Maybe It's Just People In General....

I recently became aware of a viral posting where a news anchor gently reprimands her idiot viewers for their repeated and heated telephone calls complaining about tornado warnings interrupting their evening television viewing. I applaud the anchor for not sidestepping the stupid. I applaud the anchor for taking them on, not making excuses and calling them out from under the rocks that occupy their skulls.

The selfishness and narcissism; not to mention the neon-like low IQs of the Walking Duds continues their march. It seems to be worse and worse everyday; infecting all manner of business and profession camouflaged by political correctness, political payback and quota.

For those liberals who appear to be at the heart of the problem --- its a form of bullying. It is exactly what you claim you battle everyday.

For you progressives who appear to be the heart of the problem --- it is a suppression of expression. Whining is not asserting it is telling others that they should conform to you.

Its all about control and always about control.

Just the other day I announced that yet another anthology dropped. This is becoming an industry wide problem based on the wonderful economy we are all experiencing. Hey, life sucks and then you die. But what now appears I that a group of writers may be involved.

I hate soap operas too. I am writing the editors and I thinks its time to shine a light on this issue. Let's see what we need to do with this charity book and let's see whose self-absorbed relevance needs to disappear.

HEARTCORE / SNOWFLAKES ANTHOLOGY CANCELLED

WATCH THE BOUNCING BALL therefore will not be out as promised. Two publishers have backed off the charity anthology for undisclosed reasons. This is disappointing because all involved attempted to do good and have been denied. AND this is the fourth anthology for me to go down the tubes.

I have also noticed other anthologies struggling as well. The times they are tough and not changing; people are reading less and 'netflixing'  more. While I have confidence this tale will find a home, I am getting increasingly impatient with a genre that is homogenizing more and more in an effort to chase a public that really is only made up groupies in search of a fad.

I will trudge on like Pink Floyd in a world captivated by disco. In the long run I'll still be standing.

The Hearcore Project: The Special Snowflake Anthology

As you are aware WATCH THE BOUNCING BALL will be part of this project; a project that will benefit artists in need. The first two volumes of THE SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE ANTHOLOGY will be available from CHUPA CABRA HOUSE soon. Understand I am not getting one penny from this; neither is the publisher. I would ask everyone to buy both volumes which will be chock full of weird, whimsical, creepy and the horrific from both established and new writers. We have about eighty thousand words here so there is a lot to like and certainly something for everyone.

Both volumes will feature the artwork of Ogmios The Artist. Look him up, this cover is a killer.

This is a charity project hence my plea. We are helping two distinct writers in need here and I am honored to have been asked to contribute.

The main thanks though need to go to the founders of this project ALEX S. JOHNSON, PERSIPHONE HELLECAT also known as CHARIE  D. LA MARR and TIMM TAYSHUN.

A link for purchase will follow.