New Blog Keeps WWII in Focus
New Blog Keeps WWII in Focus
By: claycormany in Writing
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there were approximately 240,000 U.S. World War II veterans still alive at the end of 2021. That’s only a small fraction of the 16 million Americans who served in that devastating conflict that caused over 50 million deaths and forever changed the geopolitical international landscape. With the remaining […]
A New Blog with an Old Purpose
By: claycormany in Writing
When I started this blog back in June 2015, I planned for it to showcase my writing and provide a platform for my thoughts about literary issues. Before long, however, other topics often took center stage. In fact, nine of the first 22 postings didn’t deal with writing in any way. That’s not surprising since […]
Write-to-Publish Critique Group Sidesteps Pandemic Dangers
By: claycormany in Writing
Among the many casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic have been my face-to-face writers’ groups. Of the four such groups to which I belonged prior to the pandemic, only one continues to meet and only through online conferences. The demise of my in-person critique groups has made my membership in Charles O’Donnell’s Write-to-Publish online critique group […]
The American Writers Museum Lives Up to My Hopes
By: claycormany in Writing
I recall as a child being totally awestruck by two museums my family visited. One was the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History. The other was Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. The latter with its interactive exhibits, true-to-life coal mine, and World War II German submarine dazzled my young mind and showed me just how […]
American Writers Museum Could be a Hidden Treasure
By: claycormany in Writing
Chicago, the “Windy City,” offers a host of cultural attractions — the Art Institute, the Shedd Aquarium, the Navy Pier, Millennium Park, and the Museum of Science and Industry to name just a few. There’s also a lesser-known cultural attraction that I will soon be visiting: The American Writers Museum. Although I’ve been to Chicago at least […]
Letter from a Young Reader Makes a Difference
By: claycormany in Writing
It’s not easy being an independent author. Most of us don’t have agents or fan clubs, and we consider ourselves lucky (I know I do) if our work gets published by a small press. We may have dreams about seeing our books picked up by Random House, HarperCollins, or Macmillan, but dreams are likely all […]
Columbus Arts Festival Lets Me Bring The Bullybuster to the Word Is Art Stage
By: claycormany in Writing
The Columbus Arts Festival provides a showcase for just about every type of art imaginable. A wide range of paintings, photographs, ceramics, sculptures, wood carvings, glassworks, and mixed-media creations can be found inside tents or under awnings. But the festival isn’t just for makers of fine art; it also provides a stage for poets, authors, […]
Transference: The Prisoner
By: claycormany in Writing
This short story offers a different perspective on how the cancer transference procedure introduced in my March 17 blog might impact people’s lives. TRANSFERENCE: THE PRISONER Walt watched the prisoner stumble past his cell. Two guards stood on either side of the man, guiding him down the long corridor that would end at “the chemistry […]
The Reviews are In on The Bullybuster
By: claycormany in Writing
After almost every play in which I performed in high school and college, my mother would praise my acting, often claiming that I was the “best person in the whole cast.” While I was glad she liked my work on stage, I took her compliment with a grain of salt. She was my mother, after […]
Transference: A Short Story
By: claycormany in Writing
My family has been hit hard by cancer, so maybe that’s why I often think of a future where it’s been vanquished for good. Before that future is realized, there may be preliminary measures that are taken; measures that eradicate cancer but at a high price. The following story, which for now must be seen […]
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