Yesterday, May 8th 2014, in 1983 was the day John Fante died from diabetes. He was an amazing writer. There is no other writer who has inspired more than Fante. I just finished re-reading Dreams From Bunker Hill, his last novel that was written as a dictation to Fante's wife, his vision had been taken by diabetes at that point in his life. At the end of the book I always read the little bio. It was May 9th, 2014. I realized his death anniversary was yesterday. Because I didn't know what to do in honor of the anniversary of his passing, I decided to write this.
He was one of the greatest authors that I have read as of now. I learned of his work through reading Charles Bukowski. Bukowski loved Fante. Worshipped at his alter.
I received his novel Ask The Dust as a gift. The book sat in the gift bag for months. I was put off by the year that Fante wrote. Most old or classic things carry a level of boredom. Not with Fante. He had a way with words, a charm if you will. I eat up his words far more than that of Bukowski or any other writer living or dead.
I was saddened knowing I could never be as good as he was. Much like him however, I feel my writing is a little ahead of its time. Maybe I am wrong, maybe Fante was wrong, maybe even Bukowski was wrong. Either way these two men had an impact on my soul in a way no one living or dead in fiction will ever have. And for that, they at least deserve a blog post. It's the least I could do.
If you are a fan of either writer and if you've got the sand. Check out my various stories for free at the link below.
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Friday, May 9, 2014
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Shane Grey's Shameless Self Promotion...
2104 is upon us. So it's time for me to
peddle some of my short stories and ebooks. I should be completing my
first novel this year, it's about 68,000 words in. I know a lot of
you folks got awesome tablets and phones this year for xmas. This the
perfect opportunity to check out some of my work!
You can download them to iBooks on your
iPad or iPhone. If you have a Kindle or Nook you can download them as
well! I'll post a complete an easy guide below!
Android, Blackberry, Kindle users can find my books and stories via this use this link and scroll down to the story you want to read: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/shanegrey
Nook users can click here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/all-kinds-of-girls-shane-grey/1111299074?ean=2940033203130
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-last-story-i-will-ever-write-about-her-shane-grey/1109155843?ean=2940033043859
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sincerely-me-shane-grey/1110197175?ean=2940033117369
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/phoebe-shane-grey/1110621902?ean=2940033165933
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