Yes, the Old Soldier has a new short short story for all you flash fiction readers out there to read today. But first I’d like to do a little blogging…
It’s a beautiful, sunny 78 degrees in Pittsburgh. Even though I can still see the Cathedral of Learning of the University of Pittsburgh from one of my apartment windows it won’t be long before new leaves on the trees block my view…
Last night I watched the movie The Last Tycoon on tape starring a young Robert DeNiro. The film is based on the unfinished novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s (one of my favorite writers) by the same name. I read the book years ago and parts of it started coming back as I watched the movie.
The movie was directed by Elia Kazan. If you are a writer and you are serious about writing you can learn a great deal about “show don’t tell” by watching a good movie. The camera paints a picture that tells a story. Words can paint a picture that tells a story, too. It is my contention that an image, a picture, is action, is emotion, is thought. Remember, dialogue is action, too.
Now for your reading pleasure, here is a story about sex, the desire for family, life, men, women and love in an American city.
Love Hurts (A Short Story) www.authspot.com/Thoughts/Love-Hurts.668183
