Because we are humans and share this globe, we should marvel at the range of our species and our home. http://ping.fm/PwQ0L @video

A friend, who served in Korea before that bloody war, wrote this reminiscence of a poem. http://ping.fm/6iNq1

Taking Bled Out, my hot summer thriller on tour. Will be traveling from Utah to Penn. over the next 4 days on I-80. http://ping.fm/Aa9Vb

A movie stars should not grow old
but wrapped in celluloid and shown
on all those late night TV shows.
@movies, TV

When an aphorism comes to mind/
its better meaning you must find:/
The road to hell is so well signed,/
but to heaven most men are blind.

ATTMP's own Sal Buttaci has a wonderful flash fiction vampire piece. Read and wonder. http://ping.fm/JGkw3

How many people who agree with Rick Perry's calling Social Security a Ponzi scheme already bought in to a multilevel marketing scam.

ATTMP author Monica Brinkman writes to help the @t "Epidermolysis Bullosa" children. Check out the story and videos. http://ping.fm/vhzEH

A book with feelings, a story with heart: Widow's Walk
http://ping.fm/wW94y

Ten minutes ago I learned the truth. Luckily my memory only lasts five minutes so I'm off on the quest again. http://ping.fm/l8h6W

Only yesterday I sang your song and read your book./
I forgot what you wrote, but melody lingers long.
http://ping.fm/631Vo

Candlestick Park, San Francisco, 8/19/1966: The Beatles perform last public concert. Sorry we missed it.

Of course it's an ad. Please share it everywhere you can. Have a great reading day. http://ping.fm/M9pSN

Dear friends & days long gone,/how I wish I could recall/simple threads of memory,/one sweet & happy song./
Nothing’s left at all.

Want to complain about the weather? Why not, we all do. Here are some real extremes. http://ping.fm/egrzs

8/28/ 1963, 200,000 people at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Do we still dare to dream of

Of course you want to watch the video. And you want to read the book. http://ping.fm/uwUdr

If you are thinking of abandoning ship, remember that you will be thought a rat.

8/27/1912: Tarzan of the Apes published. Will my novels be remembered in 100 years? Will there be readers and books? http://ping.fm/zv8jE

8/26/1920: 19th Amendment to U.S. Constitution take effect, guarantees women right to vote. How has that changed politics? Society?

I have a nice guest blog piece up today. Stop by, take a look, have a laugh. http://ping.fm/3MnGb

8/25/1944: Allied forces liberate Paris. We sat at a cafe & watched them march, 1 army out the other in, & wondered if man would ever learn.

A chance to

Cockroaches coming to carry you away? Science fiction, horror
#ATTMP author of Flashing My Shorts, Sal Buttaci http://ping.fm/C8AwG

Can convicted war criminal make peace with past? Read All the Fallen Angels, 1st story, R. Allnach's antho Remnant.www.rolandallnach.com from ATTMP

Check this video --"The Once and Future Wizard" book trailer http://ping.fm/tNxCJ s book from ATTMP

8/24/79: Mount Vesuvius erupts, burying Pompeii. We may be able to distort history, but nature will have her way.

All Things That Matter Press: IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING http://ping.fm/Q6Foy New mystery from my publisher

How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire? http://ping.fm/kBZ8F

The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

Thursday we discuss surviving the worst things on Blog Talk Radio. Join us.8 Eastern, 5 Pacific http://ping.fm/fnl1I

How does a woman restart her life? Widowed and children grown, Mary Flanagan tries to discover herself. http://ping.fm/DZ6O9

What a great day for the beach. Here are a few beaches to visit. http://ping.fm/zbsSN

As you prepare for a new adventure, be sure to treasure the memories of the old. http://ping.fm/wsU53

When wisdom prevails, no need 2 doubt.
Just enjoy your life, dance, & shout.
Only a fool worries more
for what he hides & what he hoards.

Can sonnets teach us what life's about? Read ATTMP author Sal Buttaci's "In the Blind."
http://ping.fm/NXLDY

8/22/565: First reported sighting of Loch Ness monster. May your dragons be happy and your whiskey neat. http://ping.fm/32aEe

What do you old folks do? A chemical engineer's response: "I enjoy turning beer, wine, Scotch , & margaritas into urine." What about you?

Writers choose their words; other people are chosen by their words. http://ping.fm/CKDZo

Only yesterday I sang your song and read your book./
I forgot what you wrote, but melody lingers long. For writing you won't forget: http://ping.fm/qk9CX

Poetry should know no ruler./
Her feet unmeasured and unbound/
Height enough to reach the heavens/
Long enough to touch the ground.

