Novelist, journalist, screenwriter, poet, memoirist, short stories--28 books. NEA fellowship, PEN Award, UCLA Lecturer
Los Angeles, CA
Joined March 2009
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I've been watching the #AlexMurdaugh trial, rare when a defendant takes the stand. I wrestled with such a scene in my novel, Begin Again Finnegan, where a famous actor asks a journalist friend to be his alibi and it goes to trial. I'm sure novelists are watching this.
#RaquelWelch was on the cover of the Dec. 1979 Playboy. My interview with #AlPacino, and more of Raquel, was inside.
#BarbaraWalters is certainly deserving of all the press she is getting. She was a true trailblazer. I was lucky to interview her and compare notes about print vs broadcast conversations.
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It's been suggested that there's a movie here, about friendship between an African & an American, and a love story between a different African & an American.
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4 of my books are on sale on Amazon: Begin Again Finnegan ($5), #Madonna Paints a Mustache ($4), Icons ($5), Stuck ($3.85). Not for long. #AlPacino #DonaldTrump #TomWaits #JackNicholson #PenelopeCruz #MerylStreep #HalleBerry #RobertDeNiro #KimBasinger #JodieFoster #NicoleKidman
My memoir, is on sale for 1/3rd its normal price. Took a long time to finish because of one particular chapter dealing with #barbrastreisand. Been one hell of a journey! #marlonbrando #dollyparton #elliottgould #Ghana #Peacecorps #UCLA #Guajiradesert
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Was asked to recommend 5 books that influenced me. Here's my list and why I chose them. Good site to find lots of book recommendations from authors. #JamesJoyce #JPDonleavy #JosephHeller #JackLondon #SaulBellow #LawrenceGrobel
Here is the URL:
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I’ve been getting a lot of podcast visibility lately. The latest one was just released today
Links
Apple Podcasts
apple.co/3Il5L4r
Spotify
spoti.fi/3tiInQQ
Youtube
youtu.be/9czvRWZjQS8
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This just appeared, about my new book Turquoise, among other subjects. #peacecorps #ghana #westafrica #memoir
peacecorpsworldwide.org/talk…
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Amazon is running a 40% off promotion on my new book of short stories, Stuck. Under $10.
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From a newly found manuscript, my 3 years in Ghana. #PeaceCorps #WestAfrica #Ghana #VietnamWar #InstituteofJournalism #JujuandMagic
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A detailed description of what these stories are about is on the site. AND, you can read the title story ("Stuck") for FREE if you go to the link and "Look Inside."
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Now available for short story lovers, and for all of you who believe in becoming a patron of the arts. My 3rd book of stories.
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Today is #BarbraStreisand's 79th birthday. Here are two of 3 cover stories I did with her. But the most in-depth behind-the-scenes that I wrote about her is the 11th chapter of my memoir, You Show Me Yours.
#JPDonleavy would have been 95 today. I was lucky to get to know him. Admired his writing and his painting and his f.you- middle-finger-to-the-world attitude.
