The Old Soldier went on his usual walk today. I ended up at Del’s Italian Restaurant in Bloomfield, Pittsburgh’s “Little Italy”, where I met Andrea Trdina. She works for the City Paper here in Pittsburgh. We had a nice conversation and she had even heard of me. Years ago, the City Paper did a review of my book, Compressionism: The Pittsburgh Stories. Andrea gave me her business card and offered to promote the Gazette. You can reach her at atrdina@steelcitymedia.com
Sex, sex, sex. It seems the only way to get an audience is to blog about sex. Andrea agreed that sex was a powerful selling tool. Okay, if you want sex in your fiction just click on “Sexy Flash Fiction” at the top of the page. You’ll get several stories where sex is the focus. Remember, the Gazette does not publish porn; but it does publish stories about sex…
For very short stories about life in general, go to the sidebar on the right under “Great Flash Fiction Stories To Read” for stories about blogging, marriage, love, war, friendship and male-felmale relationships for some of the best random reading on the Internet…
For those who say President Obama should speak out more forcefully in support of the protesters, the government of Iran is already trying to blame everyone but themselves for the protests. President Obama is doing the right thing…
Aspiring and new writers, you will find some of the best advice about writing in the sidebar on the right under “More Flash Articles”. And it’s all free.
“Why Women Enjoy Getting Oral Sex” is far and away the most popular posting in the Gazette this month. I wonder why…
Chicken Noodle Soup & Public Television
June 27, 2009 — pittsburghflashfictiongazetteIt’s almost 11:00 am, another beautiful day in Pittsburgh for writing and blogging. I’m enjoying a cup of chicken noodle soup and the local public television show is on the tv. The show is about cooking.
Cooking shows and Saturday morning sort of go together. Cooking shows and chicken noodle soup make me think of family…
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