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Mr. Grudge
Welcome to Mr. Grudge, the place to talk about writing. Writing is a craft which must be learned, practiced and honed so one day you might accidentally produce a work of art.

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Perps, Cuffs, and Doughnuts Too
2007-12-11 05:47:00
Every profession has one, and that is its own language. Those in the medical, legal and education professions all speak with the jargon of their career field. My former line of work is no different.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Awards: Friendship & Useful Blogger
2007-12-11 03:34:00
My friend J.D., the author of The Uneasy Supplicant has presented me with the two great awards: The Colors of Friendship and The Totally Useful Blogger . In the blogging world, there aren't too many... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Confessions of a Blood-Stained Twit
2007-12-06 20:13:00
Notice to readers: names of the individuals in this story have been changed to protect the innocent, and the stupid. In early 1990 I was a young rookie cop walking a beat in New York City. I was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
More About: Twit , Confessions , Police , Blood , Harlem

A Semi-Gloss Kind of Love
2007-12-04 20:06:00
When I met my wife a little over twenty years ago, we were dating exclusively. Ever the doting boyfriend, I bought her gifts, flowers, and took her out on expensive dates, even though I still lived... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Red & White and Christmas Lights
2007-12-02 21:50:00
Dear Readers, I wrestled with whether or not I should post this on my blog. Briefly, at around 1:30 a.m. on December 2, 2007, I published this piece with a few more details than what is present now,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
More About: Christmas , White , Lights , Christmas Lights

New Design, New Domain Name, New Problems
2007-11-29 20:03:00
Hi Readers,I want to thank all of you for your positive comments regarding my new template. However, I am not happy with it for a number of reasons, but the main one is that it does not load properly into any browser. More accurately, it just does not always load on the first try. I've been experimenting with this theme and I have to hit the refresh button way too many times. I have no choice but to stick with this template until I can move over to something else. I appreciate your patience. On a brighter note, I registered the domain name mrgrudge.com. As the Internet is the world's largest network, it may take time for this new domain name to propagate throughout all of the root DNS servers and various search engines. In the meantime, Blogger still resolves http://mrgrudge.blogspot.com to http://www.mrgrudge.com. It may take a while to iron out these wrinkles too. I had to re-submit my blog for review at BlogCatalog and I will be offline there for a short time. Also, I have to u...
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First Dance, Final Goodbye
2007-11-28 05:03:00
A lot goes into choosing a wedding song. For many couples, they know right away what to play for their first dance, for others they don?t make a big deal of it, and for my wife and I, we chose something we thought would be special. We both knew the song ?The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face? by Roberta Flack and thought it was ideal for us. We imagined ourselves at our reception, embracing on the dance floor and gently swaying as the band played our song. Just talking about it made my then fiancé teary eyed with anticipationDuring our long engagement of almost two years, my bride-to-be kept a loose leaf binder full of all the details, orders, plans, and receipts and the like for our giant, New York wedding. There were to be almost two hundred guests, a big band, bridesmaids and ushers, and everything you?d expect for such a festivity. However, we didn?t know that someone very close to us would not be there for our nuptials.My fiancé?s Mom and Dad were invited over to my parent?s home...
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Pardon Our Appearance! Mr. Grudge Is Having A Makeover
2007-11-27 17:45:00
Pardon Our Appearance ! Mr. Grudge Is Having A Makeover . I am adding space with a third column and should be up and running by the end of the day. Thanks for your patience.Copyright ©2007 Mr. Grudge All Rights Reserved
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An Amazing Blogger
2007-11-26 18:45:00
Dear Readers,Recently J.D., the author of the creative, as well as exceptional blog "The Uneasy Supplicant" gave me the "You're An Amazing Blogger " award. It is my turn now, and my privilege to hand this award over to a truly amazing blogger, Kristyn, who authors three blogs (Kristyn Writes, Ya Don't Say, Ya Don't Say at Vox) who is a wonderful and prolific writer. I have a difficult time as it is maintaining one blog, I couldn't imagine authoring three of them. She seems to do this with ease.Kristyn was one of the first people to stop by Mr. Grudge on a regular basis and offer very insightful and valuable comments on my posts. Kristyn doesn't just drop in and write "great post," or "nice blog;" she adds to the conversation, and always has an interesting fact to go along with it. Her blogs reflect that sort of writing. She is grateful to her readers and writes from the heart. So, without anymore rambling, I humbly present Kristyn with the "You're An Amazing Blogger" award! Ste...

