Hummingbird Review Vol III No 1 by Charles Redner

Much about Africa and the Arab Spring including an interview with Noam Chomsky.

$8.00

Paperback

For Gretchen Kurz, professional restaurant reviewer

WILL WRITE FOR FOOD

By Charles Redner

The editor explained,

I accept your restaurant review

pay $50.00. Not accepted,

you just bought yourself dinner.

Well, a no-brainer tell myself.

Hit Billy Bob’s Barbeque on Wednesday –

All-the ribs you-can-eat $25.00

$5.00 for unlimited beer mug refills.

Devoured all the beef and beer

I could stomach,

left a twenty-spot for Sallie May,

went home and composed my review.

Next morning stopped by the magazine,

delivered the manuscript and waited

to collect my fee.

The editor declared that he loved it.

Praised my depictions of the restaurant’s ambience

and detailed descriptions of the meal. 

Delighted over my evaluation of the wait staff,

especially Sallie May’s physical attributes.

Said he never expected me to discover

and include the secret recipe

for Billy Bob’s barbeque sauce.

He told me what a surprisingly fine writer I was.

But … but … rejected. No pay. 

Totally perplexed and wondering if Sallie May

might return a portion of my overly generous tip,

sadly, departed the offices of …

The Vegan and Alcohol Prohibition Digest.

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Charles Redner is the publisher/executive editor of The Hummingbird Review, annual literary anthology; author of Down But Never Out, bio of Hall of Fame boxing world champion, Joey Giardello; Terror Travels the Devil’s Highway, a novel; and Long-A-Coming, book of poetry. He is a co-host of “Write Now,” cable TV show. Redner writes and lives in Laguna Woods, CA