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Author Archives: Ron Giesecke
I’m Thankful for Dean Martin
Note: My father passed from this earth in July of 2005. I distinctly remember my first thanksgiving without him. The following was written shortly after that, with as much contemplative gratitude as I had within me. Perhaps it touches a … Continue reading
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This Song Brought To You By The Letters O, M & G
One of the pillars in my childhood was the pre-Elmo pre-woke Sesame Street on the local public broadcasting channel. And when I reference this, I’m talking about icons of the show that are long gone, or . . . at … Continue reading
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Vegas: The Ride In
To be honest, I haven’t flown a whole lot in the last ten years, so I figured the post 9/11 measures that still exist would also be an extra pain in the rear with Pandemic-related stuff. I was pleasantly surprised … Continue reading
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Tagged airlines, magic, magician, penn & Teller, rio, spirit, Vegas
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An Appointment in Deadwood
I have solidified my newest show at the Arts Theater in Cottonwood, Ca. June 25, 26 & 27. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ca–redding/ron-giesecke/?fbclid=IwAR2jfmVk5yTLFayhOFAljg-qHyAFD3JOV3mDXDAEwCuRhQh41qOm-1c12OU
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The Pirates Of Pollard Flat
Originally posted on A Tenkara Journey:
Quite frankly, I’ve had fits and turns with the idea that the “fly doesn’t matter” in, not so much western fly-fishing, but Tenkara fishing specifically. I’m not exactly an adherent to this, but again,…
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Okay, Maybe I Have to Re-Write (and how my habit of trolling may get me published)
Today is the day that I stare into the narcolepsy-inducing abyss of needing to re-write my book. The main reason is simply because the next phase will me more laborious than the actual creative process– and this has to do … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, Mark Twain, novel writing, publishing, Self publishing, writer's block, writing
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I’ll shank a fool before I self-publish
This writing process thing–and by that I mean the fiction/novel crucible, is a bit daunting. When I started out thinking I was going to use this “down time” to write a book, I first went into Barnes & Noble, and started … Continue reading
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Re-writing Is for Suckers
Actually having finished a rough draft of an entire book is a shock to the system for me. I talked all kinds of smack about it five years ago. I had all kinds of MS-13-level bravado about it. I had … Continue reading
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. . . and my book is finished.
37 days from the start of this ridiculous, Iditarod-level lunacy. 47, 000 words, with at least another five waiting in elaborative revisionary addenda to concepts and scenes I refused to bog down in the initial process. Rewrite is next. Probably … Continue reading
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Box Number Seven 