Tag Archives: Abolitionists

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

Posted on March 26, 2017 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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BEST ACTOR AWARD

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh With all the uproar about the Awards, we thought you’d enjoy this old post from our archives… Esteemed resident of the historic Fiction House, Kunta Kinder, is world renowned for his artwork – painting, carving, sculpture. … Continue reading →

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NORTH TO CINCINNATI AND FREEDOM

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Last week: 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, … Continue reading →

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BEST ACTOR AWARD

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh Esteemed resident of the historic Fiction House, Kunta Kinder, is world renowned for his artwork – painting, carving, sculpture. His dangerous pre-Civil War work as an African-American Abolitionist ‘Conductor’ in the slave states demonstrates his acting … 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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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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THE BECKONING CALL OF THE PORTRAITS

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Raji Singh

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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FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh It’s 1826, Cincinatti. 4-year-old orphaned foundling Carper is taken in by a sea-crusted ancient mariner. In only a few minutes Mariner and Carper are at Mariner’s isolated ‘STATEROOM.’ A barnacle on the backside of an abandoned warehouse, … Continue reading →