Posted on May 7, 2009 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
Love that Pepsi Wild Cherry while I’m blogging. It’s around 70 degrees here in Pittsburgh. I shaved my head this morning in the shower so now’s the time to get a newspaper across the street and for my walk to Bloomfield. I’ll probably pick up a few things for the crock pot and a 40 oz bottle of beer. [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2009 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
When you’re a writer in Pittsburgh on Social Security like I am you want to cook food that’s easy, that’s nutritious and not too expensive. Let me suggest using store bought soup stock and your crock pot to make soup. Soup is the easiest meal to make this side of cold cereal. This morning I threw [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2009 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
Yes, I’m a man, a blogger and I write love stories. I like writing love stories. I want to see how they turn out. Male-female relationships are so complex that it’s a relief to deal with them in a short short, a very short story or in flash fiction. It’s not like real life. The [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
It’s a hot, sunny day in Pittsburgh. A cold beer goes down real nice… The Penguins are going to the next round of the NHL playoffs and the Pirates are still playing above 500 baseball while the Steelers drafted a defensive tackle named Ziggy Hood from Missouri… The Pittsburgh Police Bureau will purchase 46 Smith [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2009 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
True Love (A Short Story) www.authspot.com/Short-Stories/True-Love.638929 It’s a little late in the day (5:00 p.m.) to be blogging but it’s not as if I’m on a tight schedule. I just wanted to put some thoughts into words today. It’s a little chilly in Pittsburgh today with the sun peeking out occasionally from behind the clouds. I’m [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2009 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
Here’s a feel-good love story about a man and a woman that takes place in today’s American economy. Just click on this link: www.authspot.com/Short-Stories/This-Man-and-This-Woman-in-Love.634089 It’s a lovely day to be blogging in the city of Pittsburgh. It’s a lovely day to be writing. It’s a sunny 64 degrees and I’m jotting in my notepad, listening to [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2009 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
How do you like the above for the title of a short story? You’ll find the story here: www.authspot.com/Short-Stories/Sex-Booze-and-a-Short-Memory.646921 When writing a piece of fiction a writer has to put a lot of thought into the title because the title is the first thing the reader sees. If the reader skips over your title it [...]
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Posted on April 14, 2009 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Richard A. Poplawski, the accused killer of three local police officers, is in solitary confinement for his own protection. He sees no one but his lawyer and is allowed no reading material. Nada. Zero. Zip. Not even the Bible… I’m not a novelist. I’m a very short story writer. But [...]
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Posted on April 11, 2009 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
It’s a sunny, chilly day in Pittsburgh and later on today after I do some blogging I’ll walk to Bloomfield to see my peeps at Del’s Italian restaurant. Going to Del’s on a Saturday afternoon is the social highlight of my week. I don’t go there anymore for karaoke on Friday nights. Rick and Dianne, my [...]
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Posted on April 8, 2009 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
I’m blogging again. I’m going to try and post something every day. I’m in Oakland in Pittsburgh in Hemingway’s drinking with students from the University of Pittsburgh. Blue Moon Beer is the big draft special for $1.50 for the day. A soccer game is on three of the TVs and golf is on the fourth one. [...]
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