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At. first. light,. I. let. Cleo. out. to. go. potty.. A. little. later. than. usual.. Its. normally. still. dark. or. mostly. dark. out. by. the. time. Ive. fed. her. and. shes. finished. inhaling. her. food.. I. stood. watching. her. through. the. glass. door.. I. sometimes. prop. the. door. open. to. let. the. cool. morning. air. in,. but. it.... read more BOOKVAULT APPfrom 2026 in ( culture / writing / publishing )
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It's. been. an. interesting. past. several. days.. 1). My. new. 2-terabyte. external. drive. went. bad. after. I'd. moved. all. of. my. music,. pictures. and. videos. to. it. from. other. drives;. 2). Tara. needed. my. help. printing. a. PDF. document,. which. is. always. exciting;. 3). she. also. needed. help. at. her. mother's. house. to. clean. ... read more GOING FOR A RIDEfrom 2024 in ( culture / writing / travel / usa )
I. went. for. one. of. my. weekend. drives.. I. almost. said. Sunday. drive,. but. it. was. a. Saturday.. Anyway,. I. brought. our. dog. Cleo. with. me. this. time.. I. never. used. to,. but. nowadays. I. take. her. almost. everywhere. because. she. and. our. newly. adopted. Yorkshire. terrier,. Lily,. don't. like. each. other.. I'd. been. online. ... read more OLD POSTS, REVISITEDfrom 2024 in ( culture / writing / blog / travel )
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Today. started,. as. usual,. with. feeding. Cleo,. our. Boston. terrier,. and. leaving. the. back. door. open.. It. was. cool. out. but. not. too. cold,. and. I. prop. the. door. open,. weather. permitting,. so. she. can. let. herself. out.. With. the. back. door. and. storm. door. being. mostly. glass,. installing. a. pet. door. would. be. difficu... read more BRAKES ARE IMPORTANTfrom 2023 in ( culture / writing / blog )
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Tomorrow,. August. 26,. will. be. my. 30th. anniversary. of. having. moved. from. Los. Angeles. to. Nashville.. Here. is. my. old. newsletter. write-up. upon. arrival. Here's. my. route,. on. Google. Maps. Below. is. the. woman. anxiously. awaiting. my. arrival. in. Nashville.... not.. At. bottom. is. the. condo. I. eventually. moved. into. --. a... read more DADfrom 2023 in ( culture / writing / poetry / obituaries )
He. came. in. like. a. lionAnd. went. out. like. a. lambA. loving. gentle. good-byeAs. I. held. his. soft. warm. handHis. children. G,. Lucy,. S,. D,. D,. B,. and. IWere. his. pride. and. joyLoved. by. all. who. knew. himEvery. man,. women,. girl,. and. boyHe. would. sit. and. watch. --his. horses--As. they. trotted. up. and. backMost. of. them. St... read more THE GREAT POWDER PUFF DERBY RACEfrom 2023 in ( culture / writing / poetry / harness-racing )
The. morning. was. cold. and. brightEverything. was. feeling. rightI. hooked. up. the. horse. to. the. cartOnto. the. track,. we. do. dart . Jeppy. Ho. is. the. gelding. I. will. raceHe. has. such. a. jazzy. fast. paceWe. all. are. excited. todayTo. me. this. is. just. like. play . My. family. is. cheering. me. onThe. horses. are. all. pacing. alon... read more DEAR BROTHERfrom 2023 in ( culture / writing / poetry / obituaries )
by. Jeannie. . . Number. 4. of. 7. . The. middle. child. was. he. . In. his. final. months. of. life. . We. rushed. to. him. to. see. . He. helped. me. with. my. music. . Keyboard. and. guitar. . The. thought. of. him. not. being. here. . Is. really. quite. bizarre. . He. always. was. a. thinker. . Debating. was. his. thing. . He. wrote. so. many. ... read more A BROTHER DEPARTSfrom 2023 in ( culture / writing / poetry / obituaries )
Always. a. trailblazer,the. first. of. us. to. go.Now. after. the. fireworks,he's. gone.Here. is. his. obituary... read more STILL MORE ADVICE FOR WRITERSfrom 2023 in ( culture / writing / advice )
