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“A Presbyterian minister gave me the guitar,” I said. “Before he died.”
“You religious?”
“Not any more. But I’m keeping the guitar.”
- ‘Hard Case Story’ (2010)
In Istanbul in the summer of 2010 I wrote a couple of tales for my ongoing Stolchlickoff Scrapbooks. One of the pieces, ‘Hard Case Story’, was written on the ferry to Büyükada in the Sea of Mamara. It was published in December 2010 at the online website of the apparently now-defunct Australian jazz journal Extempore. Although the story still resides on the Extempore site, it’s difficult to locate, so I’m finally republishing it with the complete 21 Tales from the Stolchlickoff Scrapbooks (1994-2010) at my official website:
The Stolchlickoff Scrapbooks are an evolving collection of semi-fictional pieces. The 21 Tales published online in 2010-2011 constitute Cycle A. You can also find these 21 Tales as a bonus in the paperback edition of my novella Sonny’s Guerrillas (2011).
To date three further stories have been published as part of Cycle B: Narrative Marginalia. More will come soon.
Just dropped by for more good reading. Can’t fathom why so few comment on your excellent tales. How go the books sales? Do you suppose we’re being Googled and Facebooked out of existence?
Slowly but surely, Old Mack. Feel free to spread the word. More tales to come.
Your Pop Matters essays are fine and informative.
Are the Joseph Conrad books available in LARGE PRINT?
Sorry, Old Mack. The Conrad collection is already bursting at the seams. It’s just not a viable large print publication. But I’m sure you can find LP editions of Conrad’s work.