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No. 114: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HAPPENS UPON JUICE-de-STUMPE AND THE WORLD IS FOREVER CHANGED

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh My orphaned foundling great-great grandfather, James Thaddeus ‘Blackjack’ Fiction, was taken in and raised by a scraggly ancient mariner. ‘Mariner’ himself was an orphan. He relayed many-a-tale to Blackjack. They’ve been passed through the generations. Here is … Continue reading →

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No. 111: WHY BUY THE COW, WHEN YOU CAN RENT IT FROM EFRAIM EPHRAIM?

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh      Fiction House’s internationally renowned and imitated business endeavor of the 1890’s, ‘Engage a Bovine’: It all started when my Russian immigrant Great Grandmother Shelva Fiction queried Captain Polly who was tightrope walking the clothesline as they … Continue reading →

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No. 110: THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER IN A POTTER’S FIELD

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Raji Singh

 by Raji Sing Everyone knows the story of Johnny Hempseed. In the 18th Century, a