Roethlisberger Accused Of Sexual Assault

Sports news flash: local media is reporting that NFL Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has been accused of sexual assault.  The complaint was filed Friday in Washoe County in Nevada.  The complaint seeks more than $350,000 for lost wages, doctors bills and other damages.  The woman is in her early 30s and did not report the alleged assault to the local police at the time.  The alleged assault took place on July 11, 2008.  The woman claims that Roethlisberger allegedly forced her onto the bed in his hotel casino room and forced her to have sex with him.

Roethlisberger has denied everything and is reportedly ready to co-operate fully with any investigation.

G-20 Advance Team Arrives In Pittsburgh

The local media is reporting that the G-20 advance team is arriving in Pittsburgh today.  The team will deal with security, transportation, communication and other issues to ensure that the G-20 conference runs smoothly as possible.

Protesters from around the world will also be here.  The conference is scheduled for September.

Blogging, Writing And Life

The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a great source for bloggers, readers and writers.  For bloggers and readers there are plenty of very short stories about husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, men and women, writers and lovers, girls kissing and loving girls, girls gone wild and flash fiction about love.

Writers will find great articles about everything from writing discription to writing dialogue.

The very short stories are in the sidebar on the right under “Great American Flash Fiction Stories To Read”.

The articles of advice and tips on writing are in the sidebar on the right underneath the short stories in “More Flash Articles”.

Do a random scan and click on what you like.

Sexy Short Story For July 20, 2009

Sometimes intimate relationships between girlfriends and boyfriends, between men and women can get kind of boring.  Can the fire of love be rekindled for this couple?  Orgasm is the story of a couple in Pittsburgh whose love life has lost its passion until one afternoon they risk public exposure…

For more erotica, click on the “Sexy Flash Fiction” tab at the top of the page.

80 Links For Writers And Short Story Readers

Hello, hello, hello.  The Old Soldier took a vacation from blogging Sunday but today is Monday and it’s time to get back to work.  Yes, there are over 80 links in the sidebar on the right.  Under “Great American Flash Fiction Stories To Read” you will find very short stories about girls gone wild, girls loving girls, girls kissing girls, lesbian lust, nude photos, sex videos and stories about war, karaoke, writing and more stories about husbands and wives, college students, boyfriends and girlfriends and life in general.

Below that you will find “More Flash Articles” like Writers, Writing and Good Short Story Ideas telling you everything you wanted to know about writing short fiction.  Do a random scan and click on what you like.

This article can also be filed under miscellaneous.  This is the Old Soldier blogging in Pittsburgh.

Writing Tip For July 20, 2009

Writers, Writing and Good Short Story Ideas is an article every blogger and writer should read…

It’s an overcast day in Pittsburgh.  It’s suppose to get up to 77 degrees but it doesn’t feel like it and it’s nearly noon…

Be sure to check out the sidebar on the right for “Great American Flash Fiction To Read” and “More Flash Articles”.

Time To Visit The Peeps At Del’s In Bloomfield

It’s an overcast day in Pittsburgh.  It’s around 4:00 p.m. and time for the Old Soldier to get out after a day of blogging.

I’m going to try and hook up with some friends in “Little Italy”, have a few beers and relax before coming back to do more blogging.

I fortified myself with some Rigatoni and now I’m ready to move out.  Here’s an article on writing that you may find interesting: Writers, Writing and Good Short Story Ideas

Sexy Very Short Stories For Writers

The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a publication for writers.  It has over 20 very short stories on marriage, karaoke, being a writer, college students, boyfriends and girlfriends, husbands and wives and life in general in the sidebar on the right along with over 50 articles on writing below the very short stories. 

A lot of the short stories deal with sexuality.  The parameters for a well-written erotic story are the same as for any other well-written piece of fiction: a definite beginning, a middle and an end along with characterization, conflict or tension, story development and a resolution.

I would like to direct the attention of all the writers in the audience to the “Sexy Flash Fiction” tab at the top of the page.

Writing Tip For July 18, 2009

There is certainly a connection among writers, writing and good short story ideas.  The same can be said for blogging and good ideas for a post.  The article Writers, Writing and Good Short Story Ideas explores this mystery…

For more great articles on writing fiction go to the sidebar on the right and scroll down to “More Flash Articles”.  There are articles on writing better dialogue immediately to articles on writing better short stories and flash fiction overnight.

The Best Fiction Is Drama

There is nothing like live theatre.  The actors on the stage and the audience in the seats form a community.  This community is the core of all drama.

It is the responsibility of the writer of flash fiction and the short story to create this community between the characters of the story and the reader.

One way to do this is to make the world of the sudden story and the short story as life like as possible.  One way to accomplish this life likeness is to give the micro-story a soundtrack.  How to Add a Soundtrack to Your Writing explains how to create this community.

Can A Fiction Writer Really Capture Life?

Can a fiction writer really capture life?  As Governor Sarah Palin would say, “You betcha!” 

I would never vote for Governor Palin; but if I was as successful as a blogger as she is as a politician…Enough!  The Gazette is about writing fiction, not about politics.

Too many novice writers have their flash fiction and short stories take place too much inside the characters’ heads.  The author just “tells” the reader what the characters are feeling and thinking.

“Showing” what the characters are feeling and thinking is far more “life-like”.  And just like in real life our lives are full of sound.  How to Add a Soundtrack to Your Writing will help your fiction to capture “life”.

Writers, What Do Your Short Stories Sound Like?

Yes, my brother and sister bloggers and writers, what do your short stories sound like?  I’m not talking about adding media to your stories.  I’m talking about adding sense details to your short stories and flash fiction.

Technology can’t do it all for a writer.  A writer has to do this on his or her own.  This article: How to Add a Soundtrack to Your Writing will explain it to you.

For more great articles on the craft of writing, go to the sidebar on the right and scroll down to “More Flash Articles”.

If You Have Writer’s Block Write A Story About It

If you are a blogger/writer and you blog long enough you can bet you will have writer’s block some time in your writing career.

The best cure is to continue to live your life and keep writing.  You say you can’t keep writing because that’s the problem?  Well, write an article or a short story about it.  I did.

After several days of not being able to come up with a new piece of flash fiction, I took my notebook and ink pens down to the Panther Hollow Inn here in the Oakland neighborhood of the city near the University of Pittsburgh and had a few beers while sitting at the bar trying to come up with a story idea.  Writer’s Block is what I came up with.  The story is 95% true.  About the only thing I changed was the name of the protagonist who happened to be me.

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For more great articles about writing, go to the sidebar on the right and scroll down until you come to “More Flash Articles”.  Do a random scan and click on what you like.

Over 80 Miscellaneous Links To Explore

The news is out.  The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette has all kinds of miscellaneous links to great short stories and great articles on writing to explore.  The links deal with boyfriends and girlfriends, men and women, husbands and wives and writing.

These are the perfect links for a hot July 2009, the summer of sex and love.  These are the perfect links for readers, writers, bloggers and lovers.

The links are in the sidebar on the right.

Editor’s Tip For July 17, 2009

The new cinematic flash fiction story is just like a movie: The writer wants the reader to see what’s going on.  Like any movie, the new cinematic very short story needs a soundtrack.  How to Add a Soundtrack to Your Writing will address this issue.

It’s a dreary day for blogging in Pittsburgh.  Still, life must go on.  And so does studying the craft of writing.  There are great examples of stories with soundtracks under “Great American Flash Fiction Stories To Read” in the sidebar on the right and below that great articles on writing in “More Flash Articles”…

Without sex there is no life.

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