Yesterday I neglected to mention another interesting point Occupy Jack made during his hour long rant. Israeli-born, he criticizes the Middle East's only democracy more savagely than anything or anyone else. He said: "Israel used to be a proud, humble David. Now it wants to be a bullying Goliath." It is clever, but fails to remember that David went on to be king and led the Jews during one of their most successful periods. Jack also claims that Israel is not the technology innovator it is purported to be. "They steal the ideas," he says. I wonder what is at the root of his vitriol.
I had a visit from Hans, aka Mr. So Do Ku. Approaching 80, he wants to publish a second book of puzzles. He's never seen a dime of royalties from his first. I recommended Create Space, which does not charge a printing fee and lists its books on Amazon, of which it is an affiliate. That's where I placed Rising Star, and I'm very happy I did. Good luck, sir.
The cloud cover was most welcome today. It knocked a lot of the edge off the heat, although the humidity was still high. When a young woman approached the floating book shop, I was not sure if she was my dentist's wife, as she was solo, sans stroller and her four toddlers. I asked and she confirmed. She bought A Hitch in Twilight a couple of years ago and loved it, and wanted to know if I had another book of short stories. As of now, plans for another collection are not in the mix. The only thing that would change that is if a publisher asked me to submit one. Even so, only a handful of the stories would be in the style of those in Hitch. Jeanette then asked what I believe is my best novel. I picked Killing, although I wondered if she would enjoy Rising Star more. She bought it and, in gratitude, I allowed her to pick out four books for her kids. My thanks, and also to the woman who bought a large children's pictorial of bedtime tales. Thanks also to Madeline, Herbie and Cabbie, who each donated a paperback.
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