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They. say... What. are. the. main. ELEMENTS. OF. A. STORY?. Setting,. Character,. Plot,. Conflict,. Theme,. Point. of. view,. Tone,. Style. I. know. they're. not. saying. which. order,. but. I. would. put. Character. first,. then. Conflict,. Tone,. Point-of-View,. Theme.. Plot,. Style. and. Setting. come. last. :. Elements. of. a. StoryNew. Rule... read more THE FADED PAGEfrom 2021 in ( culture / writing / books )
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'Those. who. tell. the. stories. rule. society.'. --. Plato Or,. maybe. it. was. the. Native. American. Proverb... 'Those. who. tell. stories. rule. the. world.'. It. might. be. more. accurately. stated. as. Those. whose. stories. are. heard/read. rule. the. world. Some. of. us. are. fairly. invisible. out. here.. :)... read more RANDOM BOOK REVIEWSfrom 2021 in ( culture / writing / books / reviews )
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Don't. get. it. right,. get. it. written!. --. Lee. ChildNew. Rules. for. Writers. --. Your. Novel. Blueprint. --. Advice. for. Writing. --. Writers. Need. Followers?. --. Good. Article. About. Storytelling. --. Best. and. Worst. Self-Publishing. Sites. --. Thoughts. on. Writing. --. More. Advice. for. Writers. --. Ingredients. of. a. Novel. --. ... read more FREEWRITE, THE DEVICE FOR DISTRACTION-FREE WRITINGfrom 2020 in ( culture / writing / tech )
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People. read. fiction. seeking. clarity. --. in. the. payoff. at. the. end. of. the. book. --. so,. one. of. the. worst. things. a. writer. can. do. is. to. create. confusion.. People. also. read. fiction. for. a. taste. of. something. better. than. their. own. reality.. So,. keep. it. clear. and. concise. and,. most. importantly,. interesting.... ... read more POLITICAL COMPASS TESTfrom 2020 in ( culture / writing / politics )
Welcome!. It's. timely. to. stress. that. The. Political. Compass. has. been. on. the. internet. since. 2001.. The. uniqueness. of. our. take. on. politics. is. reflected. in. the. gratifyingly. enthusiastic. reviews. we've. enjoyed. in. the. national. media. of. many. countries. from. our. earliest. years. --. as. well. as. from. many. teachers. ... read more THOUGHTS ON WRITINGfrom 2020 in ( culture / writing / advice )
Louis. L'Amour. once. said. he. could. write. while. sitting. in. the. middle. of. the. freeway.. That. didn't. impress. me. at. the. time,. but. now. it. does.Not. one,. but. two. dogs. threw. up. behind. me. as. I. wrote.. Was. that. a. commentary. on. my. writing?. Wouldn't. be. the. first. time.As. I. told. these. guys. in. the. job. interview,... read more THE LAZY PUG CAFE, A NOVELfrom 2020 in ( culture / writing / books / novels )
My. latest. short. story,. based. on. our. real. life. pugs. Daisy,. Chandler. and. Joey,. the. latter. of. whom. is. the. only. one. still. alive. and. barking.. See. www.amazon.com/dp/B085XM6QW8The. Lazy. Pug. Cafe. was. a. dilapidated. new. two-story. farmhouse. abandoned. years. ago,. lately. serving. as. a. sad. but. charming. reminder. of. da... read more REVIEW MY BOOKSfrom 2020 in ( culture / writing / books / reviews )
If. you've. read. any. of. my. novels,. please. give. them. a. review. on. Amazon. (click. the. book's. image,. below. or. on. the. right,. then. click. the. Write. a. Customer. Review. button. on. its. Amazon. page,. to. the. ),. on. Apple. Books,. Kobo,. Barnes. &. Noble,. or. wherever. you. bought. it.. Thanks!Leaving. a. review. on. iBooks. i... read more GOOD ARTICLE ABOUT STORYTELLINGfrom 2020 in ( culture / writing / advice )
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Please. support. this. website,. should. you. be. so. inclined:. buy. one. of. my. novels/novellas;. buy. me. a. (virtual). cup. of. coffee. here. or. here;. or,. click. one. of. the. ads. sprinkled. throughout. the. site.Thanks!Now. you. can. Donate. with. Bitcoin!... read more HISTORY OF FRIENDSNEWS.COMfrom 2019 in ( culture / writing / blog / friendsnews )For. those. researching. insignificant. corners. of. the. web:. Wayback. Machine Please. support. this. website,. should. you. be. so. inclined:. buy. one. of. my. novels/novellas;. buy. me. a. (virtual). cup. of. coffee. here. or. here;. or,. click. one. of. the. ads. sprinkled. throughout. the. site. Thanks!. And. now. you. can. Donate. wit... read more ALL OF MY BOOKSfrom 2019 in ( culture / writing / books / novels )
