UNEARTHING THE FICTION HOUSE
An Archeo-apologist's archiving of the publishing home to some of America's most noted writers and notorious characters of the past two centuries.-
Raji Singh
The Novel: Tales of the Fiction House by Raji Singh
Shelva Fiction by Mark Rogers
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Captain Polly’s Lore of the Lindian Woods
Captain Polly, the Mark Twain of the creature world, launches into fables.
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Tag Archives: Captain Polly
No. 104: OF SUPERMOONS, SCUPPERNONGS AND SUMMER
by Raji Singh The blissful harvest of all our autumn experiences yet-to-come: Quietly it approaches. I hope your fall is bountiful. The yield from the summer of 2014, a blaring brass band of the warmest of memories, preserves in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Captain Polly, fable, Frog brothers, humor, imagination, James Thaddeus 'Blackjack' Fiction, Kansas summertime, Luny Mum, Mark Rogers, new short stories, Raji Singh, Scuppernongs, short stories, short story, summer, summer delight, Super Moon, Tales of the Fiction House, Turt, whimsey
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No. 100: THE FROG BROTHERS MEET TURT
Lore of the Lindian Woods as observed by aerialist and oral storyteller Captain Polly. As squawked to Raji Singh When last we saw the Frog Brothers atop the tattooed rock… They were leaping from the clutches of the half-gator/half-human monster … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Fiction House Publishing, humor, Short stories, Whimsey, writing
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Tagged 'Laza Bones' Thibidioux, Brer and Frer Frog, Captain Polly, humor, imagination, James Thaddeus 'Blackjack' Fiction, Lindian Woods, new short stories, Raji Singh, short stories, short story, Tales of the Fiction House, Turt, whimsey
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No. 99 : THE FROG BROTHERS SL-O-O-O-W DOWN
Lore of the Lindian Woods as related by Raji Singh On a recent August evening, Tenille, our family, and I relaxed in the Fiction House garden. Captain Polly entertained us with her whimsical account of Turt’s first visit to the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Captain Polly, children's tales, Frog brothers, humor, James Thaddeus 'Blackjack' Fiction, Lindian Woods, new short stories, Raji Singh, short stories, short story, Tales of the Fiction House, tattoos, Turt, whimsey
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No. 98: THE LORE OF THE LINDIAN WOOD
By Raji Singh As related by Captain Polly to Raji Singh As she roamed her perch at the Fiction House, our South American Macaw unabashedly spun this yarn for our guests at our Sunday night dinner. She told of the … Continue reading →
Posted in Children, Children's stories, Fiction House Publishing, humor, Short stories, Whimsey, writing
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Tagged Captain Polly, Friendship, humor, imagination, Lindian Woods, new short stories, platypus story, Raji Singh, Tales of the Fiction House, travel story, Turt, whimsey, young children story
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POST No. 96: THE LORE OF THE LINDIAN WOODS
as told by Raji Singh Once upon a time… Brer and Frer, the Frog brothers, are walking down the gravel road. The ground shakes. They hop to stay steady. Grasshoppers and worms hide under leaves. Earthquake? The Frogs look up … Continue reading →
Posted in Children's stories, Fiction House Publishing, humor, Short stories, Uncategorized, Whimsey, writing
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Tagged Captain Polly, Children's story, Friendship, giant stories, humor, imagination, legends, Lindian Woods, making new friends story, new short stories, Raji Singh, Turt, whimsey
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No.95: CAPTAIN POLLY’S LORE OF THE LINDIAN WOODS
(as overheard by Raji Singh) You cannot stop Captain Polly’s storytelling chatter. We here at the Fiction House don’t mind. The children like her tales. So do us adults. Better than t.v. – cheaper than movies. Captain Polly’s the Mark … Continue reading →
NO. 89: PETS ON MEMORIAL DAY
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. I alone survive. I become an orphan foundling, taken … Continue reading →
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Tagged Calico, Captain Polly, Foundlings, lark, loving pets, Memorial Day, mourning pets, National Pet Month, pets, Raji Singh, Tales of the Fiction House, tributes from pets, Turt, whimsey
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No. 74: VALENTINE, COME WITH ME TO THE KISSING TREE
by Raji Singh Who would ever think? A broken furnace boiler leading to my first real kiss. Oh, there’d been plenty on the cheek – by mother, all the aunties, by my imaginary muses, Rrrose Heather, Mama Lucy, and yech … Continue reading →
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Tagged a boy's first kiss, Captain Polly, first kiss, humor, imagination, Lindian Woods, new short stories, Raji Singh, short stories, short story, Tales of the Fiction House, tiger dancing. love humor, tiger man, Turt, Valentine's Day story, whimsey
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No. 72: CHEF R.K.’S GOURMET SURPRISE
by Raji Singh I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction. Typhoon tears me from my parents. I alone survive. I become an orphaned foundling, taken in by new loving parents, Dr. Ben and Indira Singh. Now, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Captain Polly, cooking humor, good deeds, humor, imagination, Lindian Woods, new short stories, Philanthropy, Raji Singh, serving others, short stories, short story, Turt, whimsey
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LEATHER, WHIPS, AND GUN-RUNNING ON THE RANGE – WHERE THE ARMS ARE BOUND
by Raji Singh As I archive the mid 19th and early 20th century Fiction House Publishing, I am finding bits and pieces of rough drafts and published works. Some of the roughs were gnarred-on by carrier pigeons that delivered them … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abolitionists, American History, Border Ruffians, Captain Polly, Charles Darwin, James Thaddeus 'Blackjack' Fiction, Jayhawkers, John Brown, Raji Singh, Tales of the Fiction House, William "Golden Boy" Golden
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Raji Singh
Tales of the Fiction House 