Low angle photography used on cake

Ithaca, NY - Acclaimed photographic artist, Paul Munn, once again pushed the boundaries of cake imagery using a ‘never tried before’ squatting down technique.

“Simple but brilliant!” was the unanimous response from the local cake photography community. “This guy leads the way in everything he does!”

Sources at a national level hailed Munn as a visionary and pronounced that this one shot redefined the medium. Some may think he’s gone too far, but ten years from now all cake photography will be done this way.

Lobbyists for the American Bakers Association were less enthusiastic, purportedly dismissing the technique as a cheap gimmick. A spokesman for the ABA predicted that others may copy what Munn has done, but it will be a short lived fad at best. "There’s a way these things should be done, and this charlatan is stirring up controversy for nothing more than some free self promotion."

When reached for comment, Munn, in his usual outspoken and acerbic manner, declared that the bakers should maybe focus on making fondant that didn’t taste like earwax and leave the creative shit to true artists like himself who were willing to think outside the kitchen.

Main character in short story not liking where plot is going

New York, NY - Curtis Wainwright, the main character in a short story by author wannabe, Paul Munn, stood on a ledge fifteen stories up on a frigid January morning, freezing his arse off because Munn hadn’t thought to make him put a coat on before going out onto the roof.

Contemplating the sidewalk far below, Wainwright opined that if he jumped right at the beginning of the story, then everyone would know how it would end, so where would the suspense be? Besides, when it gets really cold the concrete gets harder, so it’ll hurt more.

Munn attempted to explain that the story wasn’t so much about suspense, but rather revolved around the recent events that had brought Wainwright to this point juxtaposed with flashbacks to happier times in his childhood.

“Not much time for flashbacks,” observed Wainwright. “We’re only fifteen stories up.”

“That’s why it’s a short story,” replied Munn. “Also, I’ll end it before you actually reach the ground, so you won’t feel a thing. Promise.”

“I dunno,” said an unconvinced Wainwright. “I think I’d rather go back to dealing with the unspecified events that brought me to this point. What’d you say we revisit this when the weather warms up a bit.”

At press time, sources agreed that “opined” and “juxtaposed” were definitely good author words and professed to be puzzled by the string of rejection letters Munn had received in response to his previous attempts to get published.