Home Page> NEW stuff Page> Writing Content Page> Guest Artists Page> New Writing Stuff  “Jenny Rose Lee” poem by Wayne Edwards “96 Miles” essay by Samuel E. Pittman II “Music Trivia” essay by Corky Cummings “First Diet” essay by Corky Cummings “Wishful Thinking” essay by Bill Tune “Golf---Oh, Well” essay by John Pinkerton “Mah Jongg” essay by John Pinkerton “Ya’ll Come Back, Ya Hear” essay by John Pinkerton “Ya’ll So Silly” essay by John Pinkerton “The Holocaust, Friends, and Slavery” essay by Bill Neinast “auf wiedersehen Logic” essay by Bill Neinast “It’s Time to Stop the Nonsense” essay by Bill Neinast “Applaud the Men in Blue” essay by Bill Neinast “The Answer: Term Limits” essay by Bill Neinast “Miraculous Advancements” essay by Bill Neinast “Lady Liberty” essay by Bill Neinast “Don’t Believe Everything You Read” essay by Bill Neinast  The title, Old Guy: Folks I Like, pretty much tells the whole story. This book is pretty fat with forty-five essays. The folks I like range from John Wayne to Archbishop Sheen to my neighbor Inez.  Corky Cummings is providing two new essays for us this month. Say “Hi” to Corky in California at ccummings7@cox.net.  Bill Tune is providing one new essay this month. Say “Hello” to Bill at bctune@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: Jenny Rose Lee by Wayne Edwards  I love Jenny Rose Lee. 
And though she has braces, 
And lumps in wrong places, 
I know she’s the right girl for me. I love Jenny Rose Lee. 
The braces don’t matter 
And what if she’s fatter, 
I know she’s the right girl for me. I love Jenny Rose Lee, 
With freckles too many 
But bright as a penny, 
I know she’s the right girl for me. Stupid Jenny Rose Lee, 
She sent me a letter, 
Said she could do better. 
Now, Sally’s the right girl for me! 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 for us this month. Say “hi” to Sam at sam@samuelepittmanii.com.   Check out Michael O’Brien’s blog at http://mjobrien.com/blog/ and view more of his art at mjobrienart.com and Michael O’Brien and see his new art on the “New Art Stuff”page and see his books in the Bookstore and say “Howdy” to Michael at mjobrien@tamu.edu.  John Grant’s new book, Discovering the L.A. Art World , is now available at Amazon.  Bob Pankey’s book, Short Stories from the Neighborhood, a collection of stories by various folks from his home town, is currently available at Amazon. Say “howdy” to Bob at rbpankey1@gmail.com and check out his art on the New Art Page. Don’t forget aout Bob’s book, Short Stories from Texas and Beyond , at Amazon.  Frank Cox III’s book I Bleed Maroon is still available at Amazon. Say “Howdy” to Frank at fwc1965@yahoo.com.  Mick Stratton’s book is entitled Thoughts of a Morning Walker at Amazon Say “Hi” to Mick at mstratton@hlkn.tamu.edu.  Jay Brakefield has written two books which are available at Amazon: Deep Ellum: The Other Side of Dallas (Amazon) and The Dallas Music Scene: 1920’s-1960’s (Amazon). Say “Hi” to Jay at ellum1@aol.com  Ponk Vonsydow is the author of over twenty novels. Go to the Bookstore for the list and purchase information. Say “Hi” to Ponk at ponkvonsydow@gmail.com.  Bill Neinast, columnist for the Brenham Banner Press is providing eight new essays this month. Tell Bill you appreciate him and his writing at neins1@aol.com.  I just have four new essays this month: Enjoy. Would you believe it---I have a 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 300 essays. The selections in this book are just a few that I really like. There is no rhyme or reason for the ones I’ve chosen. They’re a little like the famous box of chocolates: you never know what you’re going to get. I hope ya’ll enjoy them. 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   Check out all of our authors and send them an email encouraging them to make more contributions: Big Al (oldjwpinkerton@gmail.com), Grady Arnold (arnoldgrady@yahoo.com), Robin Avery (robinavery47@gmail.com), Tami Bachert (tbach812@hotmail.com), Hendrik Bergen (hendrikbergen@gmail.com), Jay Brakefield (ellum1@aol.com), Steve Branch (stevewbranch@gmail.com), Mick Burson (Mnburson@yahoo.com), Patricia Campbell(campbellpatricia@bellsouth.net), David Carlton (dcarlton@tamu.edu), Rhonda Wheeler Cook (rrakcook@yahoo.com),Frank Cox III (fwc1965@yahoo.com), Corky Cummings (ccummings7@cox.net), (oldjwpinkerton@gmail.com) Russell Cushman (rcush403@aol.com), Samantha Jane DeMont (sjdemont@gmail.com), Wayne Edwards (wayne@familypoet.com), Elsa (oldjwpinkerton@gmail.com), John Grant (studio@grantartistry.com), Paul Hord (phord@csisd.org), Lisa Hughes (earthwalkart@aol.com), Bob Hurt (bob@bobhurt.com), (earthwalkart@aol.com), Jupiter (jwpinkerton@gmail.com), Ken Keller (kennymike47@hotmail.com) Sue Ann Lockard (sueannlockard@lockardandwhite.com), Marc Lockard (mlockard@lockardandwhite.com), Gene Miller (gene.betty@gmail.com), Sherrine Moore (sherrinemoore@hotmail.com), Ken Muenzenmayer , (kenmuenz@aol.com), Michael O’Brein (mjobrien@tamu.edu), Bill Neinast ,(neins1@aol.com), Bob Pankey (rbpankey@txstate.edu ), Theresa Perez (tmp96@yahoo.com, John Pinkerton (oldjwpinkerton@gmail.com), Amy Roman (myromanfamily@gmail.com), Roy Sanders (news@bctribune.com), Mick Stratton (mstratton@hlkn.tamu.edu), Bill Tune (bctune@gmail.com), Lisa Urban (Lisa.Urban.24@gmail.com), Ponk Vonsydow (ponkvonsydow@gmail.com), Charles Wallis (http://www.charleswallis.com/601716/contact/ ) and Curt Wills (cewwib@aol.com).  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