could write a story and keep the word count under 1000. It was a challenge. As I mentioned in …
Read MoreA. E. Hotchner does wonders with Hemingway’s short story, “After the Storm.”
Basically, A. E. Hotchner takes almost nothing and creates something out of it. The question then becomes, Is it still Hemingway’s story? And the answer, to my mind at least is, well, . . . yes, technically. Maybe. Is that a clear enough answer? Nope! …
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