What Was I Thinking?: "I Buried Paul -- The story of the sixth Beatle" and other short fiction, poetry, and song lyrics
M. E. Mattel
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, June 8, 2017)
The year was 1963. John Lennon had written a new song and was eager to share it with his bandmates. After John sang, βI want to grab your breasts,β self-proclaimed sixth Beatle Mike Campbell gently suggested, βI want to hold your hand.β Thank God. So begins a series of profoundly absurd and absurdly profound musings from M. E. Mattel. What Was I Thinking? is a collection of short stories, poems, and song lyrics that include philosophical reveries, satirical scenarios, and even a bawdy limerick. One story satirizes gender dynamics by suggesting we wonβt achieve true equality until we see more female serial killers. One poem takes a snapshot of a poor old man pushing his cart down a cobblestone road. One song sings the lamentations of a Vietnam War vet, drowning his sorrows in a bar. Regardless of form, each piece of writing has the capacity to move you to laughter, to tears, or to deep introspection.