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Riva,. a. beautiful. young. black. ops. agent. on. her. first. assignment,. tries. to. turn. Alex. into. her. own. asset. just. to. prove. she. can.. When. he. loses. both. his. job. and. his. girlfriend,. she. thinks. he's. putty. in. her. hands.. When. he. decides. to. go. out. with. a. bang,. she's. afraid. she's. overplayed. her. hand.. Her... read more TEMPORARY INSANITYfrom 2019 in ( culture / writing / books / novels )
Long. before. winning. the. lottery. and. running. for. president,. Benny. was. living. in. L.A.. working. as. a. temporary. word. processor. (typist).. For. his. latest. assignment,. he. thought. he. was. taking. just. another. temp. job.. He. didn't. anticipate. Venelia. and. the. Dynamos.. The. what?Click. here. for. more.. Or,. in. this. case,.... read more TURN YOUR COMPUTER INTO A CHROME DEVICEfrom 2019 in ( culture / writing )
From. NeverWare.com. at. neverware.comReady. to. turn. your. computer. into. a. Chrome. device?. You're. in. the. right. spot.. The. Home. edition. is. our. free. version. of. CloudReady,. intended. only. for. personal. use. by. individuals.. It. offers. the. same. experience. as. our. paid. versions,. but. it. doesn't. come. with. access. to. our... read more RECENTLY DISCOVERED BOOK REPOSITORYfrom 2019 in ( culture / writing / books )
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. According. to. the. Telegraph,. anyway.. An. interesting. list.. Several. if. not. most. of. these. were. that. author's. first. published. novel.. I've. actually. read. half. of. these,. though. it's. been. years.. I. should. read. them. again.The. Manchurian. Candidate. by. Richard. Condon. (1959)The. Hunt. for. Red. October. by. Tom. Clancy. (... read more NOVELS AND NOVELLASfrom 2018 in ( culture / writing / books / novels )Did. I. mention. I've. written. a. few. novels/novellas?Another. Way:. Beyond. the. Status. QuoA. politically-incorrect. manifesto.. Anti-corporate. crusader. Dobie. Pokorny. wants. to. save. the. world.. His. new. boss,. Colonel. Charonne,. wants. to. stop. him.. On. his. truth. tour,. Dobie. meets. and. falls. in. love. with. Kaylie. while. en... read more NOVELLAS AND NOVELSfrom 2017 in ( culture / writing / books / novels )Free. novellaTemporary. InsanityLong. before. winning. the. lottery. and. running. for. president,. Benny. was. living. in. L.A.. working. as. a. temporary. word. processor. (glorified. typist).. For. his. latest. assignment,. he. thought. he. was. taking. just. another. temp. job.. He. didn't. anticipate. Venelia. and. the. Dynamos.. The. what?Fr... read more WRITERS NEED FOLLOWERS?from 2016 in ( culture / writing / advice )
Publishers. and. writing. gurus. preach. that. writers. need. followers.. The. problem. is. that. emotionally-stable. people. don't. want. followers.. They. want. friends,. compatriots,. people. who. listen,. not. followers.. Especially. zombie. followers.. They're. the. worst!. :)But. seriously,. I. don't. trust. anyone. who. actively. seeks. fo... read more IS THERE A DECENT SERIES AVAILABLE ONLINE?from 2016 in ( culture / writing )
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Clay. and. his. adopted. daughter,. Jenna,. look. forward. to. their. upcoming. homeland. tour. to. Russia.. His. intentions. are. pure.. Hers,. not. so. much.. When. she. goes. missing,. his. worst. fears. are. realized.. She. is. not. the. innocent. little. girl. he. thought. she. was.. Not. even. close.. . . Their. only. hope. now. is. to. cat... read more RECENT TWEETSfrom 2015 in ( culture / writing / tweets )
