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?

When You Need Some Time Away to Think, a Barn is not the Place: Friday Fictioneers

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Gertie books a place for them so that Morris can get away and think. But, boy, does it go awry!

Again! Friday Fictioneers

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We say “never again,” but it’s here again…

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…

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…

Making the Best of It: Friday Fictioneers

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Sometimes even the back-up plan has a hiccup…

Some Somethings Ain’t Nothing: A Little Friday Fictioneer Nothing

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Some nothings aren’t even sweet to whisper in an ear…

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…

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?

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…

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…

Friday Fictioneers: Do You Really Think You Light Up Our Lives? (Dedicated to our power companies)

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You want power? Try the power of love!

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 ….

Zika Alley: Friday Fictioneers

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It’s not just about Zika…

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…

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.

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…

The Pieces Never Do Stay Together: Friday Fictioneers

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Rebirth ain’t all that it’s cracked up to be. At least not from this poem’s POV…

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…

Significance: Friday Fictioneers

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Sometimes, some things make you feel significant. Sometimes they don’t…

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 ….

Feds To Investigate Fowl Play By Local Police: Friday Fictioneers

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Local police end up with egg on their feces… faces.

The Boys Who Had Too Much Time on Their Hands: Friday Fictioneers

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Too much time can be… Well, you decide for yourself.

FRI-Toons: Friday Fictioneers’ Cartoons

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You’ve read cartoons. Well, now it’s time for Friday Fictioneers’ FRI-toons….

Making Life Count: Friday Fictioneers

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A petite jaunt into existentialism: a small hand salute to Sartre, the French, and living…

Roll Call: Friday Fictioneers

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Though He is with us even at roll call, He cannot rest easy…

Pipeline: Friday Fictioneers

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There’s always another lesson to be learned. Just not when Jimmy is in the class…

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…

Hard Wired for Life: Friday Fictioneers

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Although I wrote the story about being hard wired, as an afterthought my guess is that kids nowadays would opt to network, so cutting the wire would not be a problem for them…

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…

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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What is it about the walls we build?

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…

An Artist’s Path to the Sea: Friday Fictioneers

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Some people see things where others don’t, some people create things where others don’t see them, and then some people just don’t create or see, but they like to go to the sea…

Dino-toons: Friday Fictioneers

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

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.

Desolate: Friday Fictioneers

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Roadside stops at alluring views often lead to interesting observations and potentially creative ideas.

The Conversation: Friday Fictioneers

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Important conversations shouldn’t take place at bed time, don’t you agree?

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.