Tag Archives: Captain Polly

A HALLOWEEN SPOOKER: THE DISPUTIN’ RASPUTINS OF THE HIGH SEAS (AND THEIR WALK-OFFS)

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Unearthed from the tombs of the Fiction House, a Halloween re-treat. *     *     * The High Seas players: The Pirates- a scurvy lot Their Capt’n- a lice-ridden fiend Captain Polly – Capt’n’s enslaved parrot Turt- a good-natured … Continue reading →

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PETS ON MEMORIAL DAY

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh A favorite from the Fiction House Files… In honor of National Pet Month, our Memorial Day Tribute to our other family members… I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction. Typhoon tears me from … Continue reading →

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VALENTINE, COME WITH ME TO THE KISSING TREE

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Raji Singh

Does Valentine’s Day ever disappear?  Not as long as we can remember the sweetness of love. Especially our first loves. We like to be reminded every year at Fiction House Publishing. Please enjoy our Valentine’s Day memory from  The Seasons … Continue reading →

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A HALLOWEEN SPOOKER: THE DISPUTIN’ RASPUTINS OF THE HIGH SEAS (AND THEIR WALK-OFFS)

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Unearthed from the tombs of the Fiction House, a Halloween re-treat. *     *     * The High Seas players: The Pirates- a scurvy lot Their Capt’n- a lice-ridden fiend Captain Polly – Capt’n’s enslaved parrot Turt- a good-natured … Continue reading →

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THE FROG BROTHERS SL-O-O-O-W DOWN

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Raji Singh

As summer fades, let us welcome fall with as much curiosity as our Frog Brothers welcome Turt  *     *     * Lore of the Lindian Woods as related by Raji Singh   On a recent evening, Tenille, our family, and I relaxed … Continue reading →

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VALENTINE, COME WITH ME TO THE KISSING TREE (A SUMMER ROMANCE)

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Raji Singh

What is summer without a summer romance? Though they may not last forever, the memories do! Enjoy a memory of a young boy’s summer bliss in this loving piece from the Fiction House Publishing’s,  The Seasons of My Giving Back … Continue reading →

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A PARROT’S LIVE (A TALE OF TWO BIRDS-CONTINUED)

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh In honor of our other-than-human friends who add so much to our lives and National Pet Appreciation Week, a piece from the Fiction House archives: My wife Tenille asks quietly from the next room, “Has Captain Polly … Continue reading →

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A TALE OF TWO BIRDS

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh In Honor of our feathered, furry, crawly, and scaly friends during National Pet Appreciation Week, a post from the Fiction House archives: LAST TIME – Golden Boy as Willamina, escorted by ardent admirer Jake, a beau in … Continue reading →

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LEATHER, WHIPS, AND GUN-RUNNING ON THE RANGE–WHERE THE ARMS ARE BOUND

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh In honor of National Pet Appreciation Week,  here is a piece from our Archives As I archive the mid 19th and early 20th century Fiction House Publishing, I am finding bits and pieces of rough drafts and … Continue reading →

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SHERALEE, YOU’VE COME BACK TO ME

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh In loving honor of the creatures in our lives and National Pet Appreciation Week, Fiction House presents this story from our archives “Messages, Sheralee and the other heroic carrier pigeons delivered in their Abolitionist flights, led to … Continue reading →

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