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Gertie And Morris in a “Slice of Type” only on Friday Fictioneers
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Morris Buys a Watermelon: The Continuing Adventures Only on Friday Fictioneers
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Morris schlepps Gertie to a seedy part of town for a bargain. But will it be more than he bargained for?
Gertie and Morris On Stage: The Continuing Adventures Only on Friday Fictioneers
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Again! Friday Fictioneers
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So it’s not Katz’s Deli? Friday Fictioneers
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Disappearing Times
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The times table, the New York Times, bed time, tea time, time out and disappearing times…
Taking Charge: Friday Fictioneers
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Every parent has to take charge. Please and thank you only goes so far; nagging certainly doesn’t work and we often let things get way too far out of hand…
New Poem Published: “The Last Action News”
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My latest published poem, “The Last Action News”, is now online with HCE, Here Comes Everyone. The issue’s theme was a call for brutal poetry. Please visit it by clicking the following link: The Last Action News. (Or, cut and … Continue reading
Brothers: Friday Fictioneers
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Brothers, siblings, rivals. Always teasing, testing the limits, manipulating. Like some adults we know? Even countries? Presidents, too? OK. So how will this one end?
The Best of It: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Whether you live on a fringe, the edge, or right smack dab in the middle of it, we make the best of it. Don’t we?
Does Love Trump All? Or, Does Trump Love All? Or, Do All Love Trump? Tweet Tweet.
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Well, my first poem is now posted in, get this, The Rat’s Ass Review. Heck, you got to start someplace. The piece is on a page entitled, “Such an Ugly Time”, reflecting thoughts about the first 100 days of Trump’s … Continue reading
Shakespeare Never Wrote That Love Trumps All (or Trump Loves All)
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A very silly spin on a serious subject. Dr. Seuss meets William Shakespeare meets the Downfall of the Western World as I know it. Ha…
The Adventures of Jim and Henrietta and Her Amazing Bone Crushing Headache Machine: Friday Fictioneers
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Love means helping one another. Sometimes, preferably, from far away…
The Consummate Inn: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Everything is consummated. Fighting with your emotions does not change things, neither does sitting on a couch eating yourself up…
Operatives: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Make of this as you will, some might say that the ball park changes, but never the game… who knows?
Fear
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Fear faces us every day whether we acknowledge it or deny it.
Responding with Music to a Change in the Spheres: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Chop-Chop for the Bourgeoisie: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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What You Gonna Do Today? The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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The First Day in the Life of Moishe and Geetel in Their New Apartment in The Bronx: Friday Fictioneers
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Worlds Apart: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Where occident and orient… Collide? Intersect? Parallel? Mimic? Join? You choose…
The “Oops” Factor in Sculpting: Friday Fictioneers
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Sculptures are permanent testimonies to life, but not in this case. In this instance, it may not even be considered a work of art, though Gianni and Santos may see otherwise. I wouldn’t argue with them.
The Course of History: Friday Fictioneers
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It Used to Be That We Used Words: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Love: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Love calls, touches, resounds, dreams, and threatens, but is it enough to save us….
You and I: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Relationships are always in flux. People change. Things and ideas and desires come and go. Conflict is inevitable…
There is a Wall: dVerse ~ Poets Pub
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We live in a world of walls, comprising all sorts of rooms – most man-made – some concrete, others imaginary – ultimately though, we do not get to choose that last room, do we?
Buck It (Apperception): The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Life just is. Though there is something in us which causes us to create sense out of our lives in relation to the world around us. Levity forces me to title the poem (as well as the need to fit … Continue reading
The Last Action News: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Sex, politics, senseless shootings, exploitative news. It’s all here.
Solutions; Or, What Jon Does When Sandra Prattles Forever On About Something or Other … Friday Fictioneers
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Love and marriage. The world and casual couple conversations. Politics and practical polemics. Solutions and ….
A Civil Society: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Feds To Investigate Fowl Play By Local Police: Friday Fictioneers
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Shaking the Snow Globe, Watching the Sun Rise: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Making Life Count: Friday Fictioneers
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A petite jaunt into existentialism: a small hand salute to Sartre, the French, and living…
Separation: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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Pipeline: Friday Fictioneers
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There’s always another lesson to be learned. Just not when Jimmy is in the class…
Our Blue World: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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One Fine Mess: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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On Kosher Food: Friday Fictioneers
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You don’t always get a good reception at a reception. Here’s just one example.
Mending Walls: Friday Fictioneers
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The New “Leaf Rider” Roller Coaster Ride at Caterpillar Park: Friday Fictioneers
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Relationships are like a roller coaster ride. Up and down. New and exciting. Challenging and… more challenging.
A Long History: Friday Fictioneers
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Everybody wants to change everything. It’s part of our nature. Well, most people’s nature. Some people, though, go to extremes with it. Others are just able to chill.
A Bedtime Story: Friday Fictioneers
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Here’s a little bed time story between this lovely couple to warm your hearts. Each week Rochelle Wisoff-Fields posts a pic to write a 100 word story about. This week it’s a chilling little conversation with a little added spice… … Continue reading
A Hot Topic: Friday Fictioneers
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Love can be a hot topic at any age. Let’s listen in on octogenarians Adeline and Jack discuss their latest attempts at how to make one of their favorite meals. Each week Rochelle Wisoff-Fields posts a pic to write a … Continue reading
Playing Second Fiddle to a Clarinet: Friday Fictioneers
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Sometimes playing second fiddle has better results than we can ever imagine…
The Purity of Sea: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle
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This man set sail, as many a man has, to purge an inner demon, an acquired curse, maybe an original sin, and finds salvation at sea…
Hot Stuff: Friday Fictioneers
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Like being the object of affection? This girl did, even if it was a little on the cheap side…
Reflections on “The Interview”
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Mrs Robinson, Paul Simon, and I, all check in on “The Interview”. What the heck?
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