My Poem “Cervantes’ Straw” is online at YourDailyPoem.com – September 14, 2020

Once again, I’m pleased to announce that my poem Cervantes’ Straw is now online at YourDailyPoem.com .

Gertie And Morris in a “Slice of Type” only on Friday Fictioneers

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No, it’s not exactly a ribbon cutting event, but…

Gertie And Morris Try a Little Tenderness: Only on Friday Fictioneers

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It’s not exactly Italy, but…

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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Morris is hungry for theater. Gertie is hungry, well, for pastrami?

Like Child’s Play for a President: New Poem up on Light’s Poem of the Week

Please visit Light Magazine’s Poem of the Week to see my latest poem regarding the President’s current assault on our water supply. Click here: Light Magazine Poems of the Week to read: Like Child’s Play for a President Thank you … Continue reading →

My poem “Bald Mountains Have Hope” will be online at YourDailyPoem.com, Saturday 12/14/19

My poem “Bald Mountains Have Hope” will be the Poem of the Day showing on Your Daily Poem – Home Saturday, December 14, 2019. My thanks and appreciation to Ms. Jayne Jaudon Ferrer, Editor, for her acceptance of this piece. … Continue reading →

So it’s not Katz’s Deli? Friday Fictioneers

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Another new adventure for Gertie and Morris…

Annie Goatley, A Goat’s Tale: Friday Fictioneers

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Since it was my picture, you know, I just couldn’t resist…

Gertrude and Jack Attend a Resist Trump Rally: Friday Fictioneers

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We all show up at wrong parties from time to time – whether birthday parties, whoopee parties or political parties…

Making the Best of It: Friday Fictioneers

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Sometimes even the back-up plan has a hiccup…

Yarnspinerr and the Limp Blades: A Friday Fictioneer Steamy Mystery

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“When spinning a steamy yarn, do not look to a fan base.” Confucius, 500 B.C., on the golden rule of steamy yarn-spinning.

Four Dead Mah-jongg Players: Friday Fictioneers

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When you’re dead and you have nothing really to do…

Better than Disney World: Friday Fictioneers

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This kid would rather ride a ferry than be at Disney first thing in the morning. He’s not my child. I think some dibbick has invaded him…

I Offered My Heart on Wounded Knees (an indigenous love story)

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Love can be offered in many ways, in many places …

It Doesn’t Take an Einstein to Bake a Bagel

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Baking can be fun in the New World, but some misses are inevitable…

dVerse ~ Poets Pub: A Higher Magic

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A challenge to write a poem about magic and a prompt of a poem by Shel Silverstein, that was deliciously magical in and of itself, and I couldn’t resist the magic temptation…

dVerse ~ Poets Pub: Shoes With Laces (with love to Shel Silverstein)

I love the topic of shoes and I love Shel Silverstein, both of which have such great soles and souls…

Does Love Trump All? Or, Does Trump Love All? Or, Do All Love Trump? Tweet Tweet.

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…

A Shadowy Delight: dVerse ~ Poets Pub

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To challenge myself further, in addition to the theme of “shadow” and the 44 word limit, I have constructed a 5 line poem of exactly 11 syllables per line.

Jay and Hector’s Day at the Museum: Friday Fictioneers

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Beauty is in the eyes of the beholders and a good cup of coffee always helps the eyes…

Cervantes’ Straw: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle

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Nobody’s faster at chocolate milk sipping than grandpa…

Clerihews

For an interesting post with little known and humorous information regarding clerihews, please visit dVerse ~ Poets Pub: Form For All; the Clerihew .

Discovering Makes One M-i-i-ighty Hungry: Friday Fictioneers

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You never know how hungry you might get after you make that new discovery that the world never know’d about before. Wait, isn’t that the meaning of a discovery? Oh, forget it. Let’s just eat…

A Thread of a Reunion: Friday Fictioneers

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Some reunions hang on a thread…

The Course of History: Friday Fictioneers

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Things can end up being more significant than intended…

A Nice Outing: Friday Fictioneers

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Sometimes a nice outing can get a little bizarre…

A Friend in Hand: Friday Fictioneers

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A good friend always offers a helping hand…

Of Mice and Babies: Friday Fictioneers

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Like a baby learning to feed himself, learning anything new requires practice, practice, and more practice. Then suddenly the miracle happens. What an oxymoron…

One Fine Mess: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle

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How come we always find ourselves in this situation?

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.

A Fitting Perspective: Friday Fictioneers

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Sometimes what we see, is what we is…

Windows: Friday Fictioneers

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There are many ways to see things, from inside as well as from without. Some people tell but don’t see, others see but don’t tell…

Dino-toons: Friday Fictioneers

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This is the Friday Fictioneer’s answer to the New Yorker’s weekly Cartoon Caption Contest.

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…

Love, Pizza Style: Friday Fictioneers

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Love exists in many forms, in many places, and in many ways…

Two for the price of one: Friday Fictioneers

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This week you have a choice of two stories. You don’t have to vote. You don’t even have to choose between the two. And there won’t even be a test afterwards. It doesn’t get any better than this…

How to De-Bait a Detective: Friday Fictioneers

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Even Charlie Chan gets baited, but he rarely falls for the bait. Of course, his number one son may bait him even more than any evildoer…

When Ya Gotta Go, Ya Gotta Go: Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge

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The title says it all, and any more – well – would just be less….

Ennui: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle

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Like children, some days we cry, “What do we do about boredom?” This is what we do…

Gallery Event?: Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge

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This one was a new one for me…

Shoes or Feet: Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge

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Randy’s quote of the day: Feet can tell a lot. Especially when you take them out of your mouth!

The Bridge of Freed Slave, Horace King, PART II: Cee’s Which Way Challenge 2014 #27

Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge in Georgia was built in the 1840s by Horace King, freed slave and bridge builder, and is the oldest and longest surviving wooden covered bridge in Georgia.

Hollywood Beach, Florida II

This is my follow-up piece on the Hollywood Beach in Florida, joining my fellow south Florida blogger at PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS and his recent post entitled Hollywood Beach Theatre

Hollywood Beach, Florida

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For my fellow south Florida blogger at PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS and his recent post entitled Hollywood Beach Theatre

It’s not my fault!

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Originally posted on PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS:
I did not plan to publish anything until 9.00 a.m. ET 10/07/2014. However, I received an email from my friend in Hollywood (Fl) with the following profound statements (no idea if they are his…

Reflections on “The Interview”

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Mrs Robinson, Paul Simon, and I, all check in on “The Interview”. What the heck?