“All Quiet on The Eastern Front” ...
Thought I’d drop a line or Two -
‘Bout General Stuff.
First - let’s ‘Do the Numbers’ ...
After 99 Months here at AD ...
714,313 ‘Hits’ as of 6 AM Today!
Of These - 36,679 Read my Bio.
Only 8,682 Read my Book Synopsis.
“Bawlmer, Merlyn - Home of The Hons”
Was published by Publish America (A RAG) in May 2005 -
And CANCELLED by Them a Year Later -
For ‘Non-Sufficient Interest’.
Only about 100 Copies were ever Sold -
And I Bought almost HALF of Them -
And gave away as Gifts, or Promotions.
Occasionally, someone will Ask how to get a Copy.
Last Two or Three I Bought -
Were ‘Used’ on Amazon!
Maybe after I’m ‘Pushin’ Up Daisies’
They’ll be ‘Collector’s Items’?
For 5 Years now, I’ve ‘Dilly-Dallied’
‘Bout Editing & Re-Publishing -
Started - Stopped - Remembered - Forgot ...
Too Much like ‘WORK’!
The Second, Almost, Maybe ‘Test’ Book -
“The New Jerusalem” a Fiction -
Posted 5 Chapters - n’ then - Gave Up!
4,364 of Youze Guyz Read These.
Of 706 Titles - Only 2,912 Reviews -
Of 65 Stories - 126,165 Hits.
Of 354 Poems - 245,852 - Almost Double!
Of 285 Articles - 204,848 Visits.
Of 28 News Items - 40,200 Hits.
Of my Blogs - 12,335.
Thus - it is readily apparent That ...
Numbers Mean - “Nuttin’ Honey!”
IF - We got Paid - One Lousy RED Cent -
For Each ‘Visit’ - I Would have Earned $7,143.23 -
In 8 Years = $892.90 Average per Year!
‘Chump Change?’ - but, Better Than - ‘Nuttin’ Honey!’
Am I - ‘Bitchin’ n’ Moanin’?’
HELL NO!
Just stating some Facts.
WHY DO WE WRITE?
Certainly Not for Profit!
To become Famous?
NOT HARDLY!
Is there a ‘Covert’ Reason?
Just last night, on MPTV -
An Artist asked:
“What is the Reason for ART?”
Answer: ‘TO PROVIDE PLEASURE!’
The Artist Finds Pleasure in Doing It.
The Art Fan Finds Pleasure by Enjoying It.
Could the Same Hold True for WRITING?
As Curly might say: “SOITANLY!”
Aren’t You just ‘Tickled Shitless’ -
Each Time you ‘Birth’ a New Baby?
Isn’t IT like having an Orgasm?
Too Much Info?
Let’s Be Honest ...
When The Muses Juices Flow ...
It’s like Virgin Olive Oil ...
SIZZLING in a Hot Frying Pan!
‘Somethin’s Cookin’ -
An Idea is Smoldering -
The Aroma is Pleasing the Nostrils!
VOILA! ‘Look What I DID!’
Could there be an Existential Reason?
I WRITE! THEREFORE I AM!
Do We Write for Posterity?
Our Posteriors Certainly Do Widen!
‘NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS!’
WHY? BECAUSE ...
‘BAD NEWS’ SELLS NEWSPAPERS -
IF THERE’S NO ‘BAD NEWS’ - THAT’S GOOD!
“We Find These Truths to be Self-Evident ...’
SO - along with Your Posteriors -
Widen Your Horizons ...
WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!
RIGHT?
PERFORM A WRITING RITE!
THEN YOU CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT -
YOU DONE WRIT SOMETHIN’!
"Bawlmer, Merlyn" Huh????? I once had a friend who came from your sair fitty transplanted here to New England. I always used to tell him to get the peanut butter out of his mouth before he wsaid anything. WHAT?!?!? wELL, it's better than SOME of the things I could have told him to get out of his mouth. Still, he used t5o complain that us New Hampshire-ites sounded "funny." I guess uirt's a metter of peraspective.
Thank YOU for writing....your stuff never fails to get my juices flowing and provoke some wisenheimer reply.
I don't write for others, just for myself, to make me feel less stressed, to have fun & I read mainly for the same reason...thats why I read of your stuff, too laugh, too grow, too enjoy, too learn...good stuff in this write, as there are in all you do...Jerseeeeeeeeeeey
(PS Send those pet droppings to PeeWee so he can roll around in them)
Not Hardly, Indeed. I give most of my books to animal shelters so they can raise a few more bucks to feed a few more homeless critters, and that's good enough for me.
And, Write On!
PS: Is that your new pet bull??!!
PPS: Give some of your new pet's droppings to Brother Jersey so he can start a garden!
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This programmed, self-paced lesson focuses exclusively on the use of postpostions (ga and (w)o) with grammatical objects in the Japanese language without wavering or getting off track in the labyrinth of Japanese syntax and other grammatical issues.
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Thank YOU for writing....your stuff never fails to get my juices flowing and provoke some wisenheimer reply.
God bless,
Chip Bergeron
Cheers,
Dan
(PS Send those pet droppings to PeeWee so he can roll around in them)
Certainly Not for Profit!
To become Famous?
NOT HARDLY!
Not Hardly, Indeed. I give most of my books to animal shelters so they can raise a few more bucks to feed a few more homeless critters, and that's good enough for me.
And, Write On!
PS: Is that your new pet bull??!!
PPS: Give some of your new pet's droppings to Brother Jersey so he can start a garden!