Published in Rogues’ Gallery·PinnedMember-onlyWhile You and I Struggle to Create “Quality Work” For Zip, A Bimbo Makes 200 Grand From FartingWarning: You may want a DNR in place before reading this — For a long while, I’ve believed that, as a society, we’re not worth shit. Turns out, perhaps we are, or at the very least, a fart or two. Allow me to explain. A kind writer here, who took my criticism of one of her “sex stories” in stride, passed along…Rant6 min readRant6 min read
Published in Rogues’ Gallery·6 hours agoMember-onlyHangin’ On For The RideOn trying to figure out how I should roll and in what — Since my 2012, metallic chocolate brown Fiat, with only forty-seven thousand miles on it is now in that big junkyard in the sky, I am searching for a new, used car. For seven years, I tooled around in my “Chocolate Kiss,” loving the sunroof that I never used, the front…Humor5 min readHumor5 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyWhere Are You, Writers?I follow, but it appears you’re under wraps, much like me — For several weeks, I’ve noticed that when I open the Medium app to check my morning feed, there’s precious little of interest to read, or even skim. For me. Also, I’m seeing articles promoted in publications I’ve stopped following. One, in particular, has been showing up on the reg. Instead…Writers On Medium4 min readWriters On Medium4 min read
Published in The Partnered Pen·6 days agoMember-onlyFreelancing Used to be So StraightforwardWTF happened? — For those writers here who were born in the Monolithic era, like me, no doubt you’ll recall a time when you searched for freelance writing gigs, connected with a potential buyer, forwarded whatever shit they asked for and that was it. Either you got the work, or you didn’t. Now…Freelancing4 min readFreelancing4 min read
Jan 18Member-onlyDoes Not Knowing About Mastodon or the “Fediverse” Mean I’m Out of Touch?Read on for the answer. — Hell no. Two simple words that, hopefully, speak volumes to those of you who are super-excited over the thought of jumping into this oh-so-new-and-trendy fray. (I was going to say “fuck no,” but I held back.) Let’s see. “Fediverse.” Is that a secluded place where federal employees go to unwind? How about…Writing On Medium5 min readWriting On Medium5 min read
Published in Rogues’ Gallery·Jan 13Member-onlyOh, Bitter MeTaking a teensy bit of pleasure in a Hollywood loss — As entertainment industry awards programs go, I haven’t been a fan in years. To me, they're mostly bullshit. Winner after winner simulating incredulity that the heavens finally shone down upon them. Gasping their thanks to parents, wives, kids, agents, producers, and their childhood pet turtle that took off for the…Age Discrimination6 min readAge Discrimination6 min read
Published in KILLER SCREENWRITER·Jan 10Member-only“DEAD TIRED”Part 10: The last supperThriller3 min readThriller3 min readImage by Charlieze/Flickr.Com“DEAD TIRED”----1
Published in The Weight of Desire·Jan 7Member-onlyEnthralled and In its ThrallIf you watch “George and Tammy,” watch it alone — I’ll get to the reason for that rather cryptic subtitle in a moment, so please, bear with me. With the exception of Johnny Cash (who did it all), Patsy Cline, and Dwight Yoakum, country music has never been my thing. …TV Series4 min readTV Series4 min read
Published in Rogues’ Gallery·Jan 1Member-only“The Urban Writers” a Skid Row ScamUnless writing 5,000 words for zip is your jam — Yesterday, I was scrolling through all the crap in my Gmail, when I came across this nugget, with a subject line bleating, Not A Goodbye, But A “See You Soon!” Hey there Sherry, We know that life can get busy, but we’ve noticed that you have not yet requested a…Writer Platform5 min readWriter Platform5 min read
Published in The Partnered Pen·Dec 30, 2022Member-onlyBunkOn the bullshit we tell ourselves, and each other — It’s the end of the year and I’m going to my dark place. The place where I beat the crap out of myself for being what I consider, a failure. …Life Lessons6 min readLife Lessons6 min read