I. remember. when. I. didn't. know. what. a. tweet. was,. other. than. the. sound. a. bird. makes.. It. wasn't. so. long. ago,. either.. Below. is. just. a. random. list. of. tweets.. Pathetic,. I. know,. but. I. felt. the. need. to. put. something. new. on. the. site.. Anyway... Saturday,. July. 20,. 2013:. Picked. more. blackberries. this. eve... read more MY NOVELSfrom 2015 in ( culture / writing / books / novels )
WilliamArthurHolmes.comGo. to. Another. peek. at. my. booksAnother. Way:. Beyond. the. Status. QuoLottery. PresidentOperation. DetourLast. Train. OutThe. Lazy. Pug. Cafe... read more REQUIEM FOR A PIGEONfrom 2014 in ( culture / writing / poetry / pigeons )
. by. Bill. We. witnessed. a. pigeon's. demiseRight. here. on. the. dock. o'. the. BayThere. was. nothing. we. could. doNothing. we. could. sayIt. just. wasn't. the. pigeon's. day. We. tried. mouth-to-beakAnd. the. Heimlich. techniqueBut. the. pigeon. had. croakedDid. you. know. pigeons. float?Well,. this. one. sure. did. today!. ... read more ADVICE FOR WRITINGfrom 2014 in ( culture / writing / advice )
A. writer's. narrative. perspective. (their. voice,. or,. how. they. come. across. to. their. reader). must. be:. This. is. me. talking. to. you.. That's. it.. Nothing. more,. nothing. less.. It's. not:. This. is. me. 100. years. ago. speaking. in. a. classical. voice.. It's. not:. Speaking. as. if. from. professor. to. student. or. from. adult... read more TWEETS PAGEfrom 2013 in ( culture / writing / tweets )
Note:. I. am. no. longer. on. Twitter. or. Facebook,. but. here's. what. I've. managed. to. salvage. from. back. then.My. Twitter. feed:. . by. @TheBillHolmesSome. of. my. better. tweets,. according. to. me. ...Never. work. FOR. someone. else,. work. WITH. them.I. do. some. of. my. best. work. when. I'm. supposed. to. be. doing. something. else.Eli... read more HOW DOES WRITING AFFECT YOUR BRAIN?from 2013 in ( culture / writing / health )
Interesting. .... to. me,. anyway.. Most. of. us. write. a. little. something. everyday.. It. might. be. a. grocery. list,. a. poem,. or. a. write-up. on. the. infographic. of. the. day.. As. we. go. through. this. daily. ritual,. however,. we. are. probably. not. aware. of. the. effects. writing. has. on. our. brains.:. How. Does. Writing. Affec... read more STARTED A NEW STORY TODAYfrom 2013 in ( culture / writing / books / novels )
I. started. writing. a. new. story. today.. Can't. say. much. about. it. except. that. it's. pretty. much. sci-fi,. though. it. might. wander. into. religion. and. politics.. So,. yeah,. it. should. offend. just. about. everyone.. Then. I. took. a. break. and. started. cleaning.. Did. a. load. of. dishes.. Vacuumed. and. cleaned. the. office. carpe... read more CRACKING UP OVER LOTTERY PRESIDENTfrom 2013 in ( culture / writing / books / novels )
Here's. one. of. my. brothers. reading. my. book,. Lottery. President.. He. seems. to. be. enjoying. it.. I. swear. I. didn't. pay. him. to. do. this.. New. book. out!. Here's. my. Amazon. Author's. Page,. where. you. can. find. both. the. paperback. and. Kindle. versions. of. Lottery. President. and. Operation. Detour. of. your. own.. :)The. Kindl... read more LOTTERY PRESIDENTfrom 2013 in ( culture / writing / books / novels ). For. most. people,. winning. $300. million. in. the. lottery. would. be. enough.. They. would. buy. a. big. house,. travel. the. world. and. retire.. Not. Benny.. He. decided. to. take. the. money. and. run. .... for. President.. The. house. he. had. in. mind. was. the. White. House.. He. didn't. want. to. travel. the. world. so. much. as. save. ... read more GUEST POSTINGfrom 2013 in ( culture / writing / blog / friendsnews )
I've. been. following. and. listening. to. Jeff. Goins's. TribeWriters. program,. and. he. says. an. important. aspect. to. successful. blogging. (at. least. as. far. as. getting. noticed). is. to. guest. post. on. other. people's. blogs.. Jeff. is. a. great. resource,. by. the. way.. So,. if. you. want. to. post. something. on. my. blog,. please... read more I AM NOW A PUBLISHED AUTHORfrom 2013 in ( culture / writing / books / novels )
