I’ve been writing since 1975. Until 1995 I was incredibly productive, if not successful commercially. I banged out nine novels, two screenplays, a play, a television script and more than 40 short stories. Since then I’ve averaged about two short stories per year. Since late 2007 I’ve concentrated more on selling and promoting my books, of which this blog has been a large part. To my surprise, I’m working on a second story this month. I was disappointed with the first, as it was only a slight variation on a theme running through about 20 of my works. The current one takes that same theme in a Twilight Zone direction, although it's tone is sweet, without menace. It’s already five hand-written pages, almost finished, at least the first draft. It is my take on that old sci-fi standby -- an alternate or parallel universe, covered so admirably by the TV series Fringe. I also remember a terrific episode of Star Trek, The Next Generation, where there were several starships Enterprise, perhaps as many as five, converging in one universe. One of them was blown to bits by the Klingons, killing everyone on board, which I thought was way cool. Although I’ve read that there are actually scientists who believe there are parallel universes, I am skeptical. Wouldn’t those little changes throughout the ages eventually lead to worlds unrecognizable from one another? Then again, science was always my worst subject.
Our Monday round of golf was a joy for the second straight week. There was hardly anyone on the course. We went right out and waited no more than a few minutes at any tee. I did not play as well as last week, wildly pulling a lot of shots on the back nine, but my putting was again solid, as was my chipping for a change. The highlight came at the 16th hole, when I staked a nine-iron to within three feet of the cup and made the putt for birdie. Cuz struggled for the second straight week. He's having a devil of a time getting any height on his shots. I blew the chance to break 90 on the last hole, making seven, but the unexpected 86 I had last week may satisfy me for a while. I've had the better of Cuz the last two rounds, after losing the previous four. We've been going back and forth since 1988. He had a great Sunday, his mom's 85th birthday. The family played cards until midnight. Happy Birthday, Mrs. Ferrara.
We finished in about three-and-a-half hours, which allowed me to miss rush hour traffic, and I scored a great parking spot for the next two sessions of the floating book shop. It's nice to be lucky.
Vic's 4th Novel: http://tinyurl.com/bszwlxh
Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx
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