Guy Smith (writer)
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| Born | November 17, 1957 Augusta, Georgia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Fiction, Non-fiction (political) |
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Guy Smith (born November 17, 1957 in Augusta, Georgia) is a San Francisco based writer.[1] Smith has published both fiction and non-fiction, and bills himself as a "writer, songwriter, and political provocateur."
Smith describes a childhood that included simultaneously being a surfer and a working cowboy. His writing career began while working at Kennedy Space Center, writing articles for trade press. This led to his first book devoted to architecture of the Hewlett-Packard 3000 computer.
In San Francisco Smith began writing politically focused opinion pieces for Bay Area newspapers (San Francisco Chronicle,[2][3] Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times). While in San Francisco he expanded into fiction, publishing his first novella (Afterlife). His speaking engagements include the Libertarian National Convention[4] and the Gun Rights Policy Conference.[5]
Books published
- Shooting the Bull (2011, Free Thinkers Media): ISBN 978-0-9832407-0-9
- Afterlife (2009, G3 Media) ISBN 978-1-4392-3743-4
- Gun Facts[6] (1999–2015)
- The HP3000 Bible (1988,PCI Press)
Political observations
In Shooting The Bull, Smith claims that a critical shift in political information has occurred. He notes that traditional media sources (or mainstream media) are no longer in control of the national conversation – that analysis and decisions concerning political “facts” and policy are now in the hands of the citizen media.
- “When a few million intelligent but bored individuals are given a unified platform for research, analysis and sharing, power shifts from the organized Fourth Estate to the unorganized Fifth.”
Smith concludes that even though the citizen media produces misinformation, it has disabled centralized or institutionalized misinformation due to ongoing public propaganda analysis.
Discography
Just Pluckin' Around[7] (San Francisco Songwriters Cult 2012)
- Released: 2012
- Tracks: Rains Rust, Too Far Away, One Heartbreak
Ghosts in the Bone[8]
- Released: 2018
- Tracks: Old Wounded and Dangerous, Too Far Away, Purgatory of Your Love, Ghosts in the Bone, Perfect and Eternal, One Heartbreak, Rains Rust, The Last Duet, The Devil's Prayer, This Old Guitar, Dagger Heart
References
- ^ Official Web Site
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle: I hate to say I said so . . .
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle: On Pretrial Incarceration for Juveniles
- ^ Speaker: 2008 Libertarian National Convention
- ^ Speaker: 2008 Gun Rights Policy Conference
- ^ Gun Facts Web Site
- ^ Just Pluckin' Around
- ^ Ghosts in the Bone
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