tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493137999097550682.post5554592500614736312..comments2023-11-19T04:45:41.732-06:00Comments on 50 Authors from 50 States: Salvatore Buttaci and His New West VirginiaAnnette Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01879067226705508336noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493137999097550682.post-2907828787392121692013-06-30T11:37:22.833-05:002013-06-30T11:37:22.833-05:00I spent many years of my life traveling from North...I spent many years of my life traveling from North Carolina through West Virginia to visit relatives in Pennsylvania. My dad liked to travel the back roads and I'm glad he did because we got to see the real beauty of West Virginia, its winding roads through picturesque landscape.<br />Good things to your corner of the universe.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493137999097550682.post-17386710911208583162013-06-25T15:41:07.500-05:002013-06-25T15:41:07.500-05:00Fran, thanks for entering my half-drabble flash co...Fran, thanks for entering my half-drabble flash contest. Will let you know results when they're all in.Salvatore Buttacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477098872186908154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493137999097550682.post-61728153576017452972013-06-25T08:34:36.055-05:002013-06-25T08:34:36.055-05:00Fran, believe it or not, there are three Princeton...Fran, believe it or not, there are three Princeton (county seat) in a county called Mercer: NJ, WV, and MO. When I lived in NJ, I conducted poetry seminars are the Princeton University Bookstore. Sharon and I since my retirement from teaching in 2007 live in Princeton, WV.Salvatore Buttacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477098872186908154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493137999097550682.post-62277734637877456962013-06-24T15:43:36.396-05:002013-06-24T15:43:36.396-05:00Isn't the world a tiny place? You do mean Prin...Isn't the world a tiny place? You do mean Princeton, NJ? There can't be Princeton, WV also in Mercer County, can there? That would be too unreal. Until I retired from NJ State Gov't in 2002 and flew away at Warp 10, I lived only a hop, skip and a jump from Princeton, in East Windsor, NJ. What I've seen of WV it is a beautiful state. You have found a fascinating niche and I might try my hand at submitting a shortshortshort. Keep flashing. Fran Orensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274045061050774468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493137999097550682.post-72162064847616645432013-06-24T14:31:26.830-05:002013-06-24T14:31:26.830-05:00Congratulations, Sal! Congratulations, Sal! Tovlinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493137999097550682.post-44158756683563135542013-06-24T14:30:40.436-05:002013-06-24T14:30:40.436-05:00I thank you, Annette, for posting today's blog...I thank you, Annette, for posting today's blog about me and West Virginia. And I thank all those of you who visit this site. Salvatore Buttacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477098872186908154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493137999097550682.post-91941567572601459372013-06-24T10:48:57.469-05:002013-06-24T10:48:57.469-05:00I like short stories, but I prefer stories of more...I like short stories, but I prefer stories of more than 1k words. Hard to get to know the character(s) in such a short story. But that's just me.<br /><br />My experience with WV is just a drive-thru state with a stay-over-night on my way back & forth from NC to MI. I do that drive twice a year and unfortunately, I don't pay that much attention to the state itself. I never get off the highway to see what I can see.Karen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732638672537005826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493137999097550682.post-71244578834491031912013-06-24T09:08:00.674-05:002013-06-24T09:08:00.674-05:00If it were easy, who'd be impressed by Sal? Fo...If it were easy, who'd be impressed by Sal? For my part, I love his flash - personal and fiction.Ken Weenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14518433815909216348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493137999097550682.post-12079284905160358522013-06-23T17:45:03.027-05:002013-06-23T17:45:03.027-05:00It's too hard to write stories that short! I ...It's too hard to write stories that short! I once entered a contest that limited the words to 1,000 and cutting it down that much took so much away from the story! Kudos to you that you've found your niche!<br /><br />I've been to DC, but never really visited West Virginia. Fun to learn about places I haven't been to...yet.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.com