Spoof of Fox News

This is a spoof I made of a recent Fox News story, but I don't think that it's blown too far out of proportion.

A Fox anchor stated that Gazans use the tunnels that go from Gaza to Israel in order to travel to Jordan to kidnap Jordanians.  That is one hell of a long journey, clear across Israel, and it's amazing that Jordan has issued no response to it.

I am not a Democrat, nor am I a Republican.  I seldom point out the stupidity of those on either side, but on such a blunder as this, I have to do so.

#comedy #Fox #FoxNews #badreporting #hilarious #humor #Gaza #Israel #GazaWar 

The next time you want to ask Amazon for a refund, please keep this in mind.

The next time that you want to ask Amazon for a refund on a Kindle e-book purchase, please keep this in mind:

My novel, that I poured my heart and soul into, put a lot of money into that I cannot afford, spent months writing, and is my hardest and most elaborate work, has already been refunded by Amazon 6 times!  Yes, 6 times!  I have to pay all delivery charges on that!  Please read this message:
Most of the e-books found on Amazon were written by Indie authors, authors that do not have major book deals. Indie authors struggle to bring readers great books at low prices and have to not only write the stories but edit, publish, and promote them on their own, plus have to pay for expensive book covers out of their own pockets. Most Indie authors make only hundreds of dollars per year from writing. Every time that someone gets a refund from Amazon, it costs the author. Not only does it cause the Indie author despair and cause sales records to be continually reconfigured, but it LITERALLY COSTS THE AUTHOR MONEY! THE AUTHOR HAS TO COVER THE DELIVERY CHARGES FOR THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE! INDIE AUTHORS DO NOT MAKE MUCH MONEY AT ALL. THIS PIRACY (AND YES, IT IS PIRACY, NO MATTER WHAT AMAZON SAYS), WILL BRING THE DOWNFALL OF LITERATURE. IF YOU WANT BOOKS TO CONTINUE TO BE WRITTEN, DO NOT PIRATE THEM IN ANY WAY, INCLUDING BUYING THEM, READING THEM, AND THEN ASKING FOR A REFUND! IF YOU DO NOT THINK THAT YOU WILL LIKE A BOOK, DO NOT BUY IT. YOU MAY THINK THAT IT IS FAIR TO ASK AMAZON FOR REFUNDS, BUT YOU ARE CAUSING AUTHORS THAT DEPEND ENTIRELY ON THEIR MEAGER BOOK SALES TO GIVE UP ON WRITING ALTOGETHER. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. DO THE RIGHT THING, AND DO NOT PIRATE.

Thank you.

People with disabilities can do amazing things.

I know I've already posted a lot today, but I have something on my mind, and this is my one place that I get to say anything I want, any time I want.  I want to tell everyone that people with disabilities can do amazing things.  If this serves to inspire anyone, guide them, further them, or encourage them, great.  If not, oh well.

My physical disabilities aside, I want to talk about my mental, emotional, and cranial disabilities to prove that people with such things can still accomplish much and soar to tremendous heights.  Use me as an example, if you will.  I have a cyst on the left temporal lobe of my brain.  I have tremendous migraine headaches, quite often.  I have partial dyslexia, A.D.D., severe depression, anxiety, and insomnia, yet I have been able to not only finish a B.A. but an M.A., both with very high g.p.a.s, honors, awards, and praise, not to mention that I have completed 3 novels, 1 novella, 5 short stories, a compilation story book, 2 books of poetry, more than a dozen joke and misc. humor books, and many hundreds of detailed poems, all with the above mentioned disabilities.  People with mental, emotional, or physical dysfunction can still do great things, so don't let anyone ever tell you that you can't!  If you believe it, you can achieve it!  Just don't give up!

Dreams Never Come True

Dreams Never Come True

Dreams Never Come True

Copyright © 2014 by The Poetry Man (Jason Wallace)

I used to think it was us.

I used to think it was you.

But now all I can think

Is dreams never come true.

Was it me, Baby?

Was it no use?

Is there a reason

Dreams never come true?

I can't stand wishin

On stars that deceive.

I can't be with you

When you can't believe.

