Duane Simolke's Blog, page 71
May 23, 2010
Selected Poems, Released May 2010.Until July 31, 2010, re...
Selected Poems, Released May 2010.Until July 31, 2010, receive half off my eBooks at Smashwords, with the coupon code SWS50.This short eBook includes the gay love poem "Home," the strange story of "The Gardener," and the comical "Angels and Razors," as well as thirty other poems. These works also appear in my longer anthology Holding Me Together: Essays and Poems.Complete list of poems in this
May 20, 2010
Fight Cancer, the book trailer for The Acorn Gathering, h...
Fight Cancer, the book trailer for The Acorn Gathering, has received over a thousand viewings at YouTube.Preview The Acorn Gathering at Smashwords. This anthology takes readers across several landscapes, during times of trouble, change, hope, and triumph.
May 17, 2010
Another funny video: Seagull Steals From World's Laziest ...
Another funny video: Seagull Steals From World's Laziest Cat.
May 8, 2010
The Acorn GatheringBy Writers Uniting Against CancerFrom ...
The Acorn GatheringBy Writers Uniting Against CancerFrom a scandal-rocked town in West Texas to the Blackfeet Indian reservation in Montana, these short stories take readers to surprising places in America and the human heart!Join the fight against cancer by purchasing this fund-raiser by authors Jan Chandler, Huda Orfali, Timothy Morris Taylor, Shawna R. Van Arum, and Bill Wetzel. I wrote four
April 10, 2010
Humor. Video: Comedian Tim Hawkins spoofs some classic so...
Humor. Video: Comedian Tim Hawkins spoofs some classic songs from Eric Clapton, Garth Brooks, KC & the Sunshine Band, the Who, and others by adapting the lyrics to something age appropriate for those stars today. For humor with a Texas twist, read the politically incorrect short story Fat Diary, at GoodReads.
March 31, 2010
Talk about gay-themed science fiction. Discuss Degranon: ...
Talk about gay-themed science fiction. Discuss Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure at GoodReads.
The Acorn Stories: Discussion Questions for Reading Group...
The Acorn Stories: Discussion Questions for Reading Groups/Book Clubs.Was your home town anything like Acorn? If so, how?How would setting The Acorn Stories some place other than West Texas change it?How would changing the nonlinear structure of stories like "Knock" and "Mae" affect the stories? Which characters did you like most in The Acorn Stories? Why? Did any of them remind you of yourself
March 15, 2010
Readers and Writers: Discover A New Review Blog for eBook...
Readers and Writers: Discover A New Review Blog for eBooks! Ebook Alchemy is a new blog that features reviews of books in a variety of genres. The difference is that the blogger, Archelle, only reviews works available in eBook (e-book) format. Visit there to read a review of Archelle's review of The Acorn Stories, my West Texas fiction collection.
March 8, 2010
The Big Gay Musical. Distributed by Embrem Entertainment ...
The Big Gay Musical. Distributed by Embrem Entertainment and TLA Releasing.DVD Review for This Week In Texas by Duane Simolke.Summary: A musical stage production within a movie helps provide the comical soundtrack for The Big Gay Musical. Adam and Eve meet Adam and Steve for an upbeat message about love and acceptance. Review:Fred M. Caruso produced, wrote, and co-directed The Big Gay Musical, a
March 6, 2010
Read an E-Book Week takes place March 7-13. Visit the off...
Read an E-Book Week takes place March 7-13. Visit the official website at http://ebookweek.com. Many of the participating sites will offer free and/or discounted eBooks. My eBook New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio is already free, but Smashwords will offer discount coupons for some of my other eBooks.
