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IMAGINE…DREAMING AS A KING, INSPIRING AS A GANDHI, UNITING AS A MANDELA (or simply – using laughter to lighten another’s load)

by Raji Singh    This post was the foundation of the novel, The Seasons of My Giving Back.  It reminds us of the power of caring for one another. * **   I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – … Continue reading

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THE GLUMS, PART II

By Raji Singh Feeling blue, part 2? This will lift your spirits! Here’s an 1820’s tale about my great-great-grandfather, the Carper. (An excerpt from Tales of the Fiction House) *    *    * Mariner spins and spins for Carper. … Continue reading

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CINCINNATI’S FIRST INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE – A WHIMSICAL TALE

by Raji Singh  Welcome to our annual 4th of July parade from  Tales of the Fiction House. Have a wonderful holiday! Cincinatti, July 4, 1826 The Cincinnati wharf-shack sways in a light breeze. Close your eyes, you’ll think you’re drifting … Continue reading

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THE GLUMS

By Raji Singh Feeling blue? This will lift your spirits! Here’s an 1820’s tale about my great-great-grandfather, The Carper.  (An excerpt from Tales of the Fiction House) *   *   *   THE GLUMS – is what the Mariner sees in Carper … Continue reading

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FATHER’S DAY SCENTS AND SENSIBILITIES

by Raji Singh (A Favorite from our family’s past.  Happy Father’s Day!)   *    *    * PART I – FATHERS’ SENSIBILITIES I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction. Typhoon tears me from my parents and my … Continue reading

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CAPTAIN POLLY’S LORE OF THE LINDIAN WOODS

by Captain Polly (as overheard by Raji Singh) National Pet Week is here.  Join us as one of our favorite pets (though she would be greatly offended to be called that) shares an adventure. *     *     * You cannot stop … Continue reading

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PET TO HUMAN DEDICATION: WHY WE HAVE NATIONAL PET MONTH

By Raji Singh In honor of National Pet Month, a Fiction House reminder of those furry, feathery, leathery, or fishy special residents in our hearts… I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction. Typhoon tears me from … Continue reading

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MOTHER’S DAY MAGIC

by Raji Singh I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction. Typhoon tears me from my mother and father on board a sinking ferry near the Lindian coast. A thousand minus one perish. I alone survive. I … Continue reading

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MAY DAY ON THE BAYOU IN POEM AND STORY

By Raji Singh To acknowledge the end of National Poetry Month and welcome May Day and Mothers, here is a poignant story of a mother’s lament *     *     * “Tis 1800, there ‘bouts, early morn. Today Thibidioux chil’ to be … Continue reading

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EYES OF A LIFETIME: A BAYOU POEM

By Raji Singh Farewell to April and another National Poetry Month. And Farewell to Lucius Abel.  That last day with him, his Mama relives every day. *     *      * All is dark. Just one thing she sees – her son’s … Continue reading

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