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 Tom Lucas ― http://readtomlucas.com

Come see! Come read! Laugh, cry, and wonder why! Read Tom Lucas is the online repository of spurious wisdom. Here you'll find poetry, fiction, book reviews, commentary, and reflections on the writing process. Also: spoken word recordings, comics, and sarcastic quips. Content updated constantly and mercilessly.

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Listed: Jun 7, 2012

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GOODREADS GIVEAWAY ALERT! Get a free copy of Leather to the Corinthians!

GOODREADS GIVEAWAY ALERT! Get a free copy of Leather to the Corinthians!

Read Tom Lucas ― I know what ails you — you haven’t had a chance to pick up a copy of my book. Well by golly, I have the cure! Please take a minute to sign up for my Goodreads giveaway. Already have a copy? Sign up anyway and get the next birthday or...

Tags: News, Book, Book Giveaway, Contest, Free, Free Book

Tom Lucas ― 5 hr 50 min ago

Teflon Girl

Read Tom Lucas ― Flashback Fridays! I’m very much enjoying ruffling through the old crate of notebooks. These poems are better than a journal. Less minutiae, more emotional memory. This one goes back to late undergrad and speaks of a young man who is having ...

Tags: Poetry, Arts, Creative Writing, Dating, Love, Obsession

Tom Lucas ― 5 days ago

Hearts and Minds

Read Tom Lucas ― Flashback Fridays! This is a very old piece, I think I was around 18 at the time. I was making an attempt at addressing the nature of conflict. It’s interesting, but I don’t think it has much of a punch to it. It’s the one ...

Tags: Poetry, Arts, Conflict, Creative Writing, Human Nature, War

Tom Lucas ― 1 week 5 days ago

Book Signing – June 8 – Boca Raton, FL

Book Signing – June 8 – Boca Raton, FL

Read Tom Lucas ― I’ll be heading down to the Boca Raton area for a Leather to the Corinthians book signing on June 8. Come join me at Docking Bay 94 Comics and Games from 3-6pm. On a personal note, I spent 5 years teaching at West Boca Raton HS so I’m...

Tags: Autobiography, News, Arts, Arts And Entertainment, Author Appearance, Boca Raton

Tom Lucas ― 1 week 6 days ago

Party of the Year

Read Tom Lucas ― Flashback fridays…I think I was tired of the social scene at the time. Ah, college. I can bring only a Silent gasp To this party Volume of madness Levels of excess Devoid of substance This gathering of mistakes Which beg only Give it give ...

Tags: Autobiography, Poetry, Arts, Blogging, Creative Writing, Online Writing

Tom Lucas ― 2 weeks 5 days ago

A Reasonable Notion

A Reasonable Notion

Read Tom Lucas ― Flashback Fridays! This short piece was found written on the back of a cocktail napkin. Figures. If I must do something It might as well be this I enjoy it mostly It helps iron the wrinkles I could write my own ticket Open my own doors Kick ...

Tags: Poetry, Arts, Creative Writing, Mental-health, Spoken Word, Writing

Tom Lucas ― 3 weeks 5 days ago

Introducing Flashback Fridays!

Read Tom Lucas ― Hey folks, Hard to believe it’s almost the end of April. I’ve been so busy (in a good way) that I haven’t noticed the days flying off the old wall calendar. In fact, I have just realized that I have been blogging for just over a...

Tags: Poetry, News, Spoken Word, Autobiography, Creative Writing, Writing

Tom Lucas ― 4 weeks 5 days ago

A Thunderous Conclusion.

A Thunderous Conclusion.

Read Tom Lucas ― So, I think I broke my brain. I am currently working to fix it. Over the past four months since I indie-pubbed my first novel, Leather to the Corinthians, I have been spending considerable energy using social media (read: all my free time) to ...

Tags: Leather To The Corinthians, News, Rant, Achievement, Amazon, Arts

Tom Lucas ― 6 weeks 2 days ago

I Need Your Vote! A Vote for Lucas is a Vote for Yourself.

Read Tom Lucas ― I NEED YOUR VOTE. My book trailer has been accepted into the You Gotta Read Video Contest. I believe the winner gets their own private island, which is one step closer to my dream of becoming a Megalomaniac Supervillan. If you have a second, could...

Tags: News, Awards, Book Trailer, Contest, Lucas, Trailer

Tom Lucas ― 8 weeks 6 days ago

I Almost Died A Lot

I Almost Died A Lot

Read Tom Lucas ― When I was very small My mother to me to the lake Out I floated, inflatable raft Then I slipped. I didn’t know how to swim And down I went. Once. Twice. A third time. Thrice is a bit much. But she dragged me to shore. A few years later, away ...

Tags: Autobiography, Poetry, Blogging, Conditions And Diseases, Creative Writing, Detroit

Tom Lucas ― 9 weeks 5 days ago

THE NEXT BIG THING Blog Hop!

THE NEXT BIG THING Blog Hop!

Read Tom Lucas ― Welcome to the blog hop! What is a blog hop? Basically, it’s a way that readers can discover new authors, because with bookstores closing and publishers not promoting new authors as much, we need to find a way to introduce readers to authors...

Tags: Autobiography, Leather To The Corinthians, News, Achievement, Authors, Blogging

Tom Lucas ― 13 weeks ago

That’s When I Knew It All.

Read Tom Lucas ― There will be times When we are quiet In the moment, sitting, whatever. You will ask: “Why do you love me?” First, a guy sigh. A lifetime of training Tells me this could Be a trap but that’s The younger version of myself He...

Tags: Autobiography, Poetry, Creative Writing, Love, Relationships, Spoken Word

Tom Lucas ― 13 weeks ago

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