Wow, it’s February already! Where is the time going? Kids, it has been one long hellish week. I am at my wit’s end with all of the
irritants and dramas of real/work life.
I’m ready to shrug it all off and face forward to a weekend I’ve been
anticipating since before the Christmas holidays. That’s right folks; it’ll be Springtime In Vienna here tomorrow. The Tragically Hip will be here to
entertain. This concert will suspend me
into my happy place. Their music and in
particular the lyrics, have always left me in awe. Gord Downie is an incredible rock poet, he
inspires me and his words challenge me and make me think. They are visual, emotional and worshipful. He can coin a phrase, sing a line, ad-lib until
the cows came home and I’d be enthralled, hanging off of every notion. There is nothing more magical than the
marriage of lyrics and music and nothing as profound of those two things united
presented live. One more sleep! One more sleep!
I am sad to say that after I shared my two short stories
and started the third, I lost a bit of prose-writing steam. That happens I suppose, right? I’m not worried because the
idea/character/intention is still present and I am still churning out
poetry. It’ll come. I won’t be too hard on myself for stalling
because never have I ever completed three short stories and shared them almost
back to back in my life. I’m confident
more will come and eventually I’d like to write something longer. Baby steps, yes? I worked hard at setting attainable writing
goals while heeding to inspiration. I
think I did reasonably well.
In thinking of my goals on writing stories this poem
arrived. Books are always showered with
descriptive and interesting accolades as promo and tools for getting people
excited about what’s between the pages. Just
something fun for a Friday.
Anti-Censure
written
an erotically charged
blistering social satire
from an articulate
observant writer
deeply entertaining
fantastically indiscreet
this compulsively
readable account
chronicles
objectionable behavior
with rollicking reverence
fast-paced
eye-opening
deeply entertaining
experience the full
novelistic breadth
of mesmerizing prose
vivid cadence of events
wide in scope
epic in depth
deliciously meticulous
from an emerging voice
in contemporary fiction
a searing debut
on sale now
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As I was typing I think I stumbled on something, a small
glimpse for the new piece. A character
and an interesting turn of events perhaps.
I don’t know what I’ll do with the flash because the new story itself
started out to be so specific. Hmmm …
As you were.
Happy Friday!
Happy February! Be kinder than
necessary.
In propinquity,
Nic
PS - The new issue of Open Heart Forgery is out and up online! I made the cut this month. See for yourself:
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