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Welcome to The Mickey Picayune
Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Mickey Picayune. This is just me sharing my stuff about writing, publishing and creating compelling stories for people who like to read.
New business
I completed updates to my website, www.mickeyhadick.com. If you’ve read my newsletter in the past, you’ve probably seen all the bits and pieces. If nothing else, browse my blog for an existential crisis blast from the past.
I’m deep into a sci-fi dystopian novel, now. Those can be tricky to pull off, but I’m keeping it short in case I need to rewrite it.
In other news
I drove out to NYC a couple of days ago to pick up something very important (my daughter). It rained ten out of the eleven hours during my drive east, so I didn’t enjoy the fall colors in the mountains of Pennsylvania. During the drive back, there were some gorgeous views and much simpler driving. I took this one from Riverside Dr. in Manhattan, just before we got on the George Washington bridge (pictured) to leave.
What to read while you’re waiting for my novel
I just finished Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley. It’s set in 1948 but written in 1990, and it’s a superb depiction of racism of the time. Also, it’s a hard-boiled a detective story as they come. It was really a fun read.
I’ve also started Watch What You Say by George Weinstein, who I met in September at the writing conference I attended. I’m only four chapters in, but it’s a grab-you-by-the-short-hairs kind of story, and I’ll be deep into it soon.
