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Who Shot the Damn Albatross!

A few weeks ago my writing business was booming. I wrote for an entire week, nonstop. Almost every day I skipped joyously to the mailbox to receive yet another check. The weeks before weren’t so shabby either, mind you. I … Continue reading

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Just a Silly Spoofy Copywriter Post…Had to Lighten it Up!

Hey recent college grads and video-tech hipsters…are you looking to move up the corporate ladder! I was able to move up quickly in my corporate experience and now you can too with these simple, low tech ways to boost your … Continue reading

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Fortresses Built on Sand

I feel like I’m just opening my eyes, blood running down the side of my head and above me, looming like an angel, stands Morgan Freeman. My most inspirational movie is “Glory.” That movie gets under my skin. I feel … Continue reading

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A little rain is alright, ma…

Lately I’ve had an old Dylan tune in my head called “It’s a Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall.” I used to listen to that song over and over as a kid and I never understood what is was all supposed to … Continue reading

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Remembering my Grandpa on a Tuesday in Summer

Writer’s Rule #2 (after write what you know) – Never Forget the Power of Simple Stories, or as the saying goes; show, don’t tell When I was a kid my grandfather told me stories. He told me about a snake … Continue reading

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How Ray Bradbury Saved my Childhood

Writers live in their heads. I had always known this, even as a kid. And for a lot of years I questioned whether that odd little voice manifested outwardly. By this I mean, was I as weird to others as … Continue reading

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“Why am I called to speak today…”

This 4th of July has me thinking of equality in this country. It’s a great country. You work hard and it gives back. The Irish worked for it and probably earned their place scaling up a bloody hill at Fredericksburg … Continue reading

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Hey happy Denmark artist-guy drinking coffee at a café on a sunny day…why you?

I Don’t want a holiday in the sun… Before I start, please forgive this post. It may be kind of scattered and grumpy. It’s another 98 degree, record-breaking day and GW Zouck Publishing has no air conditioning. That’s the way … Continue reading

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A Short Letter to a Daughter Heading West…

Remember, o pioneer… that only you know the meaning of your journey.  Other people may think of you and remember the practical intention of your actions. Or they might say, there is a person who can tear down walls. They … Continue reading

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I got the Smith-Corona blues…

THE THINGS WRITERS DO TO AVOID WRITING Today’s post is for commiserating with those of you who actually choose to write, either for money or as a hobby or simply as a way to inflict deep psychological wounds upon yourself.  … Continue reading

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