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OSCAR AWARDS, BEST ACTOR, PART TWO: NORTH TO CINCINATTI AND FREEDOM

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh CONTINUED: The realistic ante-bellum Underground Railroad journey of Kunta Kinder to free slaves. This week: His surrealistic river rafting to freedom. *** One may wonder: When Turt’s not rollin’ down a Kentucky hill, strollin’ a parade, helpin’-out … Continue reading →

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VALENTINE, COME WITH ME TO THE KISSING TREE

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Raji Singh

Happy Valentine’s Day! Do you remember a place, a person, a time when you first felt the sweetness of love? The bright gasp of life that whispers, “Remember this moment. It is special.” Days, years, decades later, the memory calls … Continue reading →

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GOBLINS IN YOUR DESK DRAWER

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Raji Singh

(Previously posted on Pen in Hand) By Raji Singh October Horrors Await! Some fear ghosts, skeletons, even neighborhood elves with hungry eyes and empty trick-or-treat bags. But writers…that is altogether different. Here’s an old favorite from dusty Fiction House files. … Continue reading →

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THE GLUMS, PART II

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh If the Glums still have ahold of you, a good story-teller can set you on that magic carpet and spirit you away. We all need an Ancient Mariner in our lives. Here’s an 1820’s tale about my … Continue reading →

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Post No. 162: THE GLUMS (Part I)

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh End of summer got you down? Vacations vacated? Tired of the heat and rain pummeling your spirits? If you need a little perking up, here’s an 1820’s tale about my great-great-grandfather, the Carper, and how he and … Continue reading →

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PETS ON MEMORIAL DAY

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh As this week, we are full of remembrances, it seems the very past, near past, and present weave together. As we focus on our human ancestry, we can accidentally overlook those non-human companions that made all those … Continue reading →

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MAY DAY ON THE BAYOU IN POEM AND STORY

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Fly with us into the joy of May and new beginnings! *** *** *** From the Archives of the Fiction House. Happy May Day! “Today Thibidioux chil’ to be born. Butterflies … Continue reading →

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THE TALE OF AN EASTER LILY AND A DESERT RESURRECTION IN POETRY AND PROSE

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Our special holidays came early this year… Easter, Passover, and various human (‘two-leg’) celebrations. But with Spring upon us, we can all welcome that lightness of heart. Plant, bird, butterfly, and creature (the ‘four-legs’) celebrate, too. They … Continue reading →

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A-TAX ON SYNTAX: HAPPY TAX WEEKEND

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh We hope you didn’t forget! Hit the send button on your electronic file or stick the stamps on those envelopes. Then, kick up your heels and relax! (We had chocolate ice cream.) * * … Continue reading →