D.W.E. Scott
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| Gender | Male |
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| Location | winnipeg, manitoba, Canada |
| Introduction | Address -PO Box 196 Woodlands MB ROC 3HO Email - dwescott48@yahoo.com facebook.com/david.scott.961 I write short stories, poems and fantasy novels. I publish on the blog because that's where the eyes are and print publishers send me rejection letters and insane, unsolicited and unwanted editorial advice. I suppose someone who gets a hundred thousand hits a year could make money by advertising but the stuff I write is not going to do that so I am ridiculously happy just getting it out to those who enjoy reading it. I am sixty-two, married and have children and grandchildren. I am a zen sitter and a gardener. It seems to me to be egotistical about what we write would be the same as being egotistical about tomato plants or the fruits of meditation. They are ours in a temporary way and the best thing to do is to give them away to the first person we meet. I enjoy writing, it gives me focus and purpose but I don't see it as magical or religious activity or likely to 'save' anyone. Blabbering on about one's creative activity as if it is special is simply another form of narcissism. A writer is a ordinary human being who writes. |
| Interests | Writing, reading, gardening, zazen, building projects, kayaking on the shoal lake near my cabin among the ducks, cranes, muskrats, pelicans, cormorants, etc. |
| Favorite movies | Unforgiven, Smiles of a Summer Night, The Devils of Loudon, Richard III (Olivier), Decline of the American Empire, Roma, L of the R, anything really from rom coms to Greek Tragedy as long as they are well done. |
| Favorite music | good blues, roots music, sad laments, Kim Beggs, classical (baroque mostly),Dylan, Norah Jones, Ella |
| Favorite books | Authors - Kafka, Sheridan LeFanu, Issac Singer, Peter Hoeg, Garcia Marquez, Baudelaire, Catullus, TuFu, Su Tung Po, Ikkyu, etc, etc. |