“I’m a bit like a sponge. When I’m not writing I absorb life like water. When I write I squeeze … More
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The Lucky Canary ~ Is The Best Man, The Best Man at a Wedding?
5 Joey Maglioni, the short, thin, wiry, part Italian, part African American, escapee from the Bridgewater minimum security prison, struts … More
🐤 The Lucky Canary ~ Officer Reilly is Jonesing a Donut – His Blood Sugar is Low LOL
4 Reilly and Flanagan, the two Irish cops, walk in, hands on the pistol in their holsters. The heads in … More
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Rule for Writing
“Don’t ever write anything you don’t like yourself and if you do like it, don’t take anyone’s advice about changing … More
🐤 The Lucky Canary ~ Tony Wants Nick’s Celtic’s t-Shirt if Tina Kills Him LOL
3 Nick, Tony, Bogey, Roxie, and Legos turn toward the door. A dog with a trailing leash dashes in … More
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What Story Ideas Have You Seen Today?
“Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six … More
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Tell An Interesting Story
“I have been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried … More
🐤 The Lucky Canary ~ Bogey Wants to Exorcise Nick’s Funk
2 Bogey waddles over to the bar, “The stool next to you taken, blues broad? Bogey wants to share Bogey’s … More
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Strategy for Writer’s Block
“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a … More
🐤 The Lucky Canary ~ The Gang is Back and Nick’s Depressed
1 Nick Donato and Tony Abatti, lifelong buddies, sit at the corner table in The Lucky Canary. They grew up … More