Chocolate, Dirty Windows And The Coming Attractions

English: View of the Cathedral of Learning fro...

English: View of the Cathedral of Learning from the Cathedral Lawn at the University of Pittsburgh. photo by Michael G. White (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hello hello hello, my brother and sister readers and writers from all over the world!  The Old Soldier would like to say a special hello to all my fans in Turkey.

Well, it’s an overcast, cool (around 50 degrees) evening in Pittsburgh.  The Old Soldier is on his back on the sofa with two pillows under his weary head as he reads Gettysburg, The Last Invasion by Allen C. Guelzo, that he got from the public library a couple of days ago, as he eats Kit Kat Crisp Wafers.

I have two windows in my small apartment.  One faces a building and a parking lot and the other one faces backyards and the Cathedral of Learning of the University of Pittsburgh.  Both have been dirty for years.  A couple of days ago I took down the Venetian blinds of the one facing the parking lot and cleaned them in the bath tub.  Operation “Clean Windows” has begun.  The campaign will probably take several weeks.

Croghan-Schenley Ballroom in the Cathedral of ...

Croghan-Schenley Ballroom in the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Coming Attractions For June

June will soon be here.  I’ve finally finalized the new submission guidelines and put them up.  The new guidelines will bring order to what had become an impossible situation.  The backlog of submissions should all be cleared out by 1 August 2013, putting this magazine on a sustainable and sound business basis. 

Pageviews are climbing again which means this blog will continue to be a paying market for the forseeable future.

Keep reading and keep writing that flash fiction.

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The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a blog about sexuality and creative writing.

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Writers, See What All The Excitement Is About

Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup I, 1968.

Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup I, 1968. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

There is something new on the Internet.  It’s an online magazine published by a writer for other writers.  It’s a magazine about sexuality and creative writing.  It is also a paying market.

Hello hello hello, my brother and sister writers from all over the world!

I’m the Old Soldier and welcome to my humble blog.  I’m not going to try to convince you to follow or to subscribe to this blog.  Just read the front page and decide for yourself.

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The following people have had a great impact on the content and the look of this blog.

  • Andy Warhol
  • David Letterman
  • Hue Hefner
  • Lady Gaga

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The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a blog for the libido and the intellect.

Lessons From Hefner, Lady Gaga, Letterman And Warhol

English: David Letterman hosting President Bar...

English: David Letterman hosting President Barack Obama at Late Show with David Letterman. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

There is an old saying that goes, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” 

I believe that’s true.  I certainly admire Andy Warhol, David Letterman, Hue Hefner and Lady Gaga for what they have achieved in their chosen fields.

If the Old Soldier could achieve only %1 of the success they have achieved in their fields in his chosen field (blogging), he would be a happy man.

These four people have had a great impact on the content and the look of this blog.

Explore the site.  It’s not for everyone; but it might be just right for you.

English: Lady Gaga and Lady Starlight performi...

English: Lady Gaga and Lady Starlight performing at Lollapalooza, 2007. Magyar: Lady Gaga és Lady Starlight a 2007-es Lollapalooza fesztiválon. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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“Break on through to the other side.”
——The Doors

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The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a blog about sexuality and creative writing.

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