Small reflections on short stories

It’s a lovely day,

out there,

blue sky,

light,

clouds of white,

postcard stuff:-)

Yesterday,

was one of those,

days of penance,

type days,

every weirdo,

you could think,

of,

was in,

tough one,

in spite of that,

I’m in a good mood.

Slept in this morning,

haven’t slept this well,

in weeks,

literally.

I picked up some,

very interesting,

short story collections,

for the bookstore,

Eleven Kinds Of Loneliness,

by Richard Yates,

Cathedral by Raymond Carver,

and,

The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway.

I have a customer,

who is a freak,

for top of the line,

short story collections,

these qualify,

she probably has,

the Hemingway,

no matter,

it’s bound to interest,

someone.

I read a few of,

the Yates stories,

I particularly liked,

Builders,

about a writer,

and the taxi driver,

who hires him,

to write up,

his experiences as,

a hack.

He’s dark,

Yates,

in a subtle way,

more,

charcoal,

than black,

I read one of his novels,

last year,

Revolutionary Road,

didn’t like it so much,

couldn’t relate to the characters.

I liked the stories better.

Carver,

I’ve read,

he’s very sparse,

writes about,

ordinary people,

nobody,

really writes about,

people who seem,

uninteresting,

but,

everyone is,

if you dig,

enough.

I have tons of novels,

laying around,

waiting to be read,

but,

right now,

I need short,

it’s my,

Summer attention span,

sort of adolescent,

not in it’s interests,

more in it’s ability,

to concentrate.

I’m still mulling over,

that essence of butchness thing.

Soon,

I guess?

Going for some,

brewskies,

tonight,

at my friends,

busy writer,

and,

perfect guy:-)

Later girls,

BB