2 Literary items & a piece of fluff

Aspiring best-seller that I am, I've tried to pay more attention to the literary world and found these two items of note that I thought the blogosphere would appreciate:

Item #1:
Thomas Steinbeck, son of the legendary John Steinbeck, has FINALLY decided to follow in his father's footsteps at the age of 62. He announced recently that he is working on his first novel. He's already on page 1,059, and still typing away . . . something about brevity being the soul of wit. Anyway, he's not a total novice. He did have a book of short stories published back in 2002. This is just his first FULL LENGTH novel. And, sounds like he's a lot like me, at least in this regard: the novel ain't in print yet, and he's already planning his next book. His is going to be a new biography of his father that will highlight his humorous side . . . hmm. Anyway, if you'd like to learn more about this prodigal son, check out his website: www.thomassteinbeck.com

Item #2:
San Jose State University has awarded their 24th Annual Bulwer-Lytton Prize for the worst piece of fiction to Jim Guigli of Carmichael, California. He penned this gem of a run-on sentence:

"Detective Bart Lasiter was in his office studying the light from his one small window falling on his super burrito when the door swung open to reveal a woman whose body said you've had your last burrito for a while, whose face said angels did exist, and whose eyes said she could make you dig your own grave and lick the shovel clean."

Writing like that makes me feel better about myself, how 'bout you?!

Anyway, if you'd like to learn more about this awesome award, check out www.bulwer-lytton.com (a site that's proud to proclaim, "www means wretched writers welcome!"

Finally, the piece of fluff:
Is it just me, or is Janelle on Big Brother All-Stars the ONLY reason to be watching broadcast television this summer?! All I can say is, "WOW!"