Comments for Short Story Library

Comment on January 11th – By Serina Ruggeri by Tim

Tim — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:12:20 +0000

Beautiful Serina. Much love.

Comment on January 11th – By Serina Ruggeri by Tim K

Tim K — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:32:54 +0000

You have touched the heart of anyone who has lost a friend. Truly beautiful words.

Comment on Her Own Private Rapture – By Philip Gaber by JJ Daniels

JJ Daniels — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:48:09 +0000

Enjoyed it. Succinct while still conveying a powerful feeling.

Comment on Coup – By Sean Silleck by JJ Daniels

JJ Daniels — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:02:12 +0000

Great read, loved the true office politics merged wonderfully with the wildly unbelievable. Felt somewhere between a joke and a daydream. Very entertaining and well written!

Comment on Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn by john yamrus

john yamrus — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:19:13 +0000

just so you know, the new book is now finally available thru Small Press Distributors at:

http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9780981184487/doing-cartwheels-on-doomsday-afternoon.aspx?rf=1

Comment on In the eye of the beholder – By Rosemary Bach-Holzer by Roberta SchulbergGoro

Roberta SchulbergGoro — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:57:44 +0000

I have never seen the art described. Could it be some branch of pointillism?

Comment on Leland and Elsa – By Luigi A. Juarez by Roberta SchulbergGoro

Roberta SchulbergGoro — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:29:34 +0000

It seem to me that the numerous times he does not want to be with her among her friends indicates that he does not really want HER, just some convenience in having her. As far as consideration for her, he has shown he could easily run out on her. The story is a very well-written additon to the many stories of cowardness in not facing a spouse with honest feelings and intentions, using false excuses because of fear of having to shoulder resulting events. As for her, she brings herself down with false hope, preferring to tell herself that it will be different next time.

I like the way the story was written – just the facts of the events happening in storyland, leaving the reader to interpret hidden motives.

Comment on Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn by Roberta SchulbergGoro

Roberta SchulbergGoro — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:39:40 +0000

To John Yamrus – No! I am not looking down my nose at Dracula. My point is that it arrived on the scene at about the same time as blood banks. Yes! Writers want to be read and should do everything honest to assure it’s happening. Money’s good, I like it a whole lot. But if it can’t be gained, they want to be read anyway.

Comment on Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn by john yamrus

john yamrus — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:36:02 +0000

one final thing to think about…imagine a publisher who only has enough money to bring out one more book for the season…and he’s sitting on 2 amazing manuscripts by writers of equal talent. one of the writers is known to actively work to get his books sold, and the other has a history of sitting back and HOPING his books sold. who do you think is gonna end up in print?
a fact of life.
john

Comment on Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn by john yamrus

john yamrus — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:17:14 +0000

thanks, richard. much appreciated. i think people tend to forget that there’s a business side and a “selling” side to everything, even to such a sacred cow as poetry. consider this: if Allen Ginsberg only wrote Howl and never gave the famous Gallery 6 reading and never pushed it on Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the world would be deprived of one of the great poems of the 20th century.
also, think about a guy like Walt Whitman…he went so far as to write glowing reviews of Leaves Of Grass under fake names! imagine what the world would have lost if he didn’t push and promote his work. and does anyone really think Byron didn’t care how his books sold? time has a way of distorting the truth. like it, or not, that’s the way it is. i try and write the best stuff i can…but when the writing’s done, my next job is to get them read by as many people as possible.
john

Comment on Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn by Richard L. Provencher

Richard L. Provencher — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:40:21 +0000

Sorry to grab more space. I forgot to comment on the Internet re poetry. To me, the Internet has been wonderful. It has opened up the world to myself who is on a very limited income, no complaints, still overcoming my stroke eleven years ago (because of prayers from family and friends). It also gave me a chance to post stories re my dealing with my stroke, and the types of exercises used to keep my spirits up in re-discovering mobility. Isn’t that what writing is all about; sharing and reading others, in order to appreciate even more, this wonderful world. Without the Internet, I would never have heard of John Yamrus. And it would have been my loss. Keep writing and reading folks. PS. Also be patient with those who are struggling to put words and thoughts together; one day they may even write like you and me. Eh? Below is one of my short poems:

A Boy and his Dog

There’s a liking for the
chase, young fellow
and your dog knows the difference
between love and just a friend

you’re his master
and he’ll follow you
even into salty swells
of incoming tide
as you wade Atlantic-strides
along the shore.

