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Her Scent On His Hands
Her Scent On His Hands He dreamed of her, Woke with the scent of her perfume on his hands. She had been gone for more than a week. She had gone out for groceries and had not returned. Her car … Continue reading
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Her Scent On His Hands
He dreamed of her and woke with the scent of her perfume on his hands. She had been gone for more than a week. She had gone out for groceries and had not returned. Her car was found, with her … Continue reading
Watch It, It’s TV
On TV the most reality one can find is LAW AND ORDER and a few other police procedurals. They deal with corruption. They deal with crime. PERSON OF INTEREST is another, dealing with universal, pervasive surveillance. News-like shows are farcical … Continue reading
Posted in Sample Essays
Tagged Discovery, history, indoctrination, intelligence, LAW AND ORDER, lies, Nazi, PERSON OF INTEREST, propaganda, surveillance, TV, WWII
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What Goes Up
Joe Turner carried an apple crate into Eddie’s that night. He hefted it up onto the bar, then climbed onto a stool. He put his elbows on the bar and said, “Draft.” Eddie, the bartender, broke off a chat he’d … Continue reading
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Tagged angel, cattle mutilations, dogs, Ficta Mystica, Gene Stewart, horror, kennel, murder, What Goes Up
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The Spirit’s Lament, John S. Davis
Found this in an old LOCUS. It will have meaning to few beyond its meaningful words. He’s missed, not just by us, his fellow Cultists. The Spirit’s Lament I have spent years denying afterlife. It seemed the thoughtful, rational thing … Continue reading
A Brief Yap About Civility In Public Discourse
Civility is based upon respect. We can disagree but, if I respect you, I can very likely respect your opinion, too, and our differences become a basis for discussion and mutual learning and compromise. That is how politics was supposed … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult, Civility, Kindness, Mature, Paradise, Public Discourse
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A Review of Floating Staircase by Ronald Malfi
In Floating Staircase, Islands In the Stream by Hemingway, who is saluted overtly, Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine, and Thomas Harris’s Silence of the Lambs, echo like footsteps in an empty house. Flannery O’Connor’s shade flits by. There is a whiff of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ficta Mystica, fiction, Floating Staircase, honest, horror, literary, mainstream, Malfi, mystery, review
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A Brief Word About Words
The English language is shrinking due to spellcheckers. Often, these expert systems lists cull related words that might work better but are not as popular. Often, these artificial intelligence robots offer limited choices based on commonality of usage. Often, spellcheckers … Continue reading
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Tagged dictionary, English, etymology, language, spellchecker, words
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