It's All About The Story
Flash Fiction “Forbidden Tango” Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Adult Theme – No Adult Language Forbidden Tango by Scono Sciuto ©2020 All rights reserved. **Please be advised, this work is a bit of flash fiction and thus contains only around 650 words. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in... Continue Reading →
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I was going to respond to someone's Facebook post, when I realized, it could apply to many. Sadly, if they read it, I doubt they will get it is intended for them. Here it is, with the name(s) left blank. Man, you are a ray of sunshine in the gloom of despair. Honestly _______, after... Continue Reading →
It sucks being confined when you are in a passionless, nonsexual relationship. To those who are not, I hope you are fucking like mad... For those who are, you can read about those who Embrace The Wild https://www.amazon.com/Scono-Sciuto/e/B00IVDABB6
As much as I admire and respect Dr. Fauci, is it possible that instead of only listening to an expert on infectious disease, we might want to listen to an expert on disease prevention? Linked is a very interesting read, and something I have recently discussed with an array of healthcare providers. I was... Continue Reading →
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” I am not a fan of how the President has managed this crisis. However, at some point, we must look... Continue Reading →
Throughout history, human beings have been through great despair. Today there are many seeking to lay blame, there are many looking to divide, there are many, for the first time, experiencing and understanding genuine fear. Complaining does no good. Blaming will not make this go away. Taunting those with whom you disagree only brings you... Continue Reading →
President Trump Finally Displays Empathy I tried to make it through the Sunday morning news programs today. The only one I managed to get to was ABC’s This Week. There seems to be an effort by the news people, especially Martha Raddatz, to divide President Trump and Dr. Fauci when it comes to a potential... Continue Reading →
“… the alteration of a word can throw an entire story out of key.” Ernest Hemingway
We, the lowly authors, bards, writers, storytellers and raconteurs are left on the outside. Inclusion cruelly denied.
The crisis will end.
We will tend to our sick.
We will mourn our fallen.
ADULT CONTENT ADULT CONTENT ADULT CONTENT © 2016 By Scono Sciuto All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author. Printed in the United States of... Continue Reading →
I listened to Governor Wolf speak and realized just how out of touch he is with people who actually need to earn their way in life. He said something along the lines of, ‘before we can worry about livelihoods, we need to worry about lives.’ Does this man of privilege and wealth not understand, that... Continue Reading →
I close my eyes for a moment, a vision of you laying on your stomach, not a shred of cloth covering your body. My lips start at the base of your neck. Slowly, gently, I kiss your back. Steadily moving down, teeth take an occasional bite. I reach the base of your spine, at the top... Continue Reading →
The jetliner hits the tarmac. The flaps change position and metal screams as the plane begins to slow. As usual, people are out of their seats before the plane stops. I am out of mine almost before we hit the pavement. Carry-on snatched from below the seat, springing forward I reach the door before all... Continue Reading →
I have been thinking about the ""essential" "non essential" distinctions. In my twenty plus years in practice I have - -opened the office at 2:30am because a patient was in a great deal of pain due to an MVA and couldn't take pain meds because of an allergic reaction. I treated her multiple times a... Continue Reading →
I’m not sure if I am over-reacting or not, I hope that I am. Either way, I am taking some small proactive, self-protection steps. For now – I am not longer going to the gym, my weight training will be replaced with walking and body weight exercises. I am not longer eating in restaurants. I... Continue Reading →
I have been relatively politically quiet for a long time. Having been very politically active, culminating with being my party's nominee for congress (I lost, thankfully) and later as a political analyst for a local news station, one day I decided to step away. I was tired of the vitriol, on all sides, of the... Continue Reading →
There are a lot of people saying the reporting and concern around COVID-19 is hype. It's only over-blown, mass hysteria, until you or a loved one is afflicted, then for those who weren't listening, it becomes --- "Why didn't they warn us?" "Why didn't they cancel the event?" "Why didn't someone do something?" It is... Continue Reading →
There is a difference between being pragmatic, sound and cautious over being hysterical, misinformed and panicked. The difficulty is when a problem is so serious that ostriches ignore sound, cautious, pragmatic information and deem it to be hysteria. http://www.ShortStoryScribe.com
It's only over-blown, mass hysteria, until you or a loved one is afflicted, then it becomes -- "Why didn't they warn us?" "Why didn't they cancel the event?" "Why didn't someone do something?"
