Category Archives: Books

The Dutch Wife and multiple stories – a review

I wrote and posted the review below about six years ago when I first read this book. I liked it so much, I’m reading it again. And so, I’m posting this again … I just finished reading one of the … Continue reading

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Always fascinated by story

(This is a repost of something I wrote in 2006. I have long since finished reading the book referred to. In fact, I’ve reread it since. It’s very good. By the way, this is not really a review; it’s a … Continue reading

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Master storyteller – Robert Louis Stevenson

If you want someone to model yourself after as a storyteller, go to Robert Louis Stevenson. Now that guy could tell stories. Many writers, like myself, make the mistake of writing. I’ve done that and still find myself doing it. … Continue reading

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Writing problem and Tennessee Williams

I’ll be less silly today. I began reading a collection of short stories by Tennessee Williams last night (Collected Stories) and they gave me a sense of relief as far as my own stories, Disrupted Lives, goes. Williams is known … Continue reading

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About the other fiction of Disrupted Lives

I had an idea about this ebook I put together, Disrupted Lives and Other commotions. I decided against it for a number of reasons but it keeps popping up in some of my tweets and Facebook updates. Let me describe … Continue reading

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