It's. SELF-published,. but. still. .... It's. called. Lottery. President.Hopefully,. it's. at. least. slightly. entertaining.. Tell. a. friend!Here's. one. of. my. brothers. reading. it.. He. seems. to. be. enjoying. it.. I. swear. I. didn't. pay. him. to. do. this.. Here's. a. link. to. all. of. my. booksAsk. me. a. question. on. Good. ReadsGo. ... read more BLOG CONTENTfrom 2013 in ( culture / writing / blog / internet )
I'm. as. guilty. as. anyone. about. trying. to. add. content. to. my. blog. just. for. the. sake. of. content. (because. search. engines. look. for. and. rate. highly. based. on. how. fresh. your. blog's. content. is).. But. someone. whose. blog/newsletter. I. subscribe. to. has. stooped. to. simply. stating. the. obvious,. maybe. phrasing. it. d... read more YOUR NOVEL BLUEPRINTfrom 2013 in ( culture / writing / advice / novels )
Good. article. for. writers.. Writing. a. novel. and. building. a. house. are. pretty. similar. when. you. think. about. it.. For. instance,. most. builders. or. homeowners. spend. a. lot. of. time. dreaming...:. Your. Novel. Blueprint. WritersDigest.comGo. to. Another. peek. at. my. booksAnother. Way:. Beyond. the. Status. QuoLottery. PresidentOp... read more MY WRITER'S PLATFORMfrom 2013 in ( culture / writing / books )
WilliamArthurHolmes.com. is. my. writer's. platform,. with. a. page. showing. where. you. can. buy,. preview. and/or. review. all. of. my. books.. Or,. just. look. below.... . . . Where. to. buy,. preview. or. review. my. books. ANOTHER. WAY:. Beyond. the. Status. Quo. Amazon,. Apple. Books,. Barnes. &. Noble,. Good. Reads,. Kobo,. Scribd... read more FOOLING THEMSELVESfrom 2012 in ( culture / writing / blog / politics )
The. elites. are. adept. at. fooling. themselves. and. others. into. thinking. they. know. best.. The. superiority. they. bestow. upon. themselves. is. a. convenient. justification. for. keeping. us. commoners. in. the. dark,. and. themselves. in. power.... read more A COUPLE OF BOOKS/NOVELLAS ON KINDLEfrom 2012 in ( culture / writing / books / novels )
I've. published. a. couple. of. books/novellas. on. Kindle. recently:. Lottery. President. is. a. political. thriller;. and. Operation. Detour. is. a. darkly. comedic. adventure.. Please. tell. a. friend,. so. maybe. I. can. do. this. for. a. living. instead. of. working. for. one. soul-sucking. corporation. after. another.. :)... read more RULES FOR WRITERSfrom 2011 in ( culture / writing / advice )
Anis. Shivani:. New. Rules. For. Writers:. Ignore. Publicity,. Shun. Crowds,. Refuse. Recognition. And. MoreThese. rules. totally. go. against. every. prescription. for. writing. success. you'll. hear. as. a. young. new. writer. from. all. quarters:. the. conformity-driven. MFA. system,. the. publishing. industry's. hype-machine,. successful. ... read more SCREENPLAY SUBMITTEDfrom 2010 in ( culture / writing / screenplays )
I. submitted. a. screenplay. to. Scriptapalooza. today.. See. scriptapalooza.com.. The. first. deadline. is. Friday. the. 5th.. The. real. deadline. is. April. 15.. I. think. first. prize. is. $10,000,. but. the. main. thing. is. that. real. Hollywood. industry. people. read. all. the. scripts,. so. even. if. I. don't. win. the. contest,. I. might.... read more MY FAMILY MEMBERS' BOOKSfrom 2010 in ( culture / writing / books / family )
Scared. to. Life. ...and. Loving. It!:. One. Man's. Journey. With. Prostate. Cancerby. Kenneth. J.. SouzaMy. Lifeby. Lionel. Joseph. HolmesHis. autobiography,. with. pictures.Portuguese. Pioneers. of. the. Sacramento. Areaby. Lionel. Holmes. and. Joseph. D'AllessandroTales. of. the. Portuguese. Pioneers. of. the. Sacramento. area.. Many. old. pic... read more THAWING OUTfrom 2010 in ( culture / writing / blog / weather )
