The Writer's Life 10/27 - Potpourri

NFL: The Giants were completely dominated by the Cowboys yet managed to win because of an interception return and kickoff return for a TD. Can this team possibly finish with a winning record let alone make the playoffs?… The Jets made a good showing in New England, but that’s not good enough in pro sports. Will they close the gap when the Patriots come to them?… The Dolphins have been the surprise team the past two weeks, routing their opponents. Was it the coaching change, a good team shaking off a slow start or weak opposition? The perfect test arrives this weekend - the Pats… The Panthers, Falcons, Cardinals and Vikings are all winning, but none of those teams seem like a true contender… New England and Green Bay seem way ahead of the rest of the league. Their greatest opponents are injuries.

In the past two weeks there have been 435 small earthquakes in the San Francisco area, most 2.0-3.0 on the Richter scale, the largest 3.6. No damages or injuries have been reported. Experts say there is no cause for extra alarm or fear of the "big one." The activity is not uncommon and expected to last for a couple of more weeks. (from Yahoo News)

Among a recent batch of a donation was an old book titled Mademoiselle de Maupin by Theophile Gautier. Knowing that Mira, a regular customer, prefers old books, I showed it to her, even though I was embarrassed that I'd never heard of the author. She bought the book and reminded me of it today. I just looked up Gautier at Wiki. He has quite a canon, mostly in plays, poetry and fine arts criticism. Admired by Balzac and Hugo, he wrote only two other novels. The one in question was published in 1833 and is historical, covering the short life of a female opera singer who often posed as a male and was a fine swordsman. It's nice to learn new stuff.

My thanks to the kind folks who bought, donated and swapped books today. The highlight of the session was a comment from a woman to whom I'd sold Rising Star months ago. I'd assume she'd found it lacking and put it aside. She has finally begun reading and "enjoying" it. Yay!

Vic's 5th Novel: http://tinyurl.com/okxkwh5Vic's 4th novel: tinyurl.com/bszwlxh

Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3

Vic's Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx
Vic's Short Story Collection: http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tiny.cc/0iHLb Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/kx3d3uf
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tinyurl.com/l84h63j

Vic's Rom-Com Screenplay: http://tinyurl.com/kny5llp

Vic's Horror Screenplay: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3f

Vic's Blog: http://vicfortezza.blogspot.com/

Vic's Web Site: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/