Douglas Barone
Amanda, a rising star of the New York literary world and my occasional lover, is not pleased that I read my poem, Endless Visibility, to her friends, a group of emerging literati.
In fact she is rather upset.
I’m sorry Amanda, I asked them a question and they didn’t like the answer. Does this mean our date is off?
As reported in Touching History by Lynn Spenser, Major Billy Hutchison of the 121st Fighter Squadron, DC Air National Guard was the only military jet between United 93 and the populated city of Washington DC on September 11, 2001. His jet was diverted from training with limited munitions and he was given orders to keep United 93 from crashing into the city by any means necessary. He was minutes from intercept before the passengers on the hijacked jet succeeded in their second assault on the cabin.
After I read his story, and thought about being in that cockpit, I wrote this poem…
Getting through your juvenilia is tough, especially when you’re 45…
…especially when your critics actually criticize you.
Sal and I talk about it…
My ‘friend’ Amanda belittles my blogging in a defense of the traditional world of New York publishing…
“Writing pornography again, Doug? That’s rather sad” Amanda said.
“No, no, its not about you, dear”
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A postmodern Existentialist with Objectivist leanings, fighting to catch up with his art, after serving time as a capitalist oppressor of the people.
Doug Barone retired from corporate life after 20 years in the finance industry and is fooling everyone into thinking he is a writer. Having been a corporate strategist, finance executive, and IT executive he has found almost nothing of use to him from those years except the zany people and crazy stories that no one in their right mind could ever dream up. He uses these real life experiences in his work and this separates him from other writers who never really worked a day in their lives either. He writes about the primacy of the individual, the oppression of institutions, and the ability of real heroes to exist. As such he fully expects to be pilloried by the academic left and the religious right, and looks forward to every lashing.
