Addendum to earlier: I'm still shopping around a humorous story about the petty political inanities of homeowners associations and their homogenizing rules. It was "accepted" by an online journal where I had placed work before, went through some light edits, and then ... was yanked, because the internal P.C. police deemed something not quite right with it. Which, of course, leads me to believe that it's perfect just like it is. Any editors out there who would like to thumb their noses at propriety, let me know and I'll send you a copy for review. It's got an incompetent president, a muffin-eating spouse with a huge butt, a rebellious operator of an auto salvage yard, a surf camp in a collection of old refrigerators, and a hooker in a halter top as the destination du jour for all the neighborhood dog-walkers and a bullseye for the ire of aggrieved spouses everywhere. What more could you want? stu@watsonx2.com
Fun interview. Loved the contrarian perspective. No "country". No "New York." I found myself nodding over and over. The Opiate took one of my stories last year. Had a distinct comic aspect, my world view. In that issue, she cited Chas. Bukowski as a model citizen. Loner with a typewriter and a jug of Chianti. Just writing, writing, writing ... and no P.C. posing. Like the honey badger. https://youtu.be/4r7wHMg5Yjg
Addendum to earlier: I'm still shopping around a humorous story about the petty political inanities of homeowners associations and their homogenizing rules. It was "accepted" by an online journal where I had placed work before, went through some light edits, and then ... was yanked, because the internal P.C. police deemed something not quite right with it. Which, of course, leads me to believe that it's perfect just like it is. Any editors out there who would like to thumb their noses at propriety, let me know and I'll send you a copy for review. It's got an incompetent president, a muffin-eating spouse with a huge butt, a rebellious operator of an auto salvage yard, a surf camp in a collection of old refrigerators, and a hooker in a halter top as the destination du jour for all the neighborhood dog-walkers and a bullseye for the ire of aggrieved spouses everywhere. What more could you want? stu@watsonx2.com
Fun interview. Loved the contrarian perspective. No "country". No "New York." I found myself nodding over and over. The Opiate took one of my stories last year. Had a distinct comic aspect, my world view. In that issue, she cited Chas. Bukowski as a model citizen. Loner with a typewriter and a jug of Chianti. Just writing, writing, writing ... and no P.C. posing. Like the honey badger. https://youtu.be/4r7wHMg5Yjg
Ohmygod this video. Thank you, Stuart. Made my day. Congrats on your publication!