First, this song comes to mind. Melodramatic? Maybe. Have we all just become reality TV participants? At least we know Hillary wasn’t cut out for the job. She couldn’t even rig an election correctly. Election Day should be a national holiday celebrated by sitting in a tavern and having arm wrestling matches. My daughter, she’s six, when she woke up the next morning and we … Continue reading Some Thoughts on Election 2016
Would be great to hear the Doctor’s thoughts on this year’s elections. Whoever you are planning on voting for, the important thing to do is vote. It’s easy to think that it doesn’t matter, especially when our options are between a cockroach and shit sandwich. But we have to vote. You have to make a decision. And tomorrow evening will be the beginning of an … Continue reading Go Vote!
I’m not going to ruin this poem with any commentary. Just read and enjoy. I’m open to discussion in the comments, but I’m not starting it. Ntozake Shange already did. lady in brown de library waz right down from de trolly tracks cross from de laundry-mat thru de big shinin floors & granite pillars ol st. louis is famous for i found toussaint but not … Continue reading Ntozake Shange’s poem “toussaint”
When teaching a book that uses this word, what do most people prefer when reading it aloud? Skip it or read it? I addressed this issue with my class prior to studying Etheridge Knight’s poem “Dark Prophecy: I Sing of Shine.” The consensus was to skip it, yet when I did so, I felt that I was cheating Etheridge Knight, that I was changing his … Continue reading The N-Word
The definition of the short-story cycle is something along the lines of “an interconnected collection of stories.” The definition is a bit vague and people can argue which works are considered a “short-story cycle,” but some of the ones that are usually agreed on are In Our Time, Dubliners, Go Down, Moses, and Winesburg, Ohio. I would include a few of my favorites: What We … Continue reading The Short-Story Cycle
This is going to be a quick post because after having my first book launch this past weekend, I think I figured out the secret to having a good one and selling a lot of books. Don’t have your book launch at a bookstore. Sure this seems counterintuitive, but have you ever walked into a book store and saw an author doing a book signing? … Continue reading How to Have a Successful Debut Book Launch and Signing
I was recently interviewed on Blackwood Magazine’s blog. Check it out here: Guest Author: Nic Schuck Hey, all my writing and reading peeps! How are we doing today? I’m just gonna pretend you said “great,” then I’m gonna say how happy I am to hear that, and then I’m gonna introduce our guest for today. Please join me in welcoming Mr. Nic Schuck, whose first novel was … Continue reading Guest Author Interview
I recently wrote an article about the Allman Brothers Band’s connection to Pensacola and it was published in the Sandspaper. Check it out here. Continue reading Allman Brothers Band Classic Penned in Pensacola
After months of sitting on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in the Surfing and Costa Rica categories, today is the official release date of Native Moments. All three versions are now avaialble on Amazon: Paperback, Kindle and Audio. If you subscribe to this blog using your email address, you’ll be entered to win a free audio version of Native Moments. Also, in a few days I’ll … Continue reading 09/15/16 – The Day I Became a Published Author
What a great week it’s been. The preorders of Native Moments started getting shipped almost a month early and the first three Amazon reviews have been posted. The first picture someone tagged me in on Facebook was a good friend living in Kenosha, WI and he was holding a copy of my book. It came as a surprise, and then more pictures started popping up. … Continue reading First Amazon Reviews In and Books Are Being Shipped
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