When life is broken, which piece to pick up first? Read acclaimed sci-fy "Remnant" by ATTMP's Roland Allnach.
www.rolandallnach.com

My ATTMP friend Monica Brinkman recently started a blogger site. Check it out! http://ping.fm/Q4GKi

Dolls only a strange child would want. Now this is weird. http://ping.fm/wNAfx

”Bled Out”, this summer’s hot new thriller from ATTMP’s Glenn Oliver Parkhurst is now available as a Nook Book http://ping.fm/76FE5

ATTMP's own Monica Brinkman is having a birthday. Thanks for her friendship and great book Turn of the Karmic Wheel. http://ping.fm/58cKb

A search engine you might want to use. For one thing no ads. And Lord Love A Duck. http://duckduckgo.com/

HUMAN TRIAL II: ADAM'S WAR by ATTMP's Tim Stelly - story of battling to survive & rebuild in post-apocalyptic world: http://tinyurl.com/5utbfkj

8/19/1692: 5 women & a clergyman executed for witchcraft in Salem, Mass. Fear is the mother of oppression & ignorance the father. http://ping.fm/z3m52

Nine poems by moonstruck Sal Buttaci, ATTMP author of flash fiction.
http://ping.fm/2H0tK

Animation your thing? Check this out: http://ping.fm/19Doc For animated writing check out http://ping.fm/4dkjg

8/19/1934: German plebiscite vests sole executive power in Adolf Hitler as Fuhrer. When we vote away democracy, we vote away our souls.

Find more DNA tuning info in the novel “The Once and Future Wizard:,” by fellow ATTMP author Tom Averna. http://ping.fm/0NPgv

Author Oana shares her insights into hypocrisy stigma on mental illness and her humor book The Healings
http://ping.fm/WWhHT

8/18/1969: Jimi Hendrix plays Woodstock. 1 of characters in Memoirs From the Asylum plays Hendrix on air guitar! http://ping.fm/lMiQe

A piece of my dark humor about being an author. Have you received this phone call? http://ping.fm/JqWnG

2 friends & fellow poets create 1 poem about 2 old friends. Flash fiction author Sal Buttaci & novelist Ken Weene http://ping.fm/Xh8fC

8/17/1227: Genghis Kahn dies. Ring a bell of sorrow for the mighty fallen. When battle ends & death arrives even the greatest hero dies.

8/18/11-10PM-EST ATTMP author Monica Brinkman tells of paranormal inspirations for The Turn of the Karmic Wheel. http://ping.fm/0ijXD

Just what we need for president, a Know-Nothing. Rick Perry doesn't believe in man-made climate change. http://ping.fm/lEFlD

What makes ATTMP author Sal Buttaci tick? Read Poetic Bloomings' interview of Buttaci at
http://ping.fm/ODycH

One of those Oh, my God, stories that horrify but also titillate. And inspire the author in me to think new book. http://ping.fm/aPOMK$XR/time19-0

Watching strangers - what do we learn? http://ping.fm/KOPjJ

Sometimes insisting on love is dangerous. Read fellow ATTMP author Sal Buttaci's flash.
http://ping.fm/QDCwR

8/16/1898: Roller Coaster patented. It's been a wild ride since. For another crazy ride: http://ping.fm/9AygV

New blog by fellow ATTMP author Tom Averna expressing his joys and doubts as his book is about to be published. http://ping.fm/X6r8B

"He Named Me 'Wind' " by Sal Buttaci. A sonnet a la John Milton
http://ping.fm/UISha

Sometimes you just don't need to be told. http://ping.fm/5fNqB

Aug. 16, 1977, singer Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42. The king has left the building.

Fellow ATTMP author Nicolas Sansone has a flash fiction piece in this month's Word Riot. Check it out here: http://ping.fm/1PaiZ

Growing up under communist dictator. Humor writer Oana shares her experiences & reads excerpts from The Healings http://ping.fm/BfZ4u

Writers: Want to find the right publisher? My fellow ATTMP author Melissa Studdard has some ideas and info.
http://ping.fm/iVvLQ

Share the emotion. Read Mary's journey. You may cry, why not? Widow's Walk by Ken Weene http://ping.fm/YTjQH

8/15/1947, India & Pakistan independent after some 200 yrs of British rule. Brits did a bit of mischief there. Still dealing with fallout

A friend of mine whose book is important as we all fight against drunk driving. http://ping.fm/mkf1H

A powerful and haunting read: 'Types of Circus' by ATTMP author @JenKnox2 is up at fwriction : review. http://tinyurl.com/3zqyw3q

If I didn't share this story, I would feel that I'd let our animal friends down. http://ping.fm/rmQno

When the morning comes, do you see possibilities or problems? When you watch the sunset, do you see romance or failure?

