Woman As Art
Seeing is believing. It’s true in life and it’s true in flash fiction. The writer who can use words in such a way that his or her readers can vividly see what is going on in the story has an enviable talent for a special kind of writing. That writing is known as “show don’t tell” writing.
How does “show don’t tell” writing work?
The writer uses a steady stream of specific, concrete visual details. These can be actions or things that we can detect with our sense of sight.
In this way the reader actually “sees” the story on the little movie screen of his or her imagination.
You can’t beat that with a stick!
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Interior view, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I never did make it to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh yesterday; but I have to go today to return a book that is due. I don’t want to pay a penny for an over due book. That money is better in my pocket than it is in the pocket of the public library.
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Speaking of money, the Old Soldier watched the financial news yesterday on television. I’ve always been working-class and now that I’m retired I’ve become a financial news junkie. And for good reason.
The Euro zone is going to give the banking system of Spain a bailout; but the unemployment rate there is already around 24%. In my humble opinion, no austerity program will work without some economic growth. The United States faces the same challenge.
English: image edited to hide card’s owner name. author: Arturo Portilla (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I recently got a letter from the Social Security Administration saying that the State of Pennsylvania was no longer going to help to pay my Medicare medical insurance. The money will now come out of my Social Security.
Ouch!
No doubt a lot of other retirees in Pennsylvania got the same letter. Now do you see why we all have to pay more attention to the news that affects our money?
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International Banks Caught Manipulating Interest Rates
Interest Rates (Photo credit: 401(K) 2012)
And now several major international banks are being investigated for illegally setting interest rates, making billions of dollars in profits for themselves while costing their customers billions of dollars in loses.
There are still plenty of reasons why middle-class and working-class people all over the world need the Occupy Movement.
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A Tribute To Donna Summer
Love Is the Healer (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Donna Summer died on 17 May 2012. She was 63 years old. Younger than the Old Soldier. I was always a rocker. But I distinctly remember doing the Philly Hustle around the 70s or early 80s in a local bar that is still a few blocks from my apartment building.
Disco was king.
And Donna Summer was the Queen of Disco. I remember some of the groups from that era: Thelma Houston, Sister Sledge, Alicia Bridges, Chic, Laballe, Average White Band, Gloria Gaynor and many others.
But Donna Summer reigned over all of them. Her music still makes the Old Soldier put on his dancing shoes.
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European Leaders Move To Solve The Euro Crisis
European leaders of the Euro zone have decided to re-finance the banking systems of several European nations by infusing money directly into the banks and by passing the governments of the nations asking for the bailouts.
Français : Zone euro 2009 ; bleu foncé : de jure ; bleu pâle : de facto (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This seems to be good news on two fronts. The nations will not have debt added to their sovereign bonds and the banks will get the money they need.
Whether or not working-class Americans, like me, are paying attention to the Euro zone crisis this is good news for everyone. Of course, this does not solve the problem. Cutting costs and economic growth are the answers, but this is a win for our side.
Oh, yes, the Old Soldier knows a little bit about the international banking and financial system and he is trying to learn more about it every day. I have a pension that is affected by the markets. If you’re retired maybe you should pay more attention, too.
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