Tag Archives: Blogging Advice

Trolling my barista friends

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Mind you, I have two entire binders chock FULL of this kind of nonsense.  There’s something about placing the administrative/H.R. departments of various organizations in a reflexive, compulsory arm-bar–they MUST answer.  Whether or not they are in the mood to … Continue reading →

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An odd stage fright with no audience

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

I just realized something. I’m actually afraid to type the first sentence of the book I have in my head. In fact, I’m a tad freaked out about it, because I don’t have a reluctant writing bone in my body … Continue reading →

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If anyone can conflate an oatmeal recipe with Holy writ, I can

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Right around the turn of the millennium, I found myself working for a local Best Western establishment.  It was a desk job, and primarily one that involved a ridiculously busy cache of check-ins and telephone reservations. Even though it fell … Continue reading →

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Ralph Nader, Snowden, and the joy of trolling

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Chances are, if anyone has managed to find themselves under some sort of surveillance, it’s me.  Me and Father Guido Sarducci . . . or, Lazlo Toth . . . or, as he is known to his family, Don Novello. … Continue reading →

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Yelling “fire” in the theater of the mind

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

About a year ago, I decided that I was going to make a film. Not some knawing, cinematic tapeworm that consumes three, non-refundable hours of your life, like Meet Joe Black, but a short, eleven-minute ride. “It should be easy,” … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day, Dad’s near incarceration, and an antediluvian rigging of the thimbles

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Not a lot to peel forth on today. Remembering my own WWII Father and the stories he told me. One of which got him yanked out of a cockpit and preemptively detained in the presence of General MacCarthur. But that’s … Continue reading →

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Billy Squier, and the roadside bomb of helpful advice

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

One of the prevaricating tightropes I’ve had to maneuver in my life is the problem of exactly how much/what kind of advice to take in a variety of situations. I say this because advice in the infancy phase of one’s … Continue reading →

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Overnight question for readers

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

When fleshing out YOUR writing processes–what has been that one linchpin–or catalyst that caused you to trudge on through? From where did you draw inspiration? I’m off to bed. See you tomorrow.

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Guy Writing Book About Writer’s Block Just Staring At Screen

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

That would be a great headline. Fortunately, I don’t have that issue very much. Where to begin, however, might a be a bit trickier for me. I do know, I want to employ the oft-used In medias Res bit–that is … Continue reading →

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I’m about ready to go all David Copperfield up in here

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

  One thing I have learned by picking up this blogging thing at full cadence and with a committed-and-purchased web address is this: There are a LOT of us out there. If the attention of the average reader and fellow blogger … Continue reading →

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