Hopefully.. It. snowed. a. good. 5-6. inches. Friday. in. and. around. Nashville.. It. wasn't. good. snowman/snowball. snow,. though.. Not. in. our. neighborhood,. anyway.. It. was. too. crusty. because. of. the. freezing. rain. that. came. after.. It. made. for. great. sledding,. though,. which. Elizabeth. and. I. spent. several. hours. doing. ove... read more HATSfrom 2008 in ( culture / writing / poetry / obituaries )
Joseph. wore. many. hats. in. his. life,the. first. one. was. of. son,next. an. officer,. a. Dutch. Marine,that. to. him. was. fun;. In. Maastricht,. in. '49,he. married. his. childhood. love,now. he. was. Tina's. devoted. spouse,and. together. they. set. up. a. nice,. clean. house;. 8. years. went. by,. his. son,. John,. was. born,3. more. years. ... read more POETRY BY FRIENDSNEWS MEMBERS PAGEfrom 2008 in ( culture / writing / poetry )A. Prince. in. DisguiseA. Saga. of. SevenHatsPeople. you'll. be. missing. and. whyTHE. RUN... read more PEOPLE YOU'LL BE MISSING AND WHYfrom 2008 in ( culture / writing / poetry )The. time. has. come. for. you. to. move. on,but. I'm. sure. you'll. be. missing. us. while. you. are. gone;No. more. conversation. with. boss. Catherine. to. really. make. you. think,You'll. miss. your. adventures. with. supervisor. Stella. who. is. always. in. the. pink;The. daily. reports. from. Lala. about. her. bodily. functions. will. cease,A... read more A PRINCE IN DISGUISEfrom 2008 in ( culture / writing / poetry / obituaries )We. met. on. the. race. track. in. '72. I. couldn't. resist. his. eyes,. so. blue. We. soon. fell. in. love. and. started. a. life. In. '76. he. made. me. his. wife. A. teacher,. leader,. rebel. and. yes. A. son,. brother,. father,. the. best. Boss. man,. biker,. hero. and. more. Loving,. caring,. cheerful,. no. bore. He. meant. what. he. said. He.... read more THE RUNfrom 2008 in ( culture / writing / poetry )Running. in. the. rain. isn't. the. pain. a. non-runner. might. think. it. would. be. I. put. on. my. jacket. that. has. a. hood,. lace. up. my. shoes,. and. stretching. is. good. I. open. the. door,. expecting. more. as. the. rain. comes. sprinkling. down. My. course. is. not. planned. yet,. I'll. try. not. to. get. my. shoes. wet. I. start. out. ... read more A SAGA OF SEVENfrom 2008 in ( culture / writing / poetry )This. is. a. story. in. the. style. called. rap. that'll. surely. encourage. an. afternoon. nap. of. a. family. of. seven,. their. kids. and. their. wives. and. something. regarding. their. travels. and. lives.. Now. first. there. was. Greg,. a. Brooklyn-born. lad; and. then. it. was. Lucy. that. Mom. and. Dad. had. She. was. born. at. Sing. Si... read more BOOKS PAGEfrom 2008 in ( culture / writing / books )
THE LEGEND OF CONANfrom 2005 in ( culture / writing / poetry )
(Irish. Traditional)Once. there. was. a. kittenConan. was. his. nameHe. grew. to. nearly. 20. poundsBut. a. kitten. he. remainedHe. grew. to. be. ferociousFeared. throughout. the. landHush,. my. child. and. you. shall. hearThe. legend. of. ConanA. harder. working. kittenThe. world. has. never. seenHe'd. guard. the. yard. from. front. to. backAnd. e... read more A GIRL NAMED LUCYfrom 1998 in ( culture / writing / poetry )
from. 1990This. is. a. story. 'bout. a. girl. named. LucyOtherwise. known. as. The. Rappin'. WatusiShe. lays. down. a. beat. that. gets. your. toes. tappin'If. your. toes. get. tired,. let. your. fingers. do. the. snappin'She. says. Hey. buddy,. don't. you. be. no. squareIf. you. can't. find. a. partner,. use. a. wooden. chairOkay,. so. you'... read more A DAY AT THE RACESfrom 1998 in ( culture / writing / stories / horse-racing )
. from. 1994. The. first. Saturday. in. May.. What. does. this. date. mean. to. you?. Probably. nothing,. except. that. Spring. has. arrived,. unless. you. live. in. California. where. it's. been. Spring. for. two. months. at. least. --. real. Spring,. not. calendar. Spring.. Ask. any. horse. racing. buff,. though,. and. they'll. tell. you. the... read more Amazon Movers & Shakers |
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