Tuesday is my normal day off, I took this morning, Wednesday, off as well. I was hoping to get some writing done, but I am so fried that I can't create anything. This isn't writer's block, or as I like to joke writer's laziness. I know what I want to write, I know what... Continue Reading →
What happens when a con artists bullshits their way into the most powerful elected office in the world, dismantles the nation's disease fighting apparatus, claims to know more than doctors and scientists, takes personal offense at an emerging viral threat, instead of uniting behind one another in crisis - lobs partisan attacks, when information is... Continue Reading →
A rough night. Haunted by dreams. Startled from slumber by nightmares. Afraid to fall back to sleep. Finally, did. Slept in a bit. Finally dragged my old, broken, lard-laden, out of shape ass from the mattress. Coffee instead of the alcohol I really want. Changed for the... Continue Reading →
Eyes heavy with crushing fatigue flicker and close The blackness of out becomes that of in An uneven sleep brings some relief from the horrors of the day To get relief from the crushing weight of others Part of me hopes not to wake Believing it can not become much worse Part of me... Continue Reading →
Are you a writer? Are you told that you are too sensitive? This is not an uncommon characteristic in those of us who are creative. Even one who might be accused of excessive machismo, Ernest Hemingway, was a deeply sensitive person. Upon first reading, his stories can be construed as epic adventures, read them a... Continue Reading →
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no... Continue Reading →
Dear readers, This post isn't about depression, or suicidal thoughts -- I don't have any. I am just wondering "out loud." Up until about ten years ago, I had a pretty great life. The last five some of the worst. My life before wasn't perfect, but I enjoyed most days. Then, some bad decisions, some... Continue Reading →
...I would not find one thing for which to be happy ...I would dread each new day ...I would allow myself to be used in such a manner ...I would cower from what was right ...I would turn a blind-eye to the wrongs of others ...I would allow others to damage me ...I would allow... Continue Reading →
Eyes heavy with crushing fatigue flicker and close The blackness of out becomes that of in An uneven sleep brings some relief from the horrors of the day To get relief from the crushing weight of others Part of me hopes not to wake Believing it can not become much worse Part of me needs... Continue Reading →
We live in a country where many employers do NOT, or can NOT afford to, provide health insurance for their employees who if they get sick will more than likely NOT seek care. We live in a country where many who have health insurance have high deductibles or co-pays designed to make those who... Continue Reading →
-1- Thunder announces a release from the earth. Fire ignites the darkness. Illuminating the night sky, Hell’s flame explodes bright orange. A yellow, oily rain falls upon the battlefield. It touches the soldiers. Skin boils and blisters. A few will die here. Many, will recover. The touched and untouched will carry scars; some on the... Continue Reading →
From War Springs Eternal.... As we huddle in the depths of reinforced earth, the fresh-faced soldiers cry out. Those of us who have been here, we cry in. Time hardens our exterior, but that doesn’t change the truth; We are all afraid. Click below to read a free sample, if you are interested, I would... Continue Reading →
Florence Zeka, on her blog Fiez-Writer, had a post titled Does Drinking Help With Writing? Of course, I was immediately drawn to the Hemingway quote - “Modern life … is often a mechanical oppression and liquor is the only mechanical relief.” As I read it, I got to thinking about my life. I spent the... Continue Reading →
I know this has nothing to do with writing, but most of us probably use windows based PC'S. https://www.techradar.com/news/new-windows-10-problem-could-make-your-pc-slower-to-boot-so-apply-this-fix-now
©2017 All Rights reserved It is so close to the date, yet, your desire will not be denied. We make love, unbridled is our passion. To unimagined climax, we bring each other. Behind closed lids, your beautiful eyes are now hidden. I lay next to you. My hand, upon the outline of our child.... Continue Reading →
I saw the meme on the left while pursuing social media this morning. It made me stop and think. For the last several years I avoid any group interactions, unless I have no choice but to attend. I have missed weddings, funerals, graduations, holiday gatherings, etc.... I have been bullied to attend certain functions, derogatorily... Continue Reading →
"I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner." An entirely different meaning when said by Hannibal Lecter http://www.ShortStoryScribe.com
