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IMAGINE…DREAMING AS A KING, INSPIRING AS A GANDHI, UNITING AS A MANDELA (or simply – using laughter to lighten another’s load)

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh In celebration of Dr. King, please enjoy a piece from the Fiction House Archives and The Seasons of My Giving Back: I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction. Typhoon tears me from … Continue reading →

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A FOUNDLING’S LIFE: FROM TRAGEDY TO LARK TO TRIUMPH

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh From the Fiction House Archives… I am James Thaddeus ‘Blackjack’ Fiction – 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 … Continue reading →

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THANKSGIVING AT THE HOME OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN’S NE’ER DO WELL BROTHER

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Happy Thanksgiving! The Ancient Mariner, the scruffy sea salt who raised my great-great grandfather, told this curious holiday story. It’s been handed down for almost 250 years. Enjoy! * * * “To the GOOD life!” Benjamin Franklin … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 25, 2015 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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A SUPER ECLIPSE IN A ROUGE ROBE

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh This weekend. Don’t miss it. Hasn’t been one since 1982. Won’t be another until 2033. What is it? A total eclipse of a Supermoon. And, this harvest moon will turn blood red. See this grand show and … Continue reading →

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No. 102: LABOR’S DAY (REPOST)

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh (editor, Fiction House Publishing) “…he died at age 52,” reports the network anchor, breaking the news of the death of….“A successful business person, he was known to proudly brag of working 16 hours a day, usually 6 … Continue reading →

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OF SUPERMOONS, SCUPPERNONGS AND SUMMER

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh There is a wonderful Supermoon for the end of August. There will be another at the end of September. Predictions are it will be even grander. Here is a story about one from long ago and far … Continue reading →

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VALENTINE, COME WITH ME TO THE KISSING TREE (REPOST)

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Raji Singh

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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CHEF R.K.’S GOURMET SURPRISE

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Raji Singh

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 →