Politics, Young People And The Internet

One thing the Internet is changing is politics.  One reason why Obama was elected was because of the Internet.  The Internet brought him voters and money. I was watching the news on public television and there was a story about a 20-year-old man and his young friends who are players in the politics of Lebanon [...]

Blogging On A Grey Day In Pittsburgh

Time to go for my walk.  I don’t know if I’ll stop for a couple of beers or not.  I’m trying to live within my budget.  I can walk down toward the University of Pittsburgh or in the opposite direction toward Bloomfield, Pittsburgh’s “Little Italy”.  Since the sun is not shinning my walking won’t be [...]

Flash Fiction For Baby Boomers and Generation X

The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is filled with flash fiction about baby boomers and Generation X.  Why?  Because the Old Soldier wrote a lot of the stories and the Old Soldier was born on October 25, 1946.  That makes me a baby boomer and a generation ahead of Generation X. Mini-skirts, the Vietnam War, rock and [...]

The Excitement Of Pittsburgh In The Spotlight

The City of Pittsburgh is on a roll with the 250th anniversary of the city, the Steelers, the Penguins and now the G-20 coming to Pittsburgh September 24-25.  You know what that means.  The international media will be focusing on Pittsburgh. A lot of people around the world will be surprised to know that Pittsburgh is no [...]

How Writing Can Save Your Life

The Old Soldier is blogging away today.  I love my blog.  I’m on Social Security so I have plenty of time to blog.  I look forward to getting up every morning to check on my page views.  My days are filled with the struggle to come up with ideas for new flash fiction stories and new [...]

Advice On Creating A Flash Fiction Story

Although a story may only be 600 words long the writer has to work from a story idea even if he or she has no outline.  All short stories are not equal and the flash fiction, sudden fiction, mini-fiction, postcard fiction and micro-fiction story need a different approach then the regular length short story.  Writing a very short story [...]