46 Sun April 13 2003 - 16:53:14 Fullname: Mort Email: Comments: Weston writes:
Mort, My sincerest congrats. I think your work recently has been brilliant. Buckeye Jim is as entertaining as it gets. Good luck, My friend. -Weston
For those who don't know Weston, he is both good guy and good writer.
& a guy whose compliment means something because he is not given to glad-handling nor bs shmoozing.
Thanks, W.
Mort
47 Sun April 13 2003 - 04:32:46 Fullname: Weston Email: Comments: Mort,
My sincerest congrats. I think your work recently has been brilliant.
Buckeye Jim is as entertaining as it gets.
Good luck, My friend.
-Weston
48 Thu April 10 2003 - 05:41:04 Fullname: Mort Email: Comments: Joel writes:
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1 08.04.2003, at 23:41:48
Fullname: Joel Arnold
Email: joelarnold@mchsi.com
Comments: Mort, congrats on your Stoker nomination hat trick! Also, I recently read THE STRANGERS and enjoyed it. Sort of made me think of a twisted version of Sinclair Lewis's MAIN STREET. Take care, Joel
Indeed, Joel writes very well.
Were I writing THE STRANGERS today, there are many things I would do differently, but it's a pretty decent book, I think, and one that many people call my most frightening.
New author preferred edition coming from OVERLOOK CONNECTION/INFINITY -- and I'm pleased to say movie interest is fairly serious.
Even more pleased about Stokers, proof that overnight success requires only 30--35 years or so.
Thanks again for writing.
Best,
Mort
49 Tue April 08 2003 - 22:41:48 Fullname: Joel Arnold Email:
joelarnold@mchsi.com Comments: Mort, congrats on your Stoker nomination hat trick! Also, I recently read THE STRANGERS and enjoyed it. Sort of made me think of a twisted version of Sinclair Lewis's MAIN STREET.
Take care,
Joel
Thank you very much for your reply. It's really an honour to be the Unofficial President of the Castle Fan Club and Precision Sheepherding Society of Greece. Some stuff in the mail to me? Wow,
I'll be checking my letter-box every day! Great news! Thank you so much!!! All the best, Dimitris!!!
51 Thu April 03 2003 - 12:32:32 Fullname: mort Email: Comments: From Scott Nicholson
Email:
Comments: Hi Mort, Congratulations on your numerous appearances on the Stoker ballot. Irrefutable proof that one gets better with practice, I take it. Good luck the rest of the way.
Thanks, Scott:
For those who don't know, I've made the final ballot/become a Bram Stoker award nominee in three categories this year: short story, fiction collection, and alternative form.
& whether you know or not, I've been writing a long time, with my first novel published in 67 or 68.
Truth: I think I have been writing well since 1985 or so, when I really discovered, thanks to a number of artists, that it was not wrong for me to think of myself as an artist, too.
This does not mean that those who bestow awards were in agreement back then.
That there seems to be some interest in my work is gratifying as is the work itself.
& when I counsel patience, patience, to those fine young artists I work with in a number of high schools and colleges, I know whereof I speak, methinks:
Old Tolstory has it, you know: "God Sess the Truth, but Waits."
& now congrats back to you--your worthy and promising RED CHURCH is gettign attention it merits.
Best,
Mort
52 Thu April 03 2003 - 12:23:54 Fullname: Mort Email: Comments: News of a new book from a guy who's no doubt been courted by Random House, Vintage, and Scribner's but chose to go with PublishAmerica...
Fullname: irapass
Email: irapass@yahoo.co.uk
Comments: COOLEST BOOK ON HOTTEST TOPICS: Piddler on the Hoof by S.I. Fishgal, ISBN 1-59129-435-5, PublishAmerica Inc. http://piddler-on-the-hoof.8m.com/ http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/fishgal/ The derisive living truth, escapades, eccentricity, idioms, life and death emotionally awake a preschooler in the Red Army's Rearguard during the WW2 and trigger readers' thrills, laughter and bittersweet tears. Struck with some hoof-and-mouth disease, S.I. Fishgal spills the guts and teases souls in his potent, rich, vivid, fascinating, stimulating, gripping and teasing novel. An explanatory dictionary illustrated the use of HOOF, ON THE HOOF, and PIDDLER with that book. Amazon listed it as most popular on its keywords.
Thanks for sharing, but this is not Lunatics Anonymous. Down the street and tell the nice people your name, then sit down and wait for your medication to arrive.
Yeah, I know I'm supposed to be tolerant and it's always wrong to respond to stuff like this-- But Harlan has it right. Sometimes you roll up the newspaper and smack away because it feels good.
Mort
53 Thu April 03 2003 - 12:20:25 Fullname: Mort Email: Comments: Hairy
Comments: PS Mort, you bringing your five string to WHC?
Nah, Like me, it's too clumsy and heavy; unlike me, the mandolin is small and graceful, so that will likely be with me.
And as one of the six secret masters of "Delta Slide Mandolin," whoo! I can safely say, "If you haven't heard Mort's mando blues, you haven't heard Mort's mando blues."
