Issue 1, Spring 2022 – Appalachian Lit (appalachialit.com) I am honored to have a new story—“The Elvis Question”—in the debut issue of Appalachian Lit. This is a fantastic magazine focusing on the writers of northern Appalachia, a region that has been overlooked for too long. The team that put this Read more…
January 26, 2022 Straight Up — Sterling Clack Clack
Just Can’t Wait To Get On The Road Again (Courtesy of Joshua Todd James blog “Writers Talking ‘Bout Writing” Joshua Todd JamesNov 9 David Drayer is the author of the novels Strip Cuts, A Noble Story, Something Fierce, the novella, Attachment, and the autobiographical collection, Wayward Son: Travels and Reflections. Born Read more…
David Drayer In response to the writing prompt—At the Movies—by the Writer’s Block Party this past weekend, I watched and wrote about the 2018 film, Kodachrome. The premise is simple, as it is in the best films and it sets up quickly: A world-class photographer who chose his career over Read more…
The temperature is hovering around 45 degrees this morning with a projected high of 50 and the roads are wet from an all-night rain. Conventional wisdom would say this is not a motorcycle day despite the fact that I really need one. I have to write and submit a newspaper article by 5:00 Read more…
“Spontaneity is a meticulously prepared art.” Oscar Wilde said that and I agree. As a guy who has lit out on a days-long motorcycle trip because I couldn’t sleep, jumped on a moving train to see where it was going, moved to a new city without ever having seen it, Read more…
It is 40 degrees when I wake up in a Pennsylvania motel. Less than ideal temperatures for a motorcycle. According to the weather forecast, if I hang around until check out, the temperature will rise another 10 degrees. Still a chilly ride, but doable. I am in no hurry and the room Read more…
I’m heading home to spend time with family in Pennsylvania, taking a couple of days to get there, enjoying the ride and the sights along the way. In Maryland, I visited the graves of Edgar Allan Poe in Baltimore and F. Scott Fitzgerald in Rockville. I nearly hit a deer Read more…