DailyDesertDoodle

My new "SETI" series of Amazon Short Reads is now underway. First Short Read, Volume 1, is now up on Amazon. A new read for Book One, for the following four volumes, will be posted every Monday starting next week. Book Two and Book Three of the "SETI Trilogy" will then follow. To access Book One, Vol. 1 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/SETI-Short-Read-Book-One/dp/B0851M4F3B/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Frederick+Fichman&qid=1582602981&sr=8-4

2-22-20 NEW and JUST RELEASED. My entire "SETI" trilogy has been converted to Short Read Books on Amazon. Each book will be approximately 60 pages long and 18,000 words. The new Short Read Books are a new concept from Amazon and "SETI" will now be part of that program. "SETI, Book One, Volume 1" has just been released on Amazon in both Kindle and Print. A total of 12 Short Read Books will be published every week on Amazon.com. You can still purchase all three books and the Anthology. The Short Form Books make for an easy read in what has been described as Coffee Break Books.  Check it out: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0851WPXH1/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Frederick+Fichman&qid=1582361530&sr=8-4

The number of one Billion animals burned to death in the recent and ongoing Australian fires is just mind boggling. Billion is not a misprint. That is how many animals like Koala, Kangaroo, mammals of all sizes, reptiles of all sizes...have been burned alive during the Australian fires. And as of this writing 1/24/20, the fires continue and the slaughter continues. I will be discussing this continuing emergency in Australia in my upcoming "Visit the Zoo" podcast at www.visitthezoo.podbean.com. I am recording today and hope to have up tomorrow 1/25/20. Be sure to check it out. 

January 16, 2020 Keep It All In Perspective Observing from whatever perch he is now sitting on and presumably looking down on what is going on now with his beloved Union, Abraham Lincoln, I'm certain, is weeping at this very moment. Watching the gala opening circus in Washington D.C., known as the Impeachment Trial of Donald John Trump, 45th President of the United States, it's hard not to shed a tear or laugh out loud at the pretend solemnity of the occasion. The television ceremonies displayed today on Day One of this ongoing saga are interesting and fascinating but after a while it's like...meh! The politicians are in charge on both sides of the aisle so for sure boredom and repetition will now commence and partisanship will rear its ugly head. First of all, Donald Trump is a facile liar, a manipulator, self-aggrandizing vain buffoon. But we elected him, through the Electoral College and not the popular vote to be sure, but we elected h...

December 25, 2019 Look at the date above. My clock is reading 12:02am as I write this blog. It has just turned to Christmas Day. Today of all days, I would like to make a suggestion for you. Ready? Okay. Don't think about the Impeachment mess. Don't worry about the North Koreans lobbing an intercontinental missile in our direction. Don't worry about rotten neighbors, cantankerous family members, unruly co-workers, bills, the weather, or anything else you can't control. For the next week or so, after New Years, don't worry about anything or anyone. Believe me those who dislike or hate or don't consider you aren't considering you at this very moment. For you, for ALL of you, I just wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, or whatever you celebrate this time of year and moving forward a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I truly hope this is the healthiest and best year of your life. I really hope this is the beginning of the best yea...

Really, a month since my last blog? Discouraging news like blogs are no longer the "thing" like they used to be and people don't read them, don't know if I believe that, will shut down initiative. But then I write this blog because I love to write, express, and create. That's just me. Some people hate writing. I enjoy it. Writing will take you into another world of your own creation. It's an escape and I just like that. So, I will soldier on the best I can. Also, dear friends, you haven't heard from me in the last month because I did a complete rewrite this month of my "SETI" movie script, written 30 years ago for Columbia Pictures, never got made. I boiled down the script from 140 pages to 51 pages for a TV Pilot for a couple of producers who like the story, think I'm pretty, and want to pitch it for a streaming video series. Streaming Services are exploding. Disney+, HULU, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, and on and on are all on the stre...

New SETI Podcast: https://seti.podbean.com ME What the hell is wrong with me letting this nascent blog go quiet. What the hell is wrong with me not focusing this blog on what my life is about and what I am producing for you. I have 96 fiction and non-fiction books on Amazon with links on my author website at www.frederickfichman.com . Finally, what the hell is wrong with me thinking I have the time or energy to make Daily Desert Doodle a daily blog. Okay, the stage is set. Let's talk about the future of this blog. The description spells out what I do with my waking hours and that is write or market my writing. So that is what I am going to do with this blog. Yes, politics is occasionally interesting and exciting, but only occasionally. Personally, I find most politicians to be blow-hards feigning angry and becoming indignant on cue. Thoughtfulness and intelligence, rarely. So, in the future I am going to lay off that trap or really, crap.  What I am g...