Monthly Archives: March 2009

Barbershop Network

Posted on March 15, 2009 by dumpster

Drake Jensen, in the barber’s chair, relaxes while Ned Yoder ties the white paper band around his neck.  It always makes Drake think of those ancient photographs of solemn men sitting bolt upright in stiff starched collars, glaring full-faced, wide-eyed, … Continue reading →

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Useful Phrases

Posted on March 12, 2009 by dumpster

It wasn’t long after I started writing fiction that I realized I could use some help.  Even after reading hundreds of novels and many stories, I knew that I was still unschooled in the science, or craft, of fiction.  In … Continue reading →

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Apple

Posted on March 10, 2009 by dumpster

“Hello, Apple.  Thanks for stopping by today.”  Dorothy Goodrich reached across her desk and shook the hand of Apple Tenfingers, an applicant for a supervisor’s job in Dorothy’s company, Dorothy’s Delights. Apple-002 Apple smiled at Dorothy and nodded.  Apple had … Continue reading →

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The Budget

Posted on March 10, 2009 by dumpster

A New York Times article describes Barack Obama’s budget, and details some of the political pressures against its proposed provisions.  Reading such a treatise on the resistance to Obama’s initiatives makes one wonder how anyone could put much stock into … Continue reading →

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Salem Peyatt

Posted on March 7, 2009 by dumpster

Salem Peyatt was not the strongest man in Grovetown, Indiana in 1902.  Neither was he the fastest man, or the largest man.  He was, however, the blackest man, and was therefore the toughest.  It was either be the toughest or … Continue reading →

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