We writers use words to capture life. No secret there; but it is not an easy job.
Woman As Art
Earlier today, I walked to Armand’s in Little Italy. It was sunny and mild (70s). Life was all around me: people walking, jogging, traffic, workmen at work on a roof; I’ve noticed that young women and not so young women have taken to wearing pants that seem to be tights. Maybe they are tights. The shape, bounce and wiggle of the female butt is on full display in Pittsburgh. I wonder if this fashion is popular in other cities too or is it just something particular to Pittsburgh.
I sat at the bar in Armand’s, drank beer and talked to Joe the bartender. Several other people sat at the bar.
Beyond the big window, Liberty Avenue was alive with people and sunshine. I got one last mug of beer and then a six-pack of beer to go.
Portrait of two young women (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I should do a column on beer for this blog. I should subscribe to a magazine for beer drinkers.
I had not eaten anything. So, I was looking forward to a bowl of hot ham and lima beans that I recently cooked in my crock pot.
This writer walked back home, eager to get back to work.
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The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a blog of creative writing and brazen sexuality. It is published near the University of Pittsburgh.
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Every Writer Has A Sad Story To Tell
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It’s a sunny, chilly afternoon in Pittsburgh. The Old Soldier is stretched out on the sofa, a couple of pillows under his weary head. College football is on the television and I have an excellent, recently published history of World War II to read that I checked out from the public library yesterday.
The ham and lima beans that I cooked in the crock pot a couple of days ago are even more delicious than they were before.
What kinds of stories do I like to publish in the Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette?
I publish erotic, mainstream, literary and romance. I publish happy and sad stories; but if you submit a sad story make sure it is not about futility. It’s easy to tell a sad story. It takes talent to write a sad story that is not about hopelessness.
Take a moment to think about what I’m saying.
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The Submissions tab for flash fiction is at the top of the page.
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