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No 63: TCHAIKOVSKY SAVES MY LIFE AT THE CZAR’S WINTER PALACE

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh (Shelva Fiction’s girlhood writings – the 1870’s.) OPUS 1:  THE APPROACH      “Ahh!  The Royal haven in St. Petersburg:  The grandness that is its Elizabethan Baroque style with stately ivory columns, glass smooth, far as the eye … Continue reading →

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No. 62: THE MAN RESIDING IN THE SECRET ROOM OF THE FICTION HOUSE – PART III

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh Accidentally trapped in the secret room and awaiting Nanny to come unlock the door so she can nurse Jamoy, her infant son, Shelva recalls: *     *     *      Just when you are sure the Rope Haired Man … Continue reading →

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No. 61: THE MAN RESIDING IN THE SECRET ROOM OF THE FICTION HOUSE – PART II

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh Shelva Reminisces:      The ‘slamming’ shut, the resonant ‘clicking’ lock of the upstairs door: TRAPPED !  ALONE!  In the secret basement room of the Fiction House. Despite your trembling, your fear, you try to stay calm by … Continue reading →

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No. 60: THE MAN RESIDING IN THE SECRET ROOM OF THE FICTION HOUSE – EXHIBIT ‘A’

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh Per my archeo-apology endeavors: I am yet tying together archive data concerning the Rope Haired Man stalking my great grandmother, Shelva.  The incident occurs at the First International Cat Boxing Tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia.  It is … Continue reading →

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No. 59: THE ARCHEO-APOLOGIST AT WORK

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh      This week I take respite from Shelva in the 1870’s, from the Rope Haired Man stalking her at the International Cat Boxing Tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia, and from the handsome young Czarevich who comes to … Continue reading →

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No. 58: THE CZAREVICH’S TALE OF THE TRAVELLING FICTION HOUSE

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh 1870’s St. Petersburg, Russia.  My great grandmother Shelva tells of her frightful girlhood experience, stalked by a mysterious Rope Haired Man.  From fear, she faints, awakening to… *     *     *      Peter the Great in fresco reaches … Continue reading →

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No. 52: SHELVA AT THE CZAR’S WINTER PALACE

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh (As I do my archeo-apology work at the Fiction House, I continually unearth my great grandmother Shelva’s girlhood memories of her 1870’s Mother Russia.) PART I:  SWEET ANTICIPATION      My bedroom window is open.  Drifting in with … Continue reading →

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No. 51: UNCLE VANYA DISCOVERS THE FALLACY IN FALLING FOR A FEMME FATALE TOO QUICKLY

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh      …when last we see Uncle Vanya’s ‘Sweet Willamina’:  It’s 1850’s, America. Instantly Willamina transforms into dastardly ‘Dollar Bill’, thief extraordinaire, scourge of the west.  The quick change artist is William/Willamina AKA ‘Golden Boy’ Golden, adventurer, best … Continue reading →

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No. 50: CINCINNATI’S FIRST INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE– A Whimsical Tale.

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh      Taking a break from Shelva’s stories of old Russia. Here is a short holiday excerpt from my novel, Tales of the Fiction House, now in trade paperback. Cincinatti, July 4, 1826 The Cincinnati wharf-shack sways in … Continue reading →

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No. 49: PART III – UNCLE VANYA MEETS THE GOWNED GUNSLINGER TURNED WORD FLINGER: An Ill-Fated Romance Midst a Just Cause

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh (Publisher, Fiction House Publishing)  My great grandmother Shelva’s girlhood writings.  The 1870’s. I wonder.  Do schoolchildren in America learn about their Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 as we in Moscow?  They should.  It was something evil as … Continue reading →

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