Category Archives: humor

A FOUNDLING’S LIFE: FROM TRAGEDY TO LARK TO TRIUMPH

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh From the Fiction House Archives… I am James Thaddeus ‘Blackjack’ Fiction – a true Fiction.  Typhoon  tears me from my parents.  I alone survive.  I become an orphaned foundling, taken in by new loving parents, Dr. Ben … Continue reading →

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BOOKS: A NATIONAL CELEBRATION

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh On January 11, the American Library Association will honor books for youth.  From the archives of Fiction House Publishing, here is the tale of one boy’s discovery of reading. *     *     * In only a few minutes … Continue reading →

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Like the New Year, Life is Full of Beginnings

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Out of the Fiction House Archives: THE CARPER’S TALE   (From Tales of the Fiction House) 1826  Daylight for just 15 minutes and already summer’s heat has dried dew from the Cincinnati pier.  A stoop-shouldered ancient mariner in … Continue reading →

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YOU WILL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT, RAJI – A LINDIAN CHRISTMAS LESSON

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Raji Singh

I hope you’ll enjoy this Christmas tale from Fiction House Publishing’s latest book, The Seasons of My Giving Back, by Mark Rogers.    *     *     * Chapter 6 YOU WILL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT, RAJI – … Continue reading →

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THE ART AND HISTORY OF BREWING STUMP JUICE – FROM THE PHONECIANS AND THE ANCIENT MARINER, ONTO THE SILK ROAD, THEN TO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh From the Archives of the Fiction House… I brew up stump juice with the passion of an oenologist. That’s a fancy-schmanzy name for a winemaker. As with the nectar of the vine, there are endless styles and … Continue reading →

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THIS COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh From the Archives of The Fiction House… Benjamin Franklin strolls the woods near Paris. He’s taking a break – from his duties as emissary of the united American colonies to France – of trying to finagle francs … Continue reading →

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THANKSGIVING AT THE HOME OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN’S NE’ER DO WELL BROTHER

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Happy Thanksgiving! The Ancient Mariner, the scruffy sea salt who raised my great-great grandfather, told this curious holiday story.  It’s been handed down for almost 250 years.  Enjoy! *     *     * “To the GOOD life!”  Benjamin Franklin … Continue reading →

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HAPPY NATIONAL AUTHOR’S DAY

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh In honor of National Author’s Day, here is a chapter from Fiction House Publishing’s newest release by Mark Rogers, The Seasons of My Giving Back.     *    *     * CHEF R.K.’S GOURMET SURPRISE Ingredient I:  A Large … Continue reading →

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A HALLOWEEN SPOOKER: THE DISPUTIN’ RASPUTINS OF THE HIGH SEAS (AND THEIR WALK-OFFS))

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Unearthed from the tombs of the Fiction House, a Halloween re-treat. *     *     * The High Seas players: The Pirates- a scurvy lot Their Capt’n- a lice-ridden fiend Captain Polly – Capt’n’s enslaved parrot Turt- a good-natured … Continue reading →

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BOOKTOBERFEST: CELEBRATE NATIONAL BOOK MONTH WITH THE CARPER

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh October is National Book Month.  I wonder if any cities or countries have Book Parades, festivals, or Book Games to celebrate.  I hope you’ll enjoy this short scene from my novel, Tales of the Fiction House.  It … Continue reading →

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