Monthly Archives: July 2013

No. 53: THE MAN VANISHES (on the way to the Czar’s Winter Palace)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh     (These girlhood memories of Shelva Fiction’s 1870’s Mother Russia:  I do not know if she wrote them then, or maybe nearly 100 years later.  A lady recently told me she thought she once saw a movie … Continue reading →

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No. 52: SHELVA AT THE CZAR’S WINTER PALACE

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh (As I do my archeo-apology work at the Fiction House, I continually unearth my great grandmother Shelva’s girlhood memories of her 1870’s Mother Russia.) PART I:  SWEET ANTICIPATION      My bedroom window is open.  Drifting in with … Continue reading →

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No. 51: UNCLE VANYA DISCOVERS THE FALLACY IN FALLING FOR A FEMME FATALE TOO QUICKLY

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh      …when last we see Uncle Vanya’s ‘Sweet Willamina’:  It’s 1850’s, America. Instantly Willamina transforms into dastardly ‘Dollar Bill’, thief extraordinaire, scourge of the west.  The quick change artist is William/Willamina AKA ‘Golden Boy’ Golden, adventurer, best … Continue reading →

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No. 50: CINCINNATI’S FIRST INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE– A Whimsical Tale.

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh      Taking a break from Shelva’s stories of old Russia. Here is a short holiday excerpt from my novel, Tales of the Fiction House, now in trade paperback. Cincinatti, July 4, 1826 The Cincinnati wharf-shack sways in … Continue reading →

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