Shana tova to Jews around the world. Long live Israel.
Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have ended a brutal stretch of futility. They have clinched a winning record for the first time since 1992. Heck, they may even make the playoffs.
My thanks to AuthorHouse, which sent me a small royalty check for copies of Close to the Edge that sold last quarter. Even tiny steps of progress are appreciated by a writer at bottom of the literary mountain..
It was a picture perfect day in terms of weather in Brooklyn. My thanks to the woman who donated four paperback thrillers and two pristine books on the Yankees, which her late husband did not get a chance to read. Yesterday's donation of 27 books in Russian by Natalia and Benedict is down to 6. Despite a bad back, Lev bought eleven, and a huge tome on Bible interpretation. He currently has a lot of time to read, as he is unable to drive his pickup. He had a long conversation in his native tongue with a woman taking her time looking through the crates, who finally selected Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John Gray, Ph.D, at least the fourth copy of it I've sold. A local home attendant, pushing her charge along in a wheelchair, chose a thin paperback on Albert Einstein. And, as I was packing up, a gentleman bought a hardcover sci-fi short story collection and a work of non-fiction. Thanks, folks.
I just got off the phone with a friend who, as she did last year, suggested it would be a bad idea to set up shop in the neighborhood tomorrow, as a large percentage is Jewish. I was hoping she'd say it, as I'd ignored the advice and had brisk sales on that first day of Rosh Hashanah in 2012. Of course, that bit of superstition will mean nothing. Business will be as unpredictable as always. My guess is it will be no more than a few bucks, as my best customers, Mrs. Eclectic and Lev have already visited this week.
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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