Saturday, April 30, 2016

The road started, accelerated at age 17----Newark, Rt. 896

It was the way it was.

My latest published piece is the first story in a long while. Let's call it a pre-recovery story. The University of Delaware overbooked the dorms my freshman year. I was placed in what was called "extended housing", which was 8 one bedroom apartments with two bunk beds in each bedroom. There were thirty-two of us and I became what I would become---and battle. We were located across from Delaware Stadium, Route 896 (South College Avenue) and we could hitchhike or take a shuttle bus to campus.  In the picture we are located behind the white truck and the two cars. I'm not sure if that is actually the place or South Gate Apartments, but if you read my memoir-esque piece today in Fried Chicken and Coffee, you'll see why my memory is not too good.


Glossary:
Pink Footballs








Black Beauties











Crank












Mikey, Life Cereal Kid and Pop Rocks (snopes reference)














That's my drug-a-log, oh and by the way, I recovered.








A Therapist for a buck. Well an e-therapist.



The free e-book pirating controversy is raging. Authors are not getting a penny. Virginia Young notified us: Writers, be aware that your electronic books can be stolen. This just happened to Susan Tepper through Bookmate - they sold her books and gave her zero. How to fight back? Big Table has set the Kindle version of my novel to $1 for two weeks (May 1- May 14) After that it will be two dollars cheaper than the originally marked price. Find the link to Amazon below. You will not find it at Dollar Tree, though you may save a tree...perhaps, a branch.



So to battle this, click this: The Thursday Appointments of Bill Sloan will be ONE dollar through May 14, 2016 in Kindle form for $1.

Even if you don't have a Kindle, Amazon allows it to be downloaded to your device, phone or laptop. So click the link to pay a buck. You'll be on the back page before you know it.







Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Boston National Poetry Month Festival 2016

The 2016 Boston National Poetry Month Festival is now a Thursday to Sunday Event, with Music, Poetry, national, local and emerging poets. Check the link to view their website. It all takes place at the Boston Public Library and/or near Copley!

On Saturday I'll read with five established poets, but will be there for hours---say hi:
 Chris Warner, Timothy Gager,Carol Weston, Carolyn Gregory,
    and  CD Collins (including music)

Here's the full Saturday Line-up

10:00  Harris Gardner, Co-Founding Director
           Announce the Festival’s 2nd Annual High School Slam winners
           Sign-up begins for 10:45 “Open Mic”

10:05 Sam Cornish, former Poet Laureate of Boston
10:15 Jan Schreiber, current Poet Laureate of Brookline
10:25 Denise Provost, Representative
10:35 Dean Shaban (Emerson College student) and
          Alyssa Rubin (Northeastern University student)

10:45 OPEN MIC (12 poets) Hosted by Chad Parenteau, Stone Soup Poetry Series

11:15 Lucy Holstedt & Kirk Etherton (poetry and music)

11:30 10 established POETS
            Mary Buchinger Bodwell, Wendy Drexler, Sheila Twyman,
            J.D. Scrimgeour, Robert Johnson, Ryk McIntyre, Tom Laughlin,
            Molly Bennet, Martha Boss, Susan LaFortune

10:00  Welcome to Saturday events: Harris Gardner, Co-Founding Director
           Announce the Festival’s 2nd Annual High School Slam winners
           Sign-up begins for 10:45 “Open Mic”

10:05 Sam Cornish, former Poet Laureate of Boston
10:15 Jan Schreiber, current Poet Laureate of Brookline
10:25 Denise Provost, Representative
10:35 Dean Shaban (Emerson College student) and
          Alyssa Rubin (Northeastern University student)

10:45 OPEN MIC (12 poets) Hosted by Chad Parenteau, Stone Soup Poetry Series

11:15 Lucy Holstedt & Kirk Etherton (poetry and music)

11:30 10 established POETS
            Mary Buchinger Bodwell, Wendy Drexler, Sheila Twyman,
            J.D. Scrimgeour, Robert Johnson, Ryk McIntyre, Tom Laughlin,
            Molly Bennet, Martha Boss, Susan LaFortune

12:50 Kate Finnegan, Executive Director, Kaji Aso Studio

1:00 Dan and Molly Lynn Watt: "Songs & Letters of the Spanish Civil War"     
             
1:15 8 established POETS
             Kathy Aguero, Rene Schwiesow, Richard Wollman. Philip E. Burnham Jr.
            Tomas O’Leary, Richard Fein, Dennis Daly   

2:15 “Craft & Publishing” panel, hosted by Kirk Etherton:
            Gloria Mindock, Cervena Barva Press;
            Ralph Pennel, The Midway Journal;
            Zvi A. Sesling, Muddy River Poetry Review

2:55 Break, with live music

3:00 Richard Hoffman, Senior Writer in Residence, Emerson College

3:15 Valerie Lawson & Michael Brown (poetry and music)

3:30 5 established POETS
           Chris Warner, Timothy Gager,Carol Weston, Carolyn Gregory,
           CD Collins (including music)

4:15 Lloyd Schwartz, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Critic
           
4:30 Closing words
5:00 Library Closes (all participants and audience exit by 4:45)