Shakespeare Once Wrote

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  A Year of Encouragements

Announcing the Publication of

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A Year of Encouragements Because Life Doesn’t Come with an Instruction Manual is now available on Amazon and other distributors Continue reading →

Four Poetry Announcements I’m pleased to announce the following: Georgia Poetry Society, 2020 Member Excellence Contest, Honorable Mention, for Draining Lake Nottely. Georgia Poetry Society, The Non-Sense Poetry Award, Honorable Mention, for the discussion of nonce at the poetry roundtable  Both … Continue reading →

Two New Poems Published in The MacGuffin

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Once again I am proud to announce the publication of two of my poems in the latest edition of The MacGuffin: Fall 2020, Vol. XXXVI, No. 3.

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.

Happy July 4th – and please celebrate with me my latest publication

I Once Loved A Northern Mockingbird is now published in the latest edition of the Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review 2017 Spring/Summer Edition.

Third Poem Accepted

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While I am awaiting notification of the publication of my second accepted poem, I’ve received notification that a third poem has been accepted

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…

Let’s All Celebrate Like Our New President Does!

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I recently read that, a la the OBAMAs “fist bump”, commonly known as Dap, which expressed excitement and joy at celebrating the winning of the presidency,

The First Day in the Life of Moishe and Geetel in Their New Apartment in The Bronx: Friday Fictioneers

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Nothing like a long standing love affair in a new residence ….

The Course of History: Friday Fictioneers

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Things can end up being more significant than intended…

There is a Line: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle

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There is a line that we try to follow. Tell me where your line might be…

A Bird on the Wire: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle

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Loneliness is a dark thing, closeted away, along with other skeletons….

When Love Loses Its Hold: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle

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a slow adulterated love sonnet…

One Fine Mess: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle

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How come we always find ourselves in this situation?

The Trumphant Recipe: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle

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Nobody does it bitter (sic)… Each week The Sunday Whirl invites writers to write a poem or short prose using some or all of the “Wordle’s” 12 words. This week it is: The Trumphant Recipe Here’s a neat trick you … Continue reading →

The Living Story: The Sunday Whirl – Wordle

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The days of our lives…

A Climate Change Ready Apartment: Friday Fictioneers

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Getting ready for climate change is important, but how important is it for this couple? We’ll just have to see…

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?

The Bridge of Freed Slave, Horace King: Cee’s Which Way Challenge 2014 #26

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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.

Reflections on a City: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Cities and City Structures

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Just a few reflections on living in the city….

Getting a Trim on Purim: Limerick Off Monday

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For those of you who are Jewish – and for those of you who are not – although a very serious Holiday, Purim is celebrated in a light-hearted manner,

A Novel In Search of an Author: Friday Desktioneers

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When everybody in the family wants you to do something, sometimes you just have to man up and do it. Even if you don’t know what it is you have to do or, in this case, how to even do … Continue reading →

In Morning Over Tea

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Each morning is a new awakening…

The Player: The Sunday Whirl “Wordle”

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The Sunday Whirl invites writers to write a poem or short prose using some or all of the “wordle’s” 12 word. This week it is:                         The Player   … Continue reading →

Tarzan’s Old Travel Memories: Limerick-Off Monday

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You think you have relationship issues, tune into this threesome…

The Human Time Bomb: College High Jinx ***********Friday Clocktioneers*************

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Ever want to be a human clock? No? Not enuf time on your hands? Friday Fictioneers – it’s not just for Fridays. It’s any time (so to speak) that Rochelle Wisoff-Fields posts a pic to write a 100 word story … Continue reading →

Resist Much, Obey Little: Five Sentence Fiction

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Lillie McFerrin posts a “Five Sentence Fiction” prompt. This week it is:BLADES “Resist much, obey little.” ― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass Like, oh wow, one minute you’re talking about roller skating and the next minute, like, I’m seeing blades … Continue reading →

The Persistent Prostitute

persistence pays….

The Honeymooners Go to a Costume Party: Friday Fire-escapetioneers

Norton in drag might be a pretty (or pretty funny) sight, but Ralph?

FTM: A Transgender Sonnet… The Sunday Whirl “Wordle”

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A difficult subject; a plethora of emotions and thoughts and opinions. Gender and sexuality and love and what is right and what is true is very messy… and requires time, patience, understanding, and a hope and faith in doing the … Continue reading →

Dashing Hopes: Picture It and Write (or Read It and Weep)

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What times we live in…

Loving You – My response to “Mwah” by fortyoneteen

Words are joy, are love, are connections…

CHEERS 2!!! Drinks and Justice Shall Be Served – Friday’s Friday Fictioneer

Continuing in the spirit of Cheers and you wanna be where everybody knows your name…. I guarantee that after this story, not only will everybody know their names but it will be all over the papers and the net!

CHEERS (Bar Stories): Thursday’s Pre-Fictionaire

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Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot. You wanna be where everybody knows your name. CHEERS! (Lyrics to Cheers by Gary Portnoy and Judy … Continue reading →

What’s Our Job?

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The Rapunzel Mansion Tour ——– Friday Wigtioneers

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Never believe everything you hear from a tour guide…

The Measure of Success

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There were once great structures in place, set in motion by a government that cared for its people and wanted to help them, and, we believe, set these things into law, in order to protect the average citizen from those … Continue reading →

Going Viral: Life Slices

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The following is based on a true story….

To My Son, William: Five Sentence Fiction

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Today a man’s worth is measured by his net and not his words…

You Are So Revered: The Friday Fict-revere

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Out of work? There’s always the midnight shift….

Bittersweet Little Nothings: With Thanks to Marie Marshall

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Ever think you’re just howling at the moon? Imagine yourself raising your fists to the heavens? Hear desperate sounds echoing in the night and then sadly recognize them as your own words?

An Unabridged Conversation: Five Sentence Fiction

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Have you burned one of your bridges yet today?…. Lillie McFerrin posts a “Five Sentence Fiction” prompt. This week it is: Abandoned An Unabridged Conversation It’s a bridge, and bridges are supposed to link two different places. It’s also considered … Continue reading →

Where is this Road that Leads Me Home?

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When ya need forgiveness, when ya need your sins washed away, ya just can’t get home fast enough to Him…

Karma Kartoons and Cosmic Comics Presents: Back to the Drawing Board – Picture it and Write

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Sometimes we’re just not in a position to negotiate…

Stanley Sees the Light: VisDare 7

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There are keys, and then there are keys… then, there are doors, too.

The Pagoda of the Man Dragging Lady Through the Street (A Confucian Delight):Friday Fictioneers

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Not every one can solve a mystery – and most people opt for a frontal attack… I did not.

She was the girl of my dreams – at least of my picture frame: VisDare

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She was as pretty as a painting. A real classical oil on canvas girl. But she told me she was framed….