Author: Don
“Please give me one more night…”
Part of a vignette by writer Tony O’Neill…
Which Ron, you ask?
This Ron…
Russert Was One Thing
May Scorecard
Perhaps there was a deeper, more subconscious reason I haven’t blogged in weeks…
Submissions:
Acceptances:
Publications:
Circulating:
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Some Catching Up
Happenings on the “life outside writing/blogging/anything artistic” front have been flying. News on those if/when things germinate. For now, here’re some things I’ve been meaning to post for the past month…
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Now what am I supposed to watch on Sunday mornings?
But we can dream, can’t we?
Maybe becoming a monk isn’t so bad after all.
Governor Ah-nold Should’ve Been the First Clue
“You need a MONTAGE!”
Reading is Fundamental
I haven’t gotten to do any Unvarnished Reviews in awhile. I’ve actually been reading collections fast enough that I haven’t had time enough between books to review every single story I’ve read.
But thanks to goodreads, I can at least tell you what books I’ve finished lately…



“Thank you very–NEXT”
I thought the unusually lengthy response time from a particular flash market might’ve been due to a piece being shortlisted. But when I queried last week, I got…
Thanks for following up. We’ve been having some problems with a few email providers marking our emails as spam. We’re trying to fix that, but in the meantime, some responses are getting lost. Unfortunately, we decided to pass on “Civic Responsibility.”
Ain’t no thing, though. Off to the next one.
Home Alone
I saw The Wife off this morning on her trip to Boston to visit family. So now I’m home alone, looking at all the little things around the apartment crying out to be done: dishes, the cluttered living room, my inbox, my tickler files, the book I’m close to done with. i.e. anything other than finishing the damn story I’m working on right now.
“Take a break,” you might say. “Enjoy the sun! Have a cookout!” Already did those things, though, in small bits and pieces. But you’re right, let’s take a moment on Memorial Day to remember…
All right, I feel motivated now.