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  Should I keep licking my wounds?
  Should I lick my wounds, get up and keep going, or give up?
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  The “Agony of Defeat” for a writer, the rejection letter-15 so far
  For a writer, a rejection letter can mean the agony of defeat. The iconic failed ski jump on ABC’s Wide World of Sports can symbolize this.
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  Another One Bites the Dust-Rejection Again
  I’m on a roll-down the hill-with another rejection.
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  Bitter Sweet-My Best Rejection Letter so Far
  My best rejection letter is bitter sweet for me.
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  I am Thankful for Julia Child
  I am thankful that Julia Child taught me how to cook as a child when I was required to cook for the family.
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  Happy Halloween! Are Mark Wahlberg and Zac Efron both Witches? The third nipple mystery.
  Mark Wahlberg and Zac Efron have the same secret along with Salem Witches: The “witch’s teat”
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  What am I doing wrong? When is it time to quit?
  When I began my writing journey, I never imagined it would be so difficult to have my work published.
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  Blast to My Past: Drinking and Smoking at Metro Cigars
  I visited Metro Cigars, a Cigar Bar located in Germantown, just Northwest of Milwaukee, for the first time.
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  Alone Again, Naturally
  September has been a difficult month for me. This is all I wrote….
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  Hogan’s Heroes-The Ending
  Hogan’s Heroes was one of my father’s favorite TV shows. Now that he is gone, I feel close to him when I watch it.
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  “Coffee Talk” at Anodyne Coffee, Walker’s Point
  I have returned to my old roots, Walker’s Point for my weekly coffee talk and writing session at Anodyne.
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  Dodgeball
  I remember the teacher taking us outside and lining us up against the school wall.
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  Lazy Eye: The Sad Truth of a Little Boy
  I have put off writing this post for seven months. Right now, I am feeling the anxiety surrounding this subject. I did not know how much this affects me until now.
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  A Writer’s Nightmare: The loss of your manuscript.
  John Boy Walton lost his manuscript the old fashioned way. It burned with the rest of the house.
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  Sand Kicked in My Face
  “I’ve had my share of sand kicked in my face But I’ve come through.” –Freddie Mercury
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  What happened to gear shift knobs? The push-button car!
  This was my first experience driving a knobless car.
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  The Poor Impoverished Writer
  The poor, impoverished writer is not one who has poor writing skills.
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  If I had known…
  If I had known…. I would have never started.
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  Drinking Schlitz and Smoking Swisher Sweets
  There was a time, decades ago, when I smoked Sweets and drank whiskey cokes and Manhattans every Saturday night at LaCage Niteclub
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  A Man and His Mustache: Aaron Rodgers, and Me
  Aaron Rodgers is well known for his quarterback skills. He is also known for sporting a dandy mustache. He is one of my ‘stache heroes
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  Words to Avoid when Writing
  I had to use “had,” but I wish I hadn’t. I need to NOT use these words.
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  Not Her Favorite Color
  My mother didn’t like the avocado green stove. She proved to our family how much she hated it.
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  “Get that guy out of here!”
  Jimmy Piersall (Anthony Perkins) wants his father removed from his room in the mental hospital and shouts, “Get that guy out of here,” in the film Fear Strikes Out.
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  Rest in Peace, Eric
  Eric, now that you’re gone, I’m all by myself. Read a previous post where I mention the music of Eric Carmen extensively.
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  A great article about the Bahr Building, home of LaCage nightclub in Milwaukee
  The iconic Bahr Building in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point has been the home of another icon for forty years, LaCage nightclub.
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  When you’re stuck in a dry spell…
  Lately, I’ve been lost in the desert…
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  LaCage Celebrates 40 Years!
  I can’t forget my first time at LaCage over 20 years ago. I didn’t know it beforehand, but my life would be forever changed.
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  Learning How to Smoke
  At age 40, I decided to smoke for the first time and my big decision had to be what type of cigar to lite up.
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  My Name is Anthony Perkins-Mother Named Me
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  Infamous Christmas
  Many people have cherished Christmas memories. When you are a child growing up in the home with a narcissistic mother, holidays can be days of infamy.
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  Murder: The Death of My Friend Archie Andrews
  When I heard my friend Archie died, I was shocked. When I learned he took a bullet to save the life of his friend, I cried.