No Dreamers Allowed
2007-11-23 07:40:00
Three days ago I called a buddy of mine I hadn?t spoken to in a while to wish him a happy Thanksgiving. Though we don?t get to talk or visit each other often anymore, our friendship is such that we can pick up the phone anytime and pick up where we left off. I?ve known him for twenty six years, and we?ve experienced a lot together, and I?ve watched his two sons grown from mere babies to young men in their twenties. During our conversation, we ended up discussing dreams. He told me that his oldest son?s girlfriend bought a book on dream interpretation and has taken to asking everyone, including him, about their dreams to analyze them. To know my friend Nat, you have to understand how he is and what he looks like. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, is in his early fifties (he?s ten years older than me), is very large with a close cropped beard. He looks like someone the director of a movie would order up from central casting to play a mafia hit man. Ask him his dreams? His son?s girl...
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No Dreamers Allowed
2007-11-23 07:40:00
Three days ago I called a buddy of mine I hadn?t spoken to in a while to wish him a happy Thanksgiving. Though we don?t get to talk or visit each other often anymore, our friendship is such that we can pick up the phone anytime and pick up where we left off. I?ve known him for twenty six years, and we?ve experienced a lot together, and I?ve watched his two sons grown from mere babies to young men in their twenties. During our conversation, we ended up discussing dreams. He told me that his oldest son?s girlfriend bought a book on dream interpretation and has taken to asking everyone, including him, about their dreams to analyze them. To know Nat, you have to understand how he is and what he looks like. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, is in his early fifties (he?s ten years older than me), is very large with a close cropped beard. He looks like someone the director of a movie would order up from central casting to play a mafia hit man. Ask him his dreams? His son?s girlfriend is ...
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Honored & Thankful
2007-11-22 01:28:00
Dear Readers, To say that the following announcement is an honor is an understatement. Those who know me personally are aware that I have been writing since I was in elementary school. I can remember the first story I ever wrote in vivid detail, including where I was when I put pencil to paper, who was with me at the time, and what the weather was like outside. Writing is more than my past time; it is my passion. With that said, within the past twenty four hours, two very special and extremely talented writers have honored me with the above pictured awards. J.D., the author of the creative, as well as exceptional blog "The Uneasy Supplicant" has given me the "You're An Amazing Blog ger" award. Let me say that J.D.'s blog is the place I go to when I want to read something that is written beautifully. His poetry is enigmatic, yet spiritual, his fiction is full of drama and emotion, and he is a fabulous photographer. For J.D. to find me worthy of any award, and for him to read my blog...
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Kindness Has A Ring To It
2007-11-18 17:37:00
Lisa McGlaun, who is the author of the inspirational blog,"LifePrints" has inspired me to write this post. After reading her article "New York Wedding Ring -Do It Yourself", I recalled what a bittersweet experience it was buying my wife her engagement ring so many years ago. In this week of Thanksgiving , I have a special story to tell. Ever since this happened to me, I've been inspired to be a better person.In July of 1989 I was a raw recruit in the New York City Police Academy. It was then that I decided to propose to my girlfriend. New officers in the police department do not make a lot of money, especially back in the late 1980?s, so finding a decent engagement ring proved to be a bit of a challenge. The meager savings I had up to then went to paying upwards of $250 a month in train fare to commute back and forth every day from Long Island to Manhattan where the academy is located. By chance, I had a conversation with my brother in law Mark?s step-father at my sister?s home. We ...
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"Be the Blog" Award!
2007-11-18 14:35:00
When I began to blog, I never imagined that I would meet so many wonderful, creative, and talented bloggers. Mike French over at "The View From Here" is one of them. Mike has honored me with the above "Be the Blog " award. The award was created by Mark from "Me and My Drum" who stated (these words are from his blog):"Earlier this year I was tagged with the blogging tip meme in which the tip I offered was ?Be the Blog?. That phrase stuck with me because I think that really sums up what a successful blogger does. And what I mean by successful is that they make it their own, stay with it, are interactive with their readers, and just plain have fun.Since then I?ve been thinking about creating an award of my own, but with so many out there, it?s hard to find a niche that remains untapped for recognition. So I said, ?What the heck??, and decided to shape the phrase into an award called (you guessed it): Be The Blog."To be considered a blogger who deserves this tribute, I am deeply honored....
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Five Things About Blogging Meme
2007-11-16 18:59:00
Hi Readers,It has been a very good week here at Mr. Grudge. Articles have been piling up for future publication in this space, I broke a personal ?visitor? record on Thursday (my readership is increasing, thank you!), I?ve chosen a new, three column design for this space to roll out in the next week or two (Thanksgiving is next week and there?s a lot of preparation for this holiday), and I?ve been tagged twice by two talented, prolific bloggers (see the previous post below). Mike French, owner and proprietor of ?The View from Here? tagged me with a meme the other day, right after I was tagged by Eng Foo Tiam over at ?Beautiful World.? Mike is a talented writer who is releasing his novel ?The Dandelion Tree? on his other blog ?Tales from the Tree,? where as Mike puts it ?The Digg the Tree: An interactive readership where every 15 Digg votes rolls out another chapter from the book ?The Dandelion Tree?.? So, get out your shovels, visit ?Tales from the Tree? and start Digging. The meme ...
