An Intro to the Finnish Readers of Rendezvous’ssa re US Writer Scott C. Holstad, Circa 1993

When I started getting published in 1988-89, somehow -- I no longer remember how -- I came into contact with some Finnish writers, editors, publishers & magazines by at least 1990. At the time, Bukowski was very popular in Finland (& with me as well) & I'm afraid that like many, I emulated him just …

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Some Blog Site Changes

While I'm having a hard time finding the strength, energy, time, etc., to write many blogs, to write any articles, book reviews or much of anything, as well as rare new difficulties doing things I've always done and taken for granted my whole life, such as simply reading, playing computer games, watching shows or films, …

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Read My New Article on LinkedIn’s New Breed of Spammers

Hi! I hope you have all been doing well. I've been both ill and insanely busy, which is a rough combination. I don't know how many of you are on LinkedIn, but I have been for 14 years, building a 20,000 person network over that time. Today I published an article there titled "Several Words …

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A New Music Blog Post Today!

Hi! I wrote a blog post on Scott's Music Shak today. It's about buying online music from independent dealers vs. Big Box sites like Amazon, eBay, and the like. I think I make some good points, but I'm biased. If you get a chance, go read it. And please, feel free to leave a comment. …

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My Fifth WordPress Anniversary

WordPress was kind enough to notify me a few days ago, on the 20th, that it was my my fifth anniversary with them, blogging away the whole time. It's hard to believe. I had come over from Xanga, a blogging site I had been on since 2004 and one I loved desperately. It's just that …

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