Let me tell you about insanity, about madness: Memoirs From the Asylum: http://ping.fm/2tzjv

Still selling copies after 13 years! A FAMILY OF SICILIANS...by my friend Sal Buttaci
http://tinyurl.com/3j4xue7

Great flash fiction: 200 Shorts by Sal Buttaci. Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/3dttqnz
Nook: http://tinyurl.com/4xhdbze
Print: http://tinyurl.com/3o5w84e

8/14/1935: Social Security begins in the US. If the right has its way, Social Security will be the first victim of the death panels.

I know it's for kids, but animals are always neat. Take the quiz and see if you're a zoo chef. http://ping.fm/BAEbz

Who ruled the house - me or the ten pound poodle-terrier mix? Meet Uncle, the queen. http://ping.fm/LuEZL

There is no reality as compelling as that which a good novelist creates & none as boring as a poor historian reports. http://ping.fm/UDQrC

If you love dogs & humor, check out the story of our Alpha Dog, Uncle. But be careful, don't let dogs read this. http://ping.fm/PrNMV

A Fairy Tale an author can make a reality, query ATTMP as Misty has done. http://ping.fm/IVO9O Second pitch your book radio show Aug, 16.

Advice for today: Consider the alternatives. Recognize the predicament. Laugh because there is nothing else to do.

Who said the sonnet's dead? Read two more by ATTMP author Sal Buttaci.
http://ping.fm/cN3Ah

Bestselling ATTMP author Melissa Studdard contest http://ping.fm/QcWrz

The question is not do you like vampires, but do vampires want you? Flash fiction piece by yours truly. http://ping.fm/WUX7x

Quietly, the government does some good things - even important. Will the opposition in Congress opposed this forward step? http://ping.fm/6NbOn

When we identify the good genes, what will it mean for society? Not sure I like this. http://ping.fm/7HNSc

8/12/1981: IBM introduces first PC (16-bit ). I sit at my laptop & marvel at what has become. Happy thirtieth, personal computing.

Sometimes things just go to crap. What were the architects thinking? http://ping.fm/9gEsY

Have you thanked a book today? Here's one to help you feel.
http://ping.fm/eUkM8

Con a nun? Oh, yeah... Read this flash by ATTMP author S.Buttaci
http://ping.fm/taycE​com/pt/THE-EMPERORS-IRON-RULE/​blog.htm

When the front-running GOP candidate says corporations are people, you know you've got a problem in America. http://ping.fm/AVaj3

If you must riot do it for a good cause. Don't show the police what you can get away with but the corporations what they can't.

Fellow ATTMP author says, Wait! save those ants in your kitchen! http://ping.fm/WS7nh

8/10/1519: Ferdinand Magellan embarks from Seville. Since he didn't return (Died in battle, they say.), perhaps the world isn't round. Oops.

Imagine no religions. Looking for fantasy, spirituality? Read more from ATTMP author Tom Averna re: Wizard novel http://ping.fm/qzzCN

What happened to Amelia Earhart? Read "Secrets" by Sal Buttaci
http://ping.fm/afzM8​om/2011/08/08/i-always-wondere​d-what-happened-to-her/

Give a person a fish & you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the Internet & they won't bother you for weeks, months, maybe years.

In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

Life is sexually transmitted.

I am honored that one of my poems inspired this blog post. I hope you will read the post (and the poem) http://ping.fm/r2Ttz

Read Monica Brinkman's "Audience Participation" "Vampires Suck" contest entry
http://ping.fm/AaaXQ An ATTMP author.

ATTMP novel Six Weeks to Yehidah debuts at top 1% of Amazon sales: http://www.amazon.com/Six-Weeks-Yehidah-Melissa-Studdard/dp/0984651705/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312835288&sr=8-1 Congratulations are in order.

"In the Province of the Heart." memoir by ATTMP author Sal Buttaci about his Grandpa's last days.
http://tinyurl.com/3p6r6sm

"Vampires Suck" Contest! Read All Things That Matter Press's Sal Buttaci's "Secrets".
http://ping.fm/VEqz4

Four Sonnets a la Shakespeare and Spenser by Buttaci
http://ping.fm/qxIc1

The sonnet is not dead! Sal Buttaci offers three more at
http://ping.fm/saYz0

May your inner zombie know great joy. May your brain be ever fried. http://ping.fm/Kwir6

8/7/1964, U.S. Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin resolve, gives Pres. Johnson powers re "North Vietnamese attacks" on US forces. So many lies.

Writers, do your characters meet realistically? Check out my post at http://ping.fm/TCRHL Click on Blog and Making first meetings realistic.

August 7: win a free copy of my novel Memoirs From the Asylum. Visit http://ping.fm/obt7L to enter and keep reading ATTMP books.

Oana talks to Dr.Rose about re wiring the brain http://ping.fm/PbF72

What happens when media fail to cover stories that point to world dangers? http://ping.fm/cAYhL By ATTMP author Jean Rodenbough.

