Three-Day Quote Challenge: Leo King

My call of action for the Three-Day Quote Challenge came from Susanne Valenti. Make sure to check out the new blogger on the WordPress block. Thank you, Susanne. I’m going with quotes from literary characters from novelists dear to my heart. Relatable souls. In day two I dip into the lexicon of the protagnist of…

Three-Day Quote Challenge: Frank Bascombe

Susanne Valenti tapped me on the shoulder yesterday for the Three-Day Quote Challenge. She’s a new blogger on the WordPress block, and I liked what what I clicked over and saw. Why yes, and thank you, Susanne. The last time around this quote game, I chose lyrics from a few of my favorite songs. To…

I didn’t quite believe what I was hearing

For most of the minutes he appeared in front of the crowd of the big and important festival he put together so well for the community of Syracuse this past weekend, founder and executive director Frank Malfitano was a happy guy. As well he should be, I thought from my spot in the roped-off VIP…

Would you rather

My good friend from the Florida portion of BloggyWorld, Rachel Carrera, Novelist, saw fit to include me on her list in the Would You Rather Book Tag Tour. As her blog title indicates, Rachel keeps very busy down Florida way writing superior fiction. As well as short stories that will make the eyes jump out…

Free Advice — Damn copycat or thanks for the flattery!

Free Advice is a periodic feature in which I answer letters sent to me at markbialczak@gmail.com. This question comes directly from BloggyVille, and it has the blog’s name attached. In fact, the question hits close to home because it’s about somebody stealing swiping borrowing copying recently starting a format that greatly resonates with a fellow…

I show creativity to fellow Syracuse blogger Mitch

A week ago, I was sitting in downtown Syracuse listening to Mitch Mitchell discuss his introduction to broccoli. Growing up military, he hadn’t tried it until his adult life, the fellow member of Central New York Bloggers said. I nodded. And I thought: My citizen mother made me eat broccoli weekly like a drill sergeant,…

CNY Bloggers Group breaks vegetables

Mitch Mitchell doesn’t just sit down every day to figure out what he wants to share with the world on his blog. Mitchell has to choose what to publish on his five. Stefanie Noble has gotten back to posting every day at her place. She pushes the publish button from the same street where I…

The What For

My good friend Joey over at Joeyfully Stated dropped one on us the other day that’s one of the best thinkers I’ve seen around these parts in a bit. She titled her essay On Purpose, and she says she wrote it because Edwina’s Episodes had tackled something similar and had, in fact, passed the chore…

One liners. One more.

The challenge from Beth at I Didn’t Have My Glasses On is to join in the 1 liner experience. I am up for the challenge! Rules 1. Write one line in the ongoing story, in italics. 2. Pass the challenge onto the next victim/Nominee. 3. Link back to your nominator. 4. Link back to Me,…

All I Have to Do Is Dream

The sun still shines The clouds still cry The moon still beams The stars still align Every night when they last rattle the gate, I draw a last breath and finally close my eyes. The artwork above that inspired my poem was one of several sent by fellow blogger Rara to my friend Colleen Brown…