Longing the Long Goodbye, draft 3 LIVE READING from Palm Springs, CA

Longing the Long Goodbye, draft 3 LIVE READING from Palm Springs, CA by Joseph A Pasquale. Original Poem. No use of AI in writing, editing, or conceiving. This Reading is LIVE by Pasquale recorded in 2018 before re-recording the final draft and performing in San Francisco, CA.=============================================================================== Joseph A Pasquale is an American author who writes in a variety of literary genres, including poetry, memoir, and literary fiction. ​Pasquale is the author of literary novel, Dear Sparrow; also The LOVE JUNKY series spanning over 3000 pages (unpublished). Over 8 novels in the series including LOVE JUNKY LA.​ His "Upon Them A Childhood Cast," novel was completed in 2024, 800 pages. Pasquale was published in the 100 year anniversary of MUSSO AND FRANKS GRILL coffee table book and Louis Jason's Celebrity and other Doodles, an LA coffee table book. Pasquale's poetry collection, "Kindred Spirits: Horse Racing Name Poems" was added to the national archive in the National Horse Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York. ​He is also the creator of Horse Racing Name Art Poems and authors their entire creation including conceptualizations. ​He is the author of well over a dozen unpublished novels and many poetry and short story collections including DEAR SPARROW and Cities of the Snowmen. He is also the author of DEAR SPARROW and Cities of the Snowmen, crime fiction novels, "THEY EAT DOGS" and "OH MY, LET'S PRETEND," and Jake Breen's "EVEN DOLLS CAN BE BROKEN" and "IT'S ALL A LONG SHOT BABY." Pasquale was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts and studied the art of writing literary fiction under bestselling-author, Ken Eulo. Ken Eulo's BLOODSTONE was his first purchase in 1982. Eulo acted as editor on Pasquale's novels, "THEY EAT DOGS" and "EVEN DOLLS CAN BE BROKEN." ​Pasquale was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts and studied the art of writing literary fiction under bestselling-author, Ken Eulo.Ken Eulo's BLOODSTONE was his first purchase in 1982. Pasquale is an active member of the Worcester County Poetry Association. ​Pasquale is related to Andrea Tempesta (his aunt) who penned the Worcester novel, "Afloat a Stranger's Shore." He has the only surviving print and digital copy of the novel. ​Pasquale also has the surviving copy of the unpublished autobiographical fictional Worcester novel, "BLACKHAWKS (The Children Sad)" by Pasquale's father's best friend, Larry J Sandners. ​Pasquale is also known as The Horse Racing Poet and has another website: www.horseracingpoet.com/blog www.josephapasquale.com