Mild and Partly Cloudy

About the Book

Mild and Partly Cloudy is simply a collection of thoughts and feelings and just about anything else that crossed my mind over the last several decades. So you'd better put your boots on, because you're going to be wading through a wide variety of writing. Along with various pieces of prose, I've included a theatrical monologue, a"short" story, a mini-screenplay, a prayer, things that I call short shots, and a few other miscellaneous selections that don't seem to fit into any particular category. I've also included some song lyrics that are complete tunes with chorded melodies, and just waiting to be charted and produced. But for now, they're just words on a page, and I hope they read entertainingly. So, a lot of different stuff, indeed. Nevertheless, I have tried to remain true to the overall theme of the book, and that theme is best described by my foreword: "Through the years, thoughts have tumbled over and over in my mind like herds of evening clouds, high in the sky, lighted by the moon, drifting with directionless purpose, always on the go, never going anywhere. These are a few of the ones that got caught".

About the Author

Blumen was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1945, and raised there in a relatively middle class family with two parents and four brothers. Between '63 and '75 (ancient history), he was in the army, which included a year in Korea; graduated from Middle Tennesse State University with a degree in Sociology, got married, had two beautiful children, worked as a banker, sold ATMs, got a divorce and hit the road. Whew! Blumen sums it all up this way: "I'm just a country boy, born in the city, and raised in too many directions. No wonder I became an actor."

Presently, Blumen lives in Santa Clarita Valley, just a few miles north of Los Angeles, with his long time girlfriend, Katie. He works as a substitute teacher, a freelance bartender, and when he can get the work, as an actor. Oh yeah... he's still writing.