Jan 28, 2009 | Cut Scenes - Shakespeare - Writing
For those keeping score, VARNISHED FACES falls between chapters 27 and 28 in THE MASTER OF VERONA, at the very beginning of the Fourth Act, entitled The Exiles. There are several reasons why this story pleases me. It fills in a few deficiencies in MV. We...
Jan 24, 2009 | Books - Cut Scenes - Publishing - The Novel
A year ago I published two short stories through the now-defunct Amazon Shorts program. I had more in the pipe, but finding that pipe stoppered, I've decided to post them here, serially. The original intent behind these stories was to build up to the opening...
Mar 12, 2008 | Books - Cut Scenes - Shakespeare - Theatre
I don’t want to say too much about this project, as it’s something I’ll probably get back to at a later date, though perhaps in a very different form. But William Shakespeare’s "lost years are a continuing source of puzzlement, so I...
Mar 10, 2008 | Books - Cut Scenes
Chapter EightI finished my steak and Kitty brought me another beer and we talked about all kinds of things – the weather, the town, a new horse I was thinking of buying. We’d been talking awhile when one of the two cowboys came over and asked Kitty for a dance.“She’s...
Mar 9, 2008 | Books - Cut Scenes
Chapter SevenThe Texas Trail was along Front Street, down by the Longhorn and the Oasis, kitty-corner to the Allafraganza. I’ve always liked saloons. There’s something very comfortable there. You always know what you’re going to get there – booze, cards, and...
Mar 8, 2008 | Books - Cut Scenes
Chapter SixIt was about an hour later, and cooling off just a little. There was a breeze. Dust motes floated in the air.“Guess the funeral’s over,” said Chester.“There’ll be others,” I said.“Funny, though,” said Chester. “Now I miss that bell. Awful quiet, ain’t it?...
