Writers: Seeking The Truth Of Experience

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When we writers write, we are doing more than just stringing words together.  We are doing nothing less than recording what it is to be human.  We are trying to capture life.  This is an honorable task.

So, if you are a writer, be proud of being a writer.  No matter at what level of skill you are at, what you are doing is important.

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Hello, my brother and sister readers and writers.  Hello, students at Pitt and CMU.  This is the Old Soldier blogging near the University of Pittsburgh.

It’s around 9:30 PM and the Old Soldier is stretched out on the sofa, jotting in a notebook.  The television is on, tuned to Public Television.  A show is on about the beginning of the human species.  That’s how I got the idea that writers record what it is to be human.

Let this blog be your home for writing and all things flash fiction.

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What Happens When A Husband Cannot Make His Wife Cum?

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Okay.  We got ourselves a good topic here; but remember, this blog is about writing short stories.  So, what happens in a short story when a husband cannot make his wife cum?  This situation is a great situation for a short story writer.  Let’s say the couple is very much in love.

We are talking drama here, people.

Let’s turn up the heat.  The wife wants to have orgasms with her husband.  Her desire for passionate sex is one of the reasons why she got married; but she married her husband because she thought he was a good man and he loved her.  No, they did not have sex before marriage.  She’s an old fashion girl.

This is a great story line.

The point of this posts is that short stories are about drama.  The higher the drama the more intense the reading experience for the reader.  Now don’t get me wrong.  Every story you write cannot be high drama.  Most of the stories you write will be low drama.  Most of the stories that I write are low drama.

Just internalize the fact that fiction is drama.  No drama, you don’t have a story.

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Hello, Pitt students.  I know you are back in Oakland.  Great.  Check out my blog.  Keep reading flash fiction and those of you who are writers keep writing.

Writing: Dealing With Everyday Life

 

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We writers are human, too.  Here’s a look behind the scenes of what the Old Soldier is up to this very minute.

I just got finished eating pork and beans with ground meat and a lot of hot sauce.  I’ve been drinking beer.  I had a six-pack in the refrigerator and I like nothing better than to drink beer with a meal.

The 24/7 news station is on the radio and I have some large photos of a nude woman, the last nude woman who I took photos of, from about five years ago spread out on the low table in my living room/kitchenette.  Every once in a while as I blog I get up and look at the photos.  In some strange way they are an inspiration to me.  They make me feel more connected with life.  They help me to blog.  I can’t explain why, but they do.  I’ve included one of my favorite poses in this post.

In a few minutes I’ll finish this post and go for a walk to pick up a free, local newsweekly that covers local politics and culture.  Sometimes I get an idea for a commentary by reading this weekly.  Then I’ll come back and make a phone call or two about applying for Medicare.

That’s what everyday life is like for this writer.

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