flash fiction
Another short story by Merle Drown. "In the Car."
shameless self-promotion
A nice preview here of Requiem, Mass. Thank you, James Aaron Lindsey!
shakespeare
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7D6m8jCBh0] Just back from London where we saw the RSC produce the two history tetrologies for the first time in almost fifty years. Here's a clip of Jonathan Slinger as Richard III from the production. He also played Richard II. The Richards opened and closed the run and were the highlights of an amazing series. Davis Warner as Falstaff also particularly strong. Hard to fault anything in the productions. Mezmerizing.
clear-winged butterfly
Don Bullens won another first place on Flick'r with this photo:
requiem, mass., indeed
This is too good to pass up. Someone has written my obituary! I knew it was going to be a heart attack! Got some of the facts wrong, like who's the mother of my son, Tristan, but he spelled my name right.
london
Off to London for a week of Shakespeare, all the histories and Lear. Back on the 22nd.
pictures of larkin
" . . . my sagging face, an egg sculpted in lard, with goggles on - depressing, depressing, depressing."
proofing
"The critical work of proofreading is a low-wage position. Proofreaders ought to be among the higest [sic] paid in the field of publishing." I concur, but I can also add from experience that the copyeditor can catch the errors and the printer can muff the changes.
little criminals
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iprUJeDEXUo] "It's fun to do bad things."
reading
If you're in Boston on May 15, my friends Mary and Mark are reading at the Poet's Moon Cafe.
the riddle
The kids in Hastings writing short stories. "You are grounded but we love you."
death and texas
Living with the dead. That way the checks keep coming. Never liked that couch much anyway. Today's short story waiting to be written. (thanks to Joe in Cheese [Texas])
kudos
Pal and Friday Night Writing Group member Neil Crabtree is a winner in this year's MIllion Writer Awards, Notable Stories of 2007. (thanks to Denise in Hollywood [Florida])
the supremes
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GG7sj2APpc]Here's a briliant speech delivered on Boston Legal. And it's especially timely give the Court's recent decision in the Lilly Ledbetter case. And don't forget the voter ID ruling. (thanks to Mike in Maine)
hubert's freaks
A new book with the lost photos of Diane Arbus. I've already ordered my copy.
24 years in the cellar
Today's horror story waiting to be written. Here's more on Herr Fritzl.
“He led a double life with one family of seven children, with his wife, and a second family of seven children, with his daughter.”
(thanks to Mollie in Austin)
the mummy
Today's short story waiting to be written comes from Matt in Columbia. Gruesome indeed.
stuart
Our friend and fellow South Florida writer, Stuart McIver, passed away last week. Stuart was as kind a man as I have ever met. And brilliant. Our thoughts are with his wife Joan and his family. Oline Cogdill remembers Stuart on her blog and has links to more material. You can browse Stuart's books at Amazon.
dmitri decides
We will get to read The Original of Laura.