Best,
Mort
54 Thu April 03 2003 - 12:16:39 Fullname: Mort Email: Comments: Still more responses
5 08.03.2003, at 03:53:44
Fullname: Harry Shannon
Email: author@harryshannon.com
Comments: Popping on to sing the praises of "Nations of the Living, Nations of the Dead." Really smooth,like fine wine (if you can accept that from a sober drunk).Wonderful and not to be missed!
Friend Shannon always reminds me of the special privilege and pleasure it is to have someone read your work well; he validates my aiming for more than the proverbial "good read" or "beach book."
I'm not displeased with NATIONS; I'd thought it would be "pretty good," but it came out some better than that, methinks.
And I think it worthy of its being dedicated to the late Dr. Morton Einhorn, a man of great intellect, and probably the first guy to convince the very young Mort Castle, "why, hell yes, you can do stuff!"
Now, everyone rush out and buy the book. Or stay home and order it from Prime Books, Matt Schwartz's shocklines, or...
{{{{{Fullname: Dimitris Vekios
Email: csvvek@otenet.gr
Comments: Dear Mr Castle, Hello! Do you remember me? I'm your number one fan from Greece and I came across this message board and thought I should say Hi! So, how are you, is everything OK? By the way, could I call you Mort? Glad to be around, it was really great talking to you!!! Or just sending my regards! A Big Hello from Greece to all the people in this message board, Best Wishes, Dimitris}}}
Of course I'm Mort, Dimitris. I'm "Mort" to everyone except some 3rd grade kids who can't handle calling an adult (old guy) by his first name.
Except in aa few moments, I think there might be other things I'm likely to be called by Mr. Piddle.
Ain't forgot you, pal, and am most glad to have you as Unofficial President of the Castle Fan Club and Precision Sheepherding Society of Greece.
Have some stuff in the mail to you.
Best,
Mort
55 Thu April 03 2003 - 12:08:39 Fullname: Mort Email:
mortwrites@aol.com Comments: Been a while since I've checked in,
but
Messages received--
6 06.03.2003, at 21:39:27
Fullname: Skinny
Email: HTML@fsmail.net
Comments: Really liked the stories, If you take my my son, felt real sorry for the guy especially when his old man made fun of his learn art by mail set.
Thanks, skinny (ah my being skinny is more and more a fond memory as the Great Shift Proceeds with Age)
That story is one of my favorites; it's been re-ranked by the good folks at elaleph/Galaxia Cthulhu who've voted it the #4 Best Terror Tale of All Time, in the first five with Mssrs. Poe, Lovecraft, and Barker--ain't displeased.
Some talk of this flying as TV or movie, but I've had lots of that talk over the years.
[[[[7 04.03.2003, at 23:14:43
Fullname: Sebastien
Email: dennikseb@aol.com
Comments: Hi Mort. I was just wondering if you could tell me a little bit more about the writing workshops you'll be giving at this year's WHC. Thanks.
Well, it's more about learning some prime rules of writing--and throwing away much of the stuff you've learned that gets in the way of your writing.
I'd probably use the term "empowerment," but that's a bullshit pop psych word and I have little use for bumper sticker platitudes to guide us through Life and Art.
It's about authenticity, okay? Getting some time in with that person in your mirror and finding out what he wants to write about...
and then finding out how to get out of his way so he can.
Best,
Mort
56 Wed April 02 2003 - 18:46:17 Fullname: Scott Nicholson Email: Comments: Hi Mort,
Congratulations on your numerous appearances on the Stoker ballot. Irrefutable proof that one gets better with practice, I take it. Good luck the rest of the way.
57 Tue April 01 2003 - 09:51:21 Fullname: irapass Email:
irapass@yahoo.co.uk Comments: COOLEST BOOK ON HOTTEST TOPICS: Piddler on the Hoof by S.I. Fishgal,
ISBN 1-59129-435-5, PublishAmerica Inc.
http://piddler-on-the-hoof.8m.com/
http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/fishgal/
The derisive living truth, escapades, eccentricity, idioms, life and death emotionally awake a preschooler in the Red Army's Rearguard during the WW2 and trigger readers' thrills, laughter and bittersweet tears.
Struck with some hoof-and-mouth disease, S.I. Fishgal spills the guts and teases souls in his potent, rich, vivid, fascinating, stimulating, gripping and teasing novel. An explanatory dictionary illustrated the use of HOOF, ON THE HOOF, and PIDDLER with that book. Amazon listed it as most popular on its keywords.
58 Tue April 01 2003 - 01:19:55 Fullname: Hairy Email: Comments: PS Mort, you bringing your five string to WHC?
59 Sat March 08 2003 - 03:53:44 Fullname: Harry Shannon Email:
author@harryshannon.com Comments: Popping on to sing the praises of "Nations of the Living, Nations of the Dead." Really smooth,like fine wine (if you can accept that from a sober drunk).Wonderful and not to be missed!
Hello! Do you remember me? I'm your number one fan from Greece and I came across this message board and thought I should say Hi!
So, how are you, is everything OK? By the way, could I call you Mort?
Glad to be around, it was really great talking to you!!! Or just sending my regards!
A Big Hello from Greece to all the people in this message board,