Never let him down,
boy.

Published Dec. 1993
The Pegasus Review
Maryland, USA

Comment on Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn by Richard L. Provencher

Richard L. Provencher — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:27:47 +0000

A very good interview. I too have written many poems, and have published in print and online. Only one chapbook though. For folks like myself who like to write, it can be expensive to purchase books, magazines and compete in competitions. Yes, I still write because it’s fun. Now I must look up poems by John Yamus. PS. I thought his poem about the dog is great.

Comment on Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn by john yamrus

john yamrus — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:33:18 +0000

and, roberta…to address your other thoughts…people tend to forget that at the end of the day, just like anything else, poetry is essentially show business. if you want people to read your poems and buy your books, you’ve got to put yourself in a position to have them read and bought. if all one does is write the poems and sit back and hope people will read them, then you’re letting yourself down.
i see that all the time. people who act like they’re “above” getting their work published, or getting their books sold. usually it’s because they’re afraid. but, even deeper than that, i see it as a very real responsibility on my part to do everything i can to make sure my books sell, because there’s people out there who have spent their own hard-earned money to print my poems and publish my books. i take that responsibility very seriously.
john

Comment on Coup – By Sean Silleck by Roberta SchulbergGoro

Roberta SchulbergGoro — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:56:48 +0000

The story kept me absorbed all through it, but it dropped a bit at the appearance of the guns and would have been even more convincing if the battle weapons hadn’t included them. Aside from the guns, it reads as if it has the weight of truth behind it and is exceptionally well written. The head in the toilet could have been a suicide, a new take on drowning in the bathtub, no murder taken place and rottenness to the fore anyway. But either way the story works.

Comment on Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn by john yamrus

john yamrus — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:31:33 +0000

I’ll always be grateful to R.D. Armstrong for publishing and supporting my NEW AND SELECTED POEMS. and Roberta…thank you, also, for your input. i do have to kinda disagree with you about Dracula. it almost sounds like you’re looking down your nose at that book. The book is not at all “a metaphor for some of the things that current biology was accomplishing”…it’s a love story of the most basic kind.
john

Comment on Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn by Roberta SchulbergGoro

Roberta SchulbergGoro — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:28:50 +0000

I don’t think it’s the internet which ruined poetry. If poetry’s ruined, it’s ruined by those who think its purpose is to walk in the spotlight as a poet instead of finding a forceful way to speak of matters which many or all one’s people have currently and centrally in mind. Even DRACULA was a metaphor for some of the things that current biology was accomplishing at that now almost ancient time. But poets (and other writers) are not the main offenders. Some of the support staff hold the opinion that they are there to make-or-break favorites and not part of the necessary stream to keep communication flowing. It’s those who are able to read and choose for themselves who ultimately decide. The internet’s a big gain.

Comment on Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn by R D Armstrong

R D Armstrong — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:56:11 +0000

Nice little interview! I only discovered John’s work about four years ago, but have always enjoyed his style of writing. I was privileged to publish his last collection, “New and Selected Poems” which is still available on my website. I wish him all the luck in the world on his new book.

Comment on Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn by john yamrus

john yamrus — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:16:16 +0000

casey, thanks a million for publishing this interview. it’ll go a long way toward kicking off my new book. i really appreciate it.
john

Comment on What it takes to get a short story collection published by Wanda Morrow-Clevenger

Wanda Morrow-Clevenger — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:38:25 +0000

Get exposure.
Busting my backside with that. Took my paperwork to the CPA at tax time and he asked how the writing was going. I proudly produced fourteen publishing credits and one payment of $3.00. We both laughed, but we both knew how much persistence this reflected. As for me personally, I tack on a smidge of faith and dumb luck. Enjoyed this article quite.

Wanda

Comment on The End of the Party – By Graham Greene by grace rudolph

grace rudolph — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:31:40 +0000

Thank you for publishing this short story. Years ago when other kids were falling in love with movie stars I fell in love with Gram Greene’s mind. He was such a gifted story teller.

Grace