UNEARTHING THE FICTION HOUSE
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Raji Singh
The Novel: Tales of the Fiction House by Raji Singh
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Captain Polly, the Mark Twain of the creature world, launches into fables.
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Category Archives: Short stories
THE TALE OF AN EASTER LILY AND A DESERT RESURRECTION IN POETRY AND PROSE
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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Tagged butterfly poetry, butterfly transformation, cactus poetry, culture, desert poetry, Easter, humor, imagination, Luny Mum, magic, National Poetry Month, new short stories, nostalgia, Passover, poetry, Poppy Sol, resurrection. whimsy, Short stories, surrealism, Tales of the Fiction House
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY TALE– RRROSE HEATHER, A DAUGHTER OF OL’ IRE-LAND
By Raji Singh With all this craziness, do you need a break? We do at the Fiction House. We hope you enjoy this yarn, just one of the 1,001 Tales residing for all eternity in the Fiction House. St. Patrick … Continue reading →
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Tagged book-reviews, Books, Cincinnatti, fiction, Fiction House Publishing, Foundlings, humor, Ireland, James Thaddeus 'Blackjack' Fiction, Lindian Woods, Muse, new short stories, Raji Singh, Rrrose Heather, Short stories, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day, The Kissing Tree, Turt, writing
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OSCAR AWARDS, BEST ACTOR, PART TWO: NORTH TO CINCINATTI AND FREEDOM
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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Tagged a-Hempis, Abolitionists, American History, Cincinnatti, culture, James Thaddeus Fiction, Kunta Kinder, Luny Mum, nostalgia, Ohio River, Poppy Sol, reminisence, rescuing slaves, slave traders, slavery, Turt, Underground Railroad
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BEST ACTOR AWARD
by Raji Singh Yes. It is that time again to identify those who will go down in film history. Yet, many individuals have taken on such thespian roles they changed the history that could have been. Let us celebrate those … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abolition, alternate history, American History, archeo-apologist, Books, Fiction House Publishing, food, humor, imagination, James Thaddeus 'Blackjack' Fiction, new short stories, politics, Raji Singh, slavery, travel, Underground Railroad
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VALENTINE, COME WITH ME TO THE KISSING TREE
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 →
Posted in archeo-apologist, Children, Children's stories, Fiction House Publishing, humor, Short stories, Uncategorized, whimsy
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Tagged a boy's first kiss, alternate history, Calico, Captain Polly, culture, fantasy, fiction, Fiction House Publishing, first kiss, folk cures, Foundlings, humor, imagination, James Thaddeus 'Blackjack' Fiction, Lindian Woods, Luny Mum, Mark Rogers, Raji Singh, Short stories, short story, summer love, Tales of the Fiction House, The Seasons of My Giving Back, Turt, whims, writing
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Post No. 162: THE GLUMS (Part I)
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 →
PETS ON MEMORIAL DAY
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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Tagged Calico, Captain Polly, culture, Foundlings, lark, love of animals, loving pets, Memorial Day, mourning pets, National Pet Month, nostalgia, pets, Raji Singh, Tales of the Fiction House, tradition, tributes from pets, Turt
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MOTHER’S DAY MAGIC
by Raji Singh In honor of mothers, we offer this tale from the archives of The Fiction House… I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction. Typhoon tears me from my mother and father on board a … Continue reading →
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Tagged a mother's love, alternate history, culture, James Thaddeus 'Blackjack' Fiction, Mama Lucy, MOTHER'S DAY, new short stories, nostalgia, Raji Singh, Satire, Shelva Fiction, Short stories, short story, Tales of the Fiction House, whimsy
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THE TALE OF AN EASTER LILY AND A DESERT RESURRECTION IN POETRY AND PROSE
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 →
Posted in archeo-apologist, Fiction House Publishing, humor, Short stories, Uncategorized, whimsy, writing
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Tagged butterfly poetry, butterfly transformation, cactus poetry, culture, desert poetry, Easter, humor, imagination, Luny Mum, magic, National Poetry Month, new short stories, nostalgia, Passover, poetry, Poppy Sol, resurrection. whimsy, Short stories, surrealism, Tales of the Fiction House
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY TALE– RRROSE HEATHER, A DAUGHTER OF OL’ IRE-LAND
By Raji Singh As the March towards Spring progresses, we hope you enjoy this yarn, just one of the 1,001 Tales residing for all eternity in the Fiction House. St. Patrick was a fine story-teller. He passed on his gift … Continue reading →
Posted in archeo-apologist, Fiction House Publishing, humor, satire, Short stories, whimsy, writing
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Tagged book-reviews, Books, Cincinnatti, fiction, Fiction House Publishing, Foundlings, humor, Ireland, James Thaddeus 'Blackjack' Fiction, Lindian Woods, Muse, new short stories, Raji Singh, Rrrose Heather, short stories, Short stories, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day, The Kissing Tree, Turt, writing
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Raji Singh
Tales of the Fiction House 