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Tagged: "Double Meme-ing"
2007-11-15 03:35:00
Two blogging pals of mine tagged me with me memes this week. Whenever I?m tagged, I consider it a compliment, and I take a bit of time to respond so I can do the meme justice. First, Eng Foo Tiam over at Beautiful World tagged me with a ?Double Meme ? asking ?What are your three things to die for, and what are your top musical picks?? Mike French over at The View from Here tagged me with ?All About Me.? If you visit?s Mike?s blog, you will see that he posted a really cool video response to the meme. Today, I will post my response to footiam?s (as he calls himself in the blogging world) meme. Then, later in the week I will post Mike French?s meme. The ?Double Meme? is: ?Three things to die for? and ?My Top Musical Picks.?So, what are three things Mr. Grudge would die for? First and foremost, I?d die for family. My wife and two children come before anything else, then my father, siblings, and down the line to friends. I have several acquaintances who I see every day, those at work, or ...
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November 13, 2007 Update on "It's a Movie!"
2007-11-13 19:09:00
Recently I posted about a young director and her cinematographer who both are making a short story I wrote over twenty years ago into a movie. This will be a lengthy process expected to take several months and I didn't expect to get an update in so soon. However, I am happy to report that I met with the writer/director today, and she said she was well on her way into writing the first draft of the script. Wow, this is actually happening!movie cinematographer director script short storyCopyright ©2007 Mr. Grudge All Rights Reserved
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My Characters And Me
2007-11-13 02:24:00
It's that instant when you get a great idea for a story; you're in the shower, in a meeting at work, or waiting for someone to quit talking to you so you can nod and walk away. Yes, we writers are always writing, even when we're not in front of our computers. For me, when that moment of inspiration hits, and I'm able to ditch my responsibilities and scurry off to find a pen and a scrap of paper to jot my ideas on, my characters begin to come to life.In my head, their personalities are formed first. I'll imagine someone with the fortitude to rescue an entire nation, or merely reach for a ball in a sewer, or whatever the plot calls for. I?ll then see that person's human shape assemble itself in that section of the brain reserved for a writer's special talents. For me, it's the character?s behavior and traits which dictate their physical characteristics.In my latest story, my protagonist, Roger, is a former police officer in the process of grieving. He's not very active becaus...
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Special Announcement: It's A Movie!
2007-11-08 20:44:00
I have a special announcement to make which has been in the making for a few months now. One of my short stories is going to be made into an independent, short film. The filmmaker, a young woman who graduated from a respected college for film, read two of my short stories and selected one for her next independent project. Her cinematographer, a young man who won an award for a short film of his own production, will work with her on the filming of the story, as well as in post-production. The final run time for the film version of my short story ?Hello Neighbor? will run approximately 7-10 minutes and most likely be entered into various independent film festivals. This is not a million dollar production, but professional actors and actresses will be used as well as state of the art studios and equipment. I don?t expect this project to be completed any time soon, as the young writer/director/filmmaker just picked up my draft of the story yesterday. She has to create a script, cast the...
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When Life Turns To Stone
2007-11-07 03:44:00
There?s a little something in my writing which the reader has no way of picking up on. In my novels, I honor my best friend who died when he was only twenty one years old way back in 1985. The Wade Thompson I knew would have scoffed at anyone doing something so trite; but, the way I see it, he may have changed his mind if he was alive today. In my first novel, I have a character with the initials W.T. In my second novel, the protagonist buries a suitcase full of stolen cash in three feet of snow at a cemetery, in front of the headstone of Robert Wade Thompson. In my last novel one of the characters based solely on his personality. My visits to him in my stories are my homage to his life, and they don?t necessarily reflect my actual visits to his grave. Frozen in my mind as an athletic, young, long haired man with a cigarette dangling from the corner of his lips, the Wade Thompson I knew remained someone I could visit even after death. He listened quietly, I imagined, as I told him ...
More About: Life , New York City , Stone , Tone

"I'm Not From Lawn-Guy-Land"
2007-11-02 15:16:00
There's a list going around the internet which has been compiled by, added to, and passed around by Long Islanders. This list is called (you guessed it) "You Know You're From Long Island When..." One of my favorite items on that list is "You never realize you have an accent until you leave." This has happened to me, numerous times.Yes, we do speak funny, and it is typically arrogant of us New Yawkers to think we speak like Harvard law professors. In Florida a few years ago, I took my family to Disney World. At Typhoon Lagoon, I was sitting poolside when my then three year old son began to play with the sand. Actually, he was tossing handfulls of it into the air. I told him to knock it off, and the burly man behind me said something that sounded like "Arf nargle eeg offay ay nad." Huh? Not wanting to be rude, I smiled in much the same way one does when we don't want to aggitate the man holding the bloody meat cleaver. I ordered my son once more to quit throwing sand in the air or ...
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