2023
As I write this, we are already eleven days into 2023. I have already lost a friend, but I got the news two weeks after he had passed. I would like to dedicate this blog post to Brian Salisbury who was a member of my Writers' Group in Eugene and always brought a wicked sense of humor to our group with his satirical poetry and thematic writing that was always poignant. I will miss all of that humor you brought to me and the group.
With that said, I am ready to start another year of posting my writing on my blog. I see that there has been some interest in what I have written and this brings me great satisfaction as I am not doing this for the hope of making a profit, but to bring stories that people want to read. After reading Haruki Murakami's First Person Singular, I realized that the reason I write is to make people happy. So as you read some of my stories, I hope I have accomplished my purpose. Enjoy.
With that said, I am ready to start another year of posting my writing on my blog. I see that there has been some interest in what I have written and this brings me great satisfaction as I am not doing this for the hope of making a profit, but to bring stories that people want to read. After reading Haruki Murakami's First Person Singular, I realized that the reason I write is to make people happy. So as you read some of my stories, I hope I have accomplished my purpose. Enjoy.
- Eddie Baker's Desperate Journey: accepted by Reedsy in December 2022, Eddie Baker is in Afghanistan on patrol when his unit comes under fire and he is lost. A young boy from a nearby village who does not speak English helps him back to safety, proving that even when we do not speak the same language, we can communicate with each other.
- Gifted: accepted on Reedsy blog in December, Joe Delante is one of the best pizza makers in the city when he is invited by two customers to make a pizza for a very special client. How special? Well, let's just say he is about as special as there is. Joe is amazed when he learns who he is making a pizza for. So will you.
- At the Bottom of a Wishing Well: Accepted by Reedsy in January 2023. Dustin feels as if he is at the bottom of a wishing well as he makes a resolution to quite drinking. In his effort, Dustin is visited by three spirits who show him the consequences of his addiction.
- Luther Whitehorse: Submitted to Reedsy and pending approval: Tony Mercelli and his brothers come to Arizona looking to buy the Fort McDowell Casino, but Luther Whitehorse the current manager of operations stands in their way and due to powers the brothers are not aware of, Luther demonstrates the power of his magic.
- Chapter Eight from The Woman Who Made Tin Faces: We look at the battle that took Mindy's fiancée from her during the opening days of the war.