Aspiring and published authors, query All Things That Matter live on-air 8/16/11 http://ping.fm/mg4TS

8/6/1945, U.S. drops atom bomb on Hiroshima. Instantly kills about 66,000 people in first use of nuclear weapon. Let us all mourn.

Like free books? Win a copy of Unwritten Rules by M. A. Stacie. Just visit http://ping.fm/OQn4z

Writers' skills: Making First Meetings Realistic - blog by ATTMP author Ken Weene. http://ping.fm/GYQls (click on blog link & then on title)

It is a tactic of the extremist to demand the right to define the terms used in the discussion - often using distorted and loaded language.

Have you asked your library to get a copy of Memoirs From the Asylum? Please do. Libraries are important and reading my book is too.

8/5/1981: President Reagan fires 11,359 air-traffic controllers. Don't need unions that might demand shift limits to avoid sleeping on job.

To read this is to understand why Christ is weeping for humanity. This is a new low in His Name, http://ping.fm/360Hz

When is the Second Coming? ATTMP author Jean Rodenbough's blog asks us an important question. http://ping.fm/JD0XS

A quick course in failing to sell. http://ping.fm/kL7hQ

How do Mayan calendar, energy waves and Dr.Calleman fit into Wizard novel by ATTMP author TomAverna? Read more at http://ping.fm/KvzCh

Like poetry? Check out Five Poems by Salvatore Buttaci. http://ping.fm/s393Y

This day AD 70: Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. The diaspora begins.

When failed love has you down, interrupt yourself with a song. The more you chase that dream, the farther down you go.

You'll want to read Commit Murder and Get Away with It by ATTMP author Sal Buttaci
http://tinyurl.com/3uwvu5z

If we were now at Stonehenge, we should surely sing and dance./
As days of summer shorten, may autumnal crops advance.

Today I shall try to stay calm. Today I shall try to stay calm. Today ... Oh, damn. Would you stop. Seriously, just stop. Damn, f**k, s**t!

Sometimes people forget that government is necessary. A reminder: http://ping.fm/OTKaK

Visit http://ping.fm/5lD7f You may win a free book. Every day a different one given away. Today Darker Things (The Lockman Chronicles, #1)

Somalia - I think we've been at this point before. Sadly, not much anyone can do without open warfare. http://ping.fm/BlmUI

This is great. Love movies and love Hitchcock. http://ping.fm/o47Y4

8/3/1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain. Can you hear the groan of the winches as the haul anchor? Bon Voyage.

SNAKES: Some of those wow photos you want to look at.http://ping.fm/K0mE6

Advice: The wonderful feeling you get - you are inspired: use facilities before action. Many a disaster starts with badly digested thought.

Having changed his diapers does not give claim to his soul./
Having taught her to walk will not mean you can control her love.

ATTMP author Tom Averna blog discusses Theseus featured in movie Immortals and Merlin both in his fantasy novel. http://ping.fm/1G3tM

Celebrate today by reading a good book. Widow's Walk, a story of starting over. http://ping.fm/3xUMQ

The Homeless Project with Brandon James Miller. A young man's journey to overcome homelessness and help others. 8/4 http://ping.fm/mnZd5

The star I followed found its black hole;
Is there salvation? Will it be known?
Follow dreams & not a star;
dreams take you twice as far.

A movie stars should not grow old/
but wrapped in celluloid and shown/
on all those late night TV shows./

Great photos of bobcat up a saguaro. Nature at its best. http://ping.fm/CS5YY

8/2/1934: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany. Beware of politicians who have solutions; they often lead to bad finalities.

Love fantasy? Spec Fiction? New novel by ATTMP's Tom Averna "The Once and Future Wizard". Visit the web page: http://ping.fm/IXR4V

To know the religion of another is to respect that person as a friend. Faith matters. http://ping.fm/oPZ9s

Enter to Win Relationship Purgatory for Two by author @Salatweets in the August Daily Giveaway on http://bit.ly/kNcfZe

Enter to Win Relationship Purgatory for Two by author Karen Sala in the August 2 Daily Giveaway on http://ping.fm/L4RTO Giveway books

Native American journey through diabetes & blindness, ATTMP author Amy Krout-Horn, "My Father's Blood" now in print.
http://tinyurl.com/My-Father-s-Blood

The hopeless, the homeless, what do they want?/
Our love and compassion, a chance to go on./
Are they not God's children? What would he say?

A crazy cat and her master learn about homelessness http://ping.fm/pbnMr

The Homeless Project with producer Brandon James Miller. A young man's journey to overcome homelessness and help others. http://ping.fm/ndK8C

Poetry should know no ruler./
Her feet unmeasured and unbound/
Height enough to reach the heavens/
Long enough to touch the ground./

To my Gaelic friends: May Lughnasadh bring you songs and joys.

I mourn the elms of youth now gone/
Behemoth trees with birds and song./
Safe in their shadows with a book/
in great adventures I betook.