Bus Sketches
November 2, 2016 8:46
The woman was filling the boxes of her crossword puzzle in the morning paper. In pen. She sat sideways as the bus pulled away from its bay. She turned to the woman next to her and offered her a swe…
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way poem #11: how I thought, it was
November 2, 2016 8:45
I thought it
with my heart
so I could say it
with my tongue
so I could see it
with my eyes
so I could hear it
with my ears
so I could breathe it
through my nose
and what I said
it was
and what I saw
it was
and what I heard
it was
and what I smelt
it was
I could feel it
I reported
to my head
and it reported right back
to my heart
and so
it was
from nothing
that’s what I thought
© Frank Prem, 2016
Poem #2: way poem #12: sorrow and joy (up here in heaven)
Cada qual com seu currículo
November 2, 2016 8:44
Nesse dia de finados, uma pergunta: qual seria o seu currículo quando sua hora chegar ? O de Jânio Ferreira é iniusitado. Para mim ele é uma espécie de “Veríssimo da caatinga”. Confiram !
Cada qual com seu currículo
Por esses dias fiz uma coisa que foge totalmente ao meu estilo. Pressionado por uma filha (se você as têm sabe que quando elas insistem em algo seus princípios vão às favas) escrevi a um amigo com aquela conversa mole de pai quando quer dar uma força na biografia da cria. Educadamente ele pediu seu currículo e antes de enviá-lo resolvi lê-lo, até para saber o resultado das dezenas de boletos pagos nos acréscimos do tempo regulamentar que os códigos de barra permitem. Simbora.
Inicialmente achei-o curto, no que ela respondeu que “a tendência agora é essa, papi!”, como se esse velho escriba – oriundo de uma época onde pedir o…
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Every day building site problems
November 2, 2016 8:43
Because of the cool temperate climate the UK is subjected to, most building sites are bitterly cold quagmires of mud, ice, and snow during winter, and suffocatingly hot dust bowels in summer. With all the heavy vehicles delivering tonnes of bricks, concrete blocks, cement, scaffolding on a daily basis, and the many other items needed in the construction of the average British brick dwelling, the ground soon becomes impassable.
To add to all of that, the typical site is constantly being dug up by JCB’s to lay services, while 360’s fill large trucks to reduce the amount of the spoil by groundworkers. And, telescopic forklifts continually bump out heavy packets of bricks, blocks and the like to the various teams of sub-contractors across the site each and every day.
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When Keith’s site just up the road from Garry’s was ready, I was transferred there to drive the telescopic. The…
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Improving the reputation of indies #wwwblogs #self-publishing #indieauthors
November 2, 2016 8:43
I was rather overwhelmed by the reaction to last week’s post regarding self-publishing and the snobbery that some have towards it. You can read the post here. The many comments made showed that, despite many stories of self-publishing success, some writers are still treated as if what they do isn’t ‘proper’ writing. Self-publishing obviously hasn’t shrugged off its reputation for poor writing and editing. Which is a shame, because there are some fabulous self-published books out there.
However, while I support self-published authors and do encourage readers everywhere not to have pre-conceived ideas, I will concede that there are self-published books out there that aren’t up to standard – as well as poorly written and poorly edited traditional and independently published books. The difference seems to be that if you are published by a publisher, however great or however bad, there is still kudos attached to that, whereas indie writers…
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