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Oct.08.2010 - 9:59 am
Lorna's Doom
Lorna licked the lip of her spoon. Corndogs, Cannoli, pecan-encrusted snapper, it made no difference. She was a competitive eater. Wannabe Super Models hated her. They binged too...
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Oct.20.2009 - 10:30 am
The Red Balloon
John Gorman, author of "Shades of Luz"
As a child I was very fond of The Red Balloon. I guess I had that glorious mix of Curious George and Lewis and Clarke. I loved adventure and mischief. I found the story...
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Sep.29.2009 - 12:32 pm
Labor of Love
Shades of Luz
          (This first appeared in Zine Writer on 9/22/09...
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Sep.18.2009 - 10:51 am
Bedbugs
M scrubs the floor with a wet t-shirt, eyes peeled for bedbugs. She’d been bitten all night and ignored my comment that she has sweet blood. She has zero tolerance for jerkiness...
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Comments from John

Oct.21.2009 - 7:07 am
In response to: The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon is Wonderful
I've seen the film. It's heartwarming, heartbreaking, it's a delight. While we're on th subject of colored balloons in...
Sep.29.2009 - 1:12 pm
In response to: The Process of Workshop
On Workshopping
I couldn't agree more with the cumulative effect, over time, the workshop offers at its best. If the leader is...
Sep.18.2009 - 11:59 am
In response to: Release (Control) Day, September 15
Wow! This actually makes a
Wow! This actually makes a great flash piece too. Last year I had a similar scenario. Well, maybe not a similar...
Sep.18.2009 - 11:45 am
In response to: I am competing with an author who is a dog
I'm thinking that an
I'm thinking that an interesting subtitle for this post might be "The Lady or the Dog". I feel your pain. You can't...
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About John

Before John's stories made it into print he snapped the Eyesore of the week for the Queens Ledger. He's performed in Off-Off Broadway Shows, poured artisanal wines for collectors and enophiles alike, taught tennis, and held a handful of other odd jobs along...
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John’s Favorite Books

Magic Barrel, I Sailed with Magellan, Huckleberry Finn, Motherless Brooklyn, Lolita, South of the Border, Birds of America, Civilwarland in Bad Decline, Nine...