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$Home Page> NEW stuff Page> Writing Content Page> Guest Artists Page> New Writing Stuff January-February “New Year’s Resolution” poem by Wayne Edwards “I Sat Through a Storm the Other Day” poem by Chip Hill “TV Characters” essay by Corky Cummings “The Oldest Student” essay by Samuel E. Pittman II “From Children to Friends” essay by Chip Hill “Driving” essay by Chip Hill “Family” essay by Chip Hill “Who Killed JFK?” essay by John Pinkerton “Churches, Work Harder or...” essay by John Pinkerton “I Ain’t No Worrier” essay by John Pinkerton Open Letter to the Class of ’60” essay by John Pinkerton “Stanford Retards” essay by John Pinkerton “The Library of Unread Books” essay by John Pinkerton “Bobby Joe and Bubba and Fission and Fusion” essay by John Pinkerton “Hospital Vacation” essay by John Pinkerton “Fantasy Football: Year 100: Part Deux” essay by John Pinkerton The other day I was pleased to receive an email from Alice Hein Schiel, ex-student and friend of mine. I had invited Alice to share some of her writing with Old Art Guy years ago. She has agreed to not only share examples of her own poetry, “Little Chick-a-dee” and“Pinnacle of Life,” but also the poetry of two of her siblings: Sarah Hein Munoz’s “I Recommend Jesus,” and “Return of the Yegua, 2003” by Tilman Lloyd Hein. When Alice informed me a few years ago that she was writing a book, Nora Mae, a Remarkable, Insignificant Person, the story of her mother's life story, I wasn’t shocked. She, along with her sister Sarah, were excellent writers when they were in school in Somerville. Alice’s book won the John E. Weaver Excellent Reads Award for Non-Fiction Biography. Her book gives a historical picture of life in Burleson County, Texas, from 1916 to 2011. Alice has now published three books and enjoys speaking to book clubs, library groups, church groups, and schools. She went on to write and to publish two more books: Old Yellowed Hat and Pen of Gold: and Other Poems and Essays to Inspire. Her books are also listed in the Book Store. C hip Hill is a College Station, Texas, writer who has decided to contribute to Old Art Guy. Always interested in writing, he pursued it more actively in his retirement years. He presently has four children’s books published and available through Amazon: Cloudland, Return to Cloudland, and Beyond Cloudland, Cloudlands & Darklands. In addition to his children’s books, Chip has a book of essays covering a wide range of subjects, Thoughts from an Observationist: Recorded from 2014-2021. A current and major project for Chip is his musical, Finding, about a teenage girl trying to filter out the noise in her life to discern her feelings about God. It premiered in College Station in April, performed by the Brazos Valley TROUPE, and Chip is looking forward to performing the play at other venues. Chip has three additional essays for us this month and another new poem. I SAT THROUGH A STORM THE OTHER DAY By Chip Hill I sat through a storm the other day. It was on a grassy bank next to the little stream That runs down to the Miller’s apple orchard. I saw the black clouds welling up away off to the right Like the breakers of the sea spilling out on the beach. The wind whipped at my jacket as it flew along in front of the clouds. I buttoned the top button and turned up the collar and then it was on me. Handfulls of rain, cautiously at first, then harder, singing against my hair and glasses. I should have run for it, but I stayed, held by the urgency of its mission. I seemed oblivious to the staccato rhythm of the rain on the ground around me And I dug my heels into the wet clay. It thundered and I shivered. Brushes of rain were sweeping the grass in rivulets before them. I had fun wiping off my glasses with a dry part of my shirt and putting them on again. And still the storm was sweeping past, but it was fading, And I was fascinated, like another stump or stone. Snatches of rain still clustered here and there and I felt a trail wind on my wet face. Climbing the hills to my left, the sounds were leaving me. Slick leaves and bulrushes drooped like tired soldiers. Scattered drops continued to bounce here and there, but then they were gone too. I broke out of my reverie as she finished speaking. I would say I was sorry and we would make up again. Would you believe it? I’ve got a brand new book---well, almost---it’s not purblished yet. Old Guy Does Fiction and Poetry and a Few Essays. There will be both a soft cover and a hard cover available. “Buy it, read it, enjoy it.” Watch this spot: it should be published in a few days. My old new book, Old Guy Pontificates on Art and Words is available at Amazon. Notice the John Grant art work on the cover. My new book, Old Guy: Folks I Like, is still new. The title pretty much tells the whole story, and it’s pretty fat---forty-five essays. The folks I like range from John Wayne to Archbishop Sheen to my neighbor Inez. It’s a good read, and you will be a better person for having read it...more or less. Don’t forget about my old new book, Old Guy: I’m Still Here. My first book was titled Old Guy Has Final Word: It’s All about Me. I put that book together when I was extremely ill and suspected I probably wouldn’t be around long. Well, it turns out that I’m still here and have written over 400 essays. By the way, my good friend, John Grant, provided the cover art. Thanks, John. The book is available at Amazon. My book, Old Guy Has Final Word, is still available at Amazon I’ve added a Kindle version. My book has been picked up by Barnes and Noble. The book is a collection of essays suitable to be read by both young and old. Tell me how much you hate my writing at oldjwpinkerton@gmail.com and take a look at my bio page: John Pinkerton Bill Neinast has published his column for the Brenham Banner Press for years producing thousands of columns, mostly political, and for several years sent them along to me to publish here. I have always admired Bill and his writing: I just can’t remove him from this page. Tell Bill you appreciate him and his writing at neins1@aol.com. Ponk Vonsydow is the author of over twenty novels. Go to the Bookstore for the list and purchase information. This issue he has a novella for us: Zetan Dead. Say “Hi” to Ponk at ponkvonsydow@gmail.com. David Carlton has a new publisher for his book, Poetry of a Florida Cowboy, and will soon have a second book published, Reflections from my Youth, which is a collection of stories. Say “Howdy” to David at dcarlton@tamu.edu and see his website at http://www.cowboypoetry.com/davidcarlton.htm and view his book, Poetry of a Florida Cowboy, in the Bookstore. See David’s poetry at The Poetry of David Carlton. Wayne Edwards has another humorous poem this month: New Year’s Resolution by Wayne Edwards He said he was going to count his blessings  And take responsibility for his actions.  His wife said, “You can’t count your blessings.  You never were too good at fractions.” See much more of Wayne’s poetry at The Poetry of Wayne Edwards. See Wayne’s books in the Bookstore and visit Wayne’s website at familypoet.com and say “Howdy” to him at wayne@familypoet.com. Sam Pittman, author of Alligator Jazz, provides reviews of children’s books at Pittman’s Picks. Sam has one new one, “Where Are We From?,” for us this month. Sam has a great announcement for us: “I'm excited to announce that Alligator Slim and His Snazzy Jazz Band (Pelican Publishing) was officially released on October 11th! Sheila Bailey once again wonderfully illustrates Slim's adventures!” You might want to check out Sam’s YouTube Interview. Say “hi” to Sam at sam@samuelepittmanii.com. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE>$ shapeimage_1_link_0