I don't know what happened

To what we thought we knew...

But now it makes sense

Since dreams never come true.

My whole life has been wasted.

I've never been much.

I've come close to dreams that faded

And then lost every bit of trust

Because someone else didn't

Know what they had

And I could never be happy

When I only made them sad...

But though you don't believe me, Honey...

There's one promise

I can make to you...

No matter what else happens...

Dreams never come true.

If one day you want me

Like I wanted you,

I won't be waitin

Cuz dreams never come true.

The dream you made me believe in

Is now the nightmare I knew

Would come around some day

Cuz dreams never come true.

I'm tired of holdin

On to anyone new

Because all of the old

Were dreams that never came true.

I don't want nothin

Or someone, too.

The dream that died lately

Is the dream I call you.

And the dream I wanted

Will never come true.

My whole life has been wasted.

I've never been much.

I've come close to dreams that faded

And then lost every bit of trust

Because someone else didn't

Know what they had

And I could never be happy

When I only made them sad...

But though you don't believe me, Honey...

There's one promise

I can make to you...

No matter what else happens...

Dreams never come true.

So if you find somebody

Somebody new...

Know he's no better

Than what I gave to you...

But I have nothin I can give

Cuz you took it all

And made me want somethin

Not worth wearin down my wall.

So I'll build it back up

And let no one through

Since you proved once again

That dreams never come true.

My whole life has been wasted.

I've never been much.

I've come close to dreams that faded

And then lost every bit of trust

Because someone else didn't

Know what they had

And I could never be happy

When I only made them sad...

But though you don't believe me, Honey...

There's one promise

I can make to you...

No matter what else happens...

Dreams never come true.

I spent years

Gettin it all wrong,

Wishin and waitin

For somethin good to come along

And every time I feel it

It leaves me blue

Because everything that seems perfect

Is another dream that won't come true.

Why does Amazon get to keep a whopping 65% of the sales revenue from Indie authors?!

Here is my daily rant, and then I'll stop. My fellow authors, have you noticed that sometimes, Amazon's sells records show one # of sales while the sales report reflects less? They are constantly not updating the sales report or updating it incorrectly. But here is the big kicker, the thing that pisses me off to no end. We are Indie authors. We do all of the work of writing and editing and sometimes, creating our own book covers. Amazon does nothing, not a damn thing! Even if your book is for sale at a higher price, you are forced to allow "lending," and on most Amazon sites (amazon.com) excluded, Amazon keeps 65% of the sales revenue, 65%! Is that fair? HELL NO! WHY SHOULD AMAZON GET 65% OF OUR HARD-EARNED MONEY?!!!! Ok, rant over.

Why does it have to be so difficult to self-publish a paperback?

Createspace is bound and determined to make sure that my new novel does not get released in paperback form. I paid for a professional cover, and though it's finally done, it won't completely format with createspace and has to be tweaked again. I said to hell with it, and I'm releasing the novel as an e-book through Amazon. I'll either end up with 2 Kindle versions of the novel like I did with The Blade of Anslor, or I'll have to take the first Kindle version off. This week has had me at my wits' end, and this just adds to it, but I have to add, in regard to my recent difficulties and in regard to previous ones, fuck you, createspace, and fuck you, Amazon!

The Remains of the Day

This is a poem that I wrote many years ago, when I was very young.  It is only going to be released here, on this blog.

The Remains of the Day

The remains of the days gone by
Have made me
Too afraid to cry.
I thought I wanted peace
Or a piece of ass at least...
But I've been far too depressed
To fuck or fuckin care.
I've been commanded to come when called
Without knowing when or where.
It's all I can do.
Me and you, we're through.
It's all I can do...
To keep me from killing you.

Goddamn, don't fuck with me!
I'll brand you.
I'll beat you.
I'll kick you.
Stay away from me.
I thought this was beneath you.
You say you want me to leave you alone.

Now, you've changed your story.
You don't come around,
And you got a finger for me.
Well, fuck you, too!
You fucked me twice.
It was shit to me, 
But I was too nice to you.

You hate me!
You hate me!
You fucking hate me!
I'll be hating you!