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  The Anhedonic according to David Foster Wallace
  The Anhedonic, a person who suffers from a condition where they cannot feel happiness, can yet still describe the concept in words.
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  New Life to an Old Hangout: POP opens in Walker’s Point
  The site of the former Switch bar opens under a new name and a new vibe.
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  50 Years Ago
  I was pleasantly amazed when I found an old picture of myself from kindergarten at Muskego Elementary School. Other than the bushy stache, not much has changed.
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  Casper, My Sad Hero
  While riding with my father on a trip to visit relatives, I overflowed with excitement for the chance to meet Casper, my sad hero.
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  LaCage Nite Club, Milwaukee: My Old Saturday Hangout
  A little past 2:00 a.m., Sunday, I smoked Swisher Sweets as I reclined on the steps on the corner of Second and National in Milwaukee at my weekly hangout LaCage.
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  Patty Duke’s Name Change Led to Problems
  “When people take away your name, they are taking away your identity.” – Patty Duke
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  The Seven-Layer Salad
  As a child, I thought a seven-layer salad tasted delicious. However, I never made one and there was a good reason why.
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  Walker’s Point – Milwaukee
  Many of the scenes in my memoir take place in Walker’s Point. Here’s how it looks today.
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  I Will be Glad too when My Mom Dies!
  What more can I say? Jennette McCurdy was glad her mother died. Someday, I will be glad too.
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  Straight and Gay Male Friendship
  Can a straight man and a gay man be best friends? Yes! Says Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart.
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  It Is Ok to Hate a Terrible Mother
  In the cult classic film Mommie Dearest, Joan Crawford is portrayed as an abusive mother. It is ok for a child to hate a terrible mother.
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  All By Myself, I’m Mr. Lonely
  I knew a guy once who said to me, “Tony, why do you always look so lonesome all the time?”
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  Dig Deeper as a Writer
  You’ve gotta dig deep. You know, people say that you should write about what you know, but that’s bull. You want to write what you don’t want people to know. 
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  Kathie Giorgio Featured in Shepherd Express
  Read about Kathie Giorgio and All Writers’ Workplace and Workshop in this article in the Shepherd Express.
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  It should be raining…
  I need rain soon.
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  Kathie Giorgio Interview NPR Radio
  Listen to Kathie Giorgio, director/founder of All Writers’ Workplace & Workshop, as the lead in interview of this NPR broadcast of Planet Money.
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  I’ve Been a Fool
  I thought writing about my trauma would heal my trauma. I was wrong.
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  When Writing Doesn’t Help Heal Trauma
  99 percent of “research” will show that writing helps when dealing with trauma. What about the times it doesn’t help?
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  Boystown/Brideshead Revisited
  Twenty years passed but somehow unexpectedly I found myself again in Boystown, Chicago. A flood of memories rushed over me including memories of my friend Alex.
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  What was she thinking?
  In a series of thoughtless actions by my narcissistic and psychopathic mother, I ended up with the name Anthony Perkins, the same as the Psycho actor. It wasn’t Norman Bates who was psycho, it was my mother.
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  The Dark Truth: Mackenzie Phillips’ Memoir
  “I stand by my truth as I always have and as I always will.” Mackenzie Phillips
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  I never wanted to be a writer.
  When I was a kid, I hated writing because I couldn’t spell.
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  Locations in My Memoir
  Every Saturday night you could find me at LaCage night club with my friend Alex.
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  My Strange Fascination with Homophones
  They’re over there in their house.
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  Gary Crosby Writes a Memoir
  (Upon hearing of Bing’s death) “I thought, ‘Am I supposed to act like I loved him all my life?’” Gary then returned to playing tennis.
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  Appearance Nov. 5
  This was a great event. Thank you, to all who attended.
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  My Love of the Melancholy
  My love affair with sadness. In an odd, strange way, I find some kind of happiness in feeling sad.
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  Will my family still love me if I write a memoir?
  If your family loves you, why are you writing a memoir?
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  Hello… Say hi and place your comments here.
  I am not Lionel Richie, but if you’re looking for me, AjTony Perkins, I am here.
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  Comments: My Memories of Mother
  Please place your comments about my Memories of Mother page here.

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My name is Tony Perkins

Mother named me