FRIDAY, the 13th
Yep, look out!
Somebody told me yesterday, “You know, for a column called, The Power of Short Reads, you sure go on and on…”
May I remind you that the actual name of this column includes “Real-life writer, storyteller tour.
So “yes,” I will be dealing with a handful of different topics, one of which is about how i write, the tricks and tips of the value of being terse, concise, pithy and to-the-point.”
There will be items in this column that help you be a better and more profitable writer, having more fun. There may also be things here that are all over the map.
i will also probably hawk some of my books, microbooks, and digital guides that will be of value to you.
different topics will usually exist as different areas having their own banner headers. read what you want, leave what you don’t.
i will also henceforth try to finish the entire column before i publish it here, much less email it to you. that way you will not have to check back here to read continuations. of course there may be an occasional edit, but on the whole, whay you see is what you get.
writing areas are all about being short, being popular, and about being profitable. it’s also about different writing/publishing platforms available to writers.
THE STICKMAN COMETH
Here in Nashville, we have a fairly tropical climate. there are crotons, scheffleras, and mangos growing everywhere across the countryside.
We also have heavy tropical thundershowers and tornadoes. These climatic events tend to break off bits and pieces of the lovely foliage around us.
People go back out of their houses and pick up the broken foliage, and wonder what to do with it, especially since there is no burning allowed.
So enters the Stickman, who makes his rounds after weather events, pulling a chipper and dump truck to areas all over Nashville neighborhoods.
If he is scheduled for your neighborhood on Friday the 13th, for instance, you can get no rest or peace until Stickman has picked up your sticks, because if you miss him, it will likely be months before he comes back.
So, one way or the other, the stickman lives in our heads, rent-free year-round. We always worry, and sometimes think we hear him in the middle of the night.
Don’t even ask me about the garbage man or the recycle guy.
You Need a PET Scan!
AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SPOT OR LASSIE
What I Now Know Before My PET Scan (So I Don’t Have to Wonder)
Next Monday, I’m scheduled for something called a PET scan — and if
you’ve never had one (or are just curious), here’s what I’ve learned so far in
advance of the procedure.
1. What is a PET Scan?
A PET scan (Positron Emission Tomography) shows what’s happening inside
your body — how cells are actually working , not just what they look like.
Doctors use it to find things like cancer, heart trouble, or brain changes
that may not show on regular scans.
2. Obvious first question- Is it painful?
I’m Don, and I’ll be your author today.
Don’s a keen observer and prolific reporter of truth, common sense, humor, & life. He’s a WRITER and humorist, sometimes serious, sometimes tongue-in-cheek. He lives in Nashville, TN. He publishes every weekday morning. If you liked this stuff, become a part of his 42-book snooty inner circle by subscribing HERE!
Thanks for reading,
-don