Brittany Staedtler
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William Karl Thomas:
No real questions I'm afraid, only a note to say I just finished 'The Genteel Poor' and I was enthralled through the entire story. I am from Biloxi (now living in the UK) and so much of it brought me back to the Coast of my childhood. What a fascinating story and family! You have a huge fan now....what should I read next?
William Karl Thomas
Hi Brittany,
Forgive me if I failed to answer your post originally. I'm terrible at social media. If I may answer your question belatedly, I have released a fiction trilogy (The Piano Lover, Piano Lover - The Musical, Piano Lover - The Movie) laid in New Orleans French Quarter circa 1950-60's. An interracial straight/gay trio of entertainers create a musical, take it to Broadway, and a movie is made of it. There is a script and score of an original new musical in the second book, the premise of which is that God is a woman and recruits a cocktail pianist to write songs voicing her grievances with humanity. If you're not turned off by interracial straight and gay characters, or sexual scenes that fall short of pornography and are essential to understanding the characters, then I would greatly appreciate any feedback you might offer.
Thank you for your Genteel Poor comments. Aside from being a tribute to my mother, an extraordinary woman, it was an attempt to demonstrate the South's attempt to move gracefully into the 20th century, a precious culture destined for extinction, but worth studying and from which we can learn so much.
I welcome your further comments.
Karl (AKA William Karl Thomas)
Forgive me if I failed to answer your post originally. I'm terrible at social media. If I may answer your question belatedly, I have released a fiction trilogy (The Piano Lover, Piano Lover - The Musical, Piano Lover - The Movie) laid in New Orleans French Quarter circa 1950-60's. An interracial straight/gay trio of entertainers create a musical, take it to Broadway, and a movie is made of it. There is a script and score of an original new musical in the second book, the premise of which is that God is a woman and recruits a cocktail pianist to write songs voicing her grievances with humanity. If you're not turned off by interracial straight and gay characters, or sexual scenes that fall short of pornography and are essential to understanding the characters, then I would greatly appreciate any feedback you might offer.
Thank you for your Genteel Poor comments. Aside from being a tribute to my mother, an extraordinary woman, it was an attempt to demonstrate the South's attempt to move gracefully into the 20th century, a precious culture destined for extinction, but worth studying and from which we can learn so much.
I welcome your further comments.
Karl (AKA William Karl Thomas)
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