Thursday, April 16, 2009

Update

I haven't posted something in a while. I'm sure the three people that read this are pulling their hair out. But things are happening and piling up, and my head is quite heavy these days. I have an agent now. I know he's reading this, so I'll just fuck with him for a bit. He researches blogs, and as he put it, is "trying to find a voice in this free medium." What a guy! Anyhow, he needs a short story to shop around. I told him that "We Honor You With This Chicken," Said The Brother is a phenomenal story, but he is really into this idea of "fresh." My sister would appreciate that.
Anyway, I haven't posted because I have been working on some stories for this guy. I've been switching between two. One is about an American insurance scam ultimately leading to a bad car wreck and not having sex. The other has to do with the idea of going forward in reverse, literally and symbolically. As much as I want the former to work, the latter is consuming more of my head. Secretly, however, I am pulling for the insurance scam. What American wouldn't?
I am leaving for Sao Paulo tomorrow. Be back soon.

6 comments:

  1. You go to Brazil and all you think about is walking backwards and insurance fraud. Lighten up dude. If you want to give us Americans what we want tell us about some foreighn STD and how you contracted them. Also give us gunfights in the favellas, death marches through the jungle, and island exploration. My suggestion is to follow in the footsteps of the Somalis and start your out pirate operation. This is Joey by the way.

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  2. Hmm. I thought writing about golden vaginas coming liquid diamonds, shootouts in the streets, and the slaughtering of a chicken was pretty good. But, for you Joey, and for the rest that might need a little bit more dirt, I will dig deeper and get in them guts.

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  3. be careful writing what people expect because then it will get boring and we'll always expect the same thing. i really enjoy it so far. But please, if you must, "get in them guts."

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  4. shane-you are brilliant!!!

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  5. What do Jewish pirates say?

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  6. give me yer gold
    so i can invest it at 2% interest?

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