Posted by George Polley on Tuesday, March 8, 2011,
In :
Art of writing
Last year I wrote a short story about a fictional Tokyo artist named Seiji Matsuda. The story finished and published ("A Rainbow Feast: New Asian Short Stories", edited by Mohammad A. Quayum), I turned to other writing projects. Seiji, however, wasn't through with me. So I set the other projects aside and began working on expanding his story into a novel about his life. It is now about half finished, and what a challenge it has been.
A short story is one thing; a novel is something else again.... Continue reading ...
Posted by George Polley on Wednesday, September 22, 2010,
In :
Poetry
I wrote this poem after having watched the salesman on the news one evening. His presentation still sends chills running up and down my spine. Ramzy Baroud, the editor of The Palestine Chronicle kindly published it in the September 15th 2010 issue of his online newspaper. The poem is reprinted below in its original format, with the last two stanzas revised.
The SalesmanA manufacturer's rep at a cluster bomb trade show
explains on camera how these weapons are designed
to avoid civilian targets an... Continue reading ...
I'm an author, fiction writer and poet. My recent publications are "The Old Man and The Monkey" and "Grandfather and the Raven", both published by Night Publishing (UK); a collection of short stories, "Fernandez' Tale and Other Stories", and a poetry collection "Seeing: Collected Poems, 1973-1999", published by Tortoise & Hare, both out of print. I love telling stories, so drop by from time to time for updates.
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