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Dave Bottoms (SA Dave)
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Website/Blog: word-o-matic.blogspot.com/
About Myself: WHO ARE YOU?
I'm a 40-somthing, single guy who enjoys writing but tends to be lazy about it.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?
My part-time gig: Editing a national trade magazine for a professional trade association.
My full-time gig: Building consultant.

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
Toronto, Canada

DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS
To be a published author.

REALITY
Probably not going to happen.

YOUR FUTURE
We'll see tomorrow.

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Published Short Stories

 
DateTitleCategoryHits
Apr 26, 2008Don't be so...Poetry 94
Apr 21, 2008Remembering MomMiscellaneous Stories 142
Apr 19, 2008Peter's MindfullPoetry 93
Apr 11, 2008She Doesn't Like GoodbyePoetry 104
Apr 7, 2008Newton's LawPoetry 148
Apr 4, 2008Back TherePoetry 147
Apr 1, 2008The Night of Fire & Light (The End)Science Fiction 127
Apr 1, 2008The Night of Fire & Light (Part 8)Science Fiction 106
Apr 1, 2008The Night of Fire & Light (Part 7)Science Fiction 133
Apr 1, 2008The Night of Fire & Light (Part 6)Science Fiction 110
Apr 1, 2008The Night of Fire & Light (Part 5)Science Fiction 132
Apr 1, 2008The Night of Fire & Light (Part 4)Science Fiction 95
Apr 1, 2008The Night of Fire & Light (Part 3)Science Fiction 103
Apr 1, 2008The Night of Fire & Light (Part 2)Science Fiction 98
Apr 1, 2008The Night of Fire & Light (Part 1)Science Fiction 141
Mar 31, 2008Difficult PeasPoetry 175
Mar 30, 2008Visiting HoursPoetry 124
Mar 27, 2008Strip Joint JohnPoetry 145
Mar 25, 2008The PartyPoetry 168

Comments

Total number of comments: 10

Title article: Remembering Mom
Date: 2008-04-22 16:15:27

Thanks. It took me a couple of years to finally be able to write this. She was such a big part of my and my Dad's life. Presently, I'm working about five minutes from that same mall and often meet my Dad for lunch there on my lunch hour. I think it's important to try to be there for your parents as they grow old.  
 
Dave

Title article: Back There
Date: 2008-04-13 14:14:34

I was in the mood for writing one day and found myself in a coffee shop staring at an empty page in my notebook, as if often the case. Because the front of the shop was so bright with windows, the back of the shop seemed dark and noisy. Somewhere back there, a baby was screaming blue murder. It was a bit distracting, but I really wasn't giving it a lot of thought. Then, the woman beside me said, "What the hell are they doing, killing babies back there?" That was the trigger from which this poem came to life.

Title article: The Night of Fire & Light (The End)
Date: 2008-04-10 15:48:33

LOL... that's for your imagination to work out. 
 
I've always been a fan of ambiguous endings.  
 
Thanks for asking. 
 
Dave

Title article: To the Brim
Date: 2008-04-02 11:57:19

Very clever. You're quite a talent and an inspiration. 
 
Dave

Title article: Secret Trees
Date: 2008-04-02 11:55:07

Excellent poem. Takes you right there. 
 
Dave

Title article: The Night of Fire & Light (Part 1)
Date: 2008-04-01 16:40:26

Thanks. I was a big fan and have those characters ingrained in my memory. I find it a good way to practice character development, using characters you already know. Part two is on its way shortly. 
 
Dave (aka Barney)

Title article: Difficult Peas
Date: 2008-04-01 04:13:28

Thanks so much for your kind words.  
 
Dave

Title article: Strip Joint John
Date: 2008-03-28 06:02:18

LOL... Inspiration comes from strange place, sometimes. In actuality, it was an assignment in a poetry class I took a while back. We had to write an "Ode to..." poem about whatever we wanted. I wanted to write something different and unusual, and this was the results.  
 
Thanks for your comment.

Title article: The Party
Date: 2008-03-25 16:14:28

Thank you. I wrote it a while back. The photo is of Frankenstein's monster, actually. It sort of fits, since the poem's about not fitting in.  
 
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