My 1,000-word story, "Another Fine Long Beach Day," has been published and is featured in the May 7, 2024 edition of Mad Swirl, a literary journal I've really come to enjoy, respect and recommend. I've previously written about another story of mine Mad Swirl published in February. There's also a Mad Swirl Scott C. Holstad …
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A couple of days ago, I somehow stumbled across a new article titled "107 Positive Self-Reflection Quotes to Grow in Life" that included one of my own quotes -- and thank God, a "new" one I've not yet seen used for one of my quotes. There are a few -- of hundreds -- of my …
Story from the New York Times: Neeli Cherkovski, Poet Who Chronicled the Beat Generation, Dies at 78. Hank: The Life of Charles Bukowski by Neeli Cherkovski Cherkovski was well-liked by many people, unless one included many mainstream press book reviewers. I recall some, probably the Times and others, basically insinuating he was a lightweight because …
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Bristol Noir Magazine -- Scott C Holstad Preview - 3-28-2024 I have a new story titled "Acquiring Experience, Making Friends" featured on the Bristol Noir: Curiously Dark Fiction website. It's a little different than many of my stories published over the past year in that it's a longer work, at 1,500+ words. However, I've been …
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Last month I posted that a story of mine was just published in Mad Swirl magazine. (To go straight to the story, click on this link.) I meant to add, and forgot until now, that they've got cool merch. My post today is a collage of me sporting a Mad Swirl shirt. If you've read …
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