tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post8878838914384515109..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: Write Short Stories the Dave Manley Way!Brian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-52949534236042086502011-09-16T16:17:24.586-04:002011-09-16T16:17:24.586-04:00Where? Montreal's St Catherine Street is the p...Where? Montreal's St Catherine Street is the place, apparently. But you can't be half-hearted in your stalking. Even Dave nearly gives up a couple of times. At one point, when he sees that he's not alone in following Cherie, Dave tells himself: "What the hell? It's none of my business. Maybe she's going to get bumped off. So what? Lots of dames get bumped off in Montreal. Besides the typewriter is waiting in the rented room. And it has a nice clean sheet of paper in it."<br /><br />Dave Manley - a man devoted to his craft.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-90045121379995589462011-09-16T14:36:18.299-04:002011-09-16T14:36:18.299-04:00"Impervious to the darkening room and the col..."Impervious to the darkening room and the coldness of her rotting heart, Dave Manley removed his left hand from his undershorts, the right hand from his navel, put them both on the keyboard and began to type:'Some dames are worth it, some aren't. Dirk Girley wished he hadn't murdered Cherie but her memory remained an inspiration, and he'd always have that at bedtime and first thing in the morning.'"<br /><br />BTW: Where do we find understanding and easy-virtue broads to stand behind us with their warm paws on our shoulders as we write?Stephen J. Gertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369781936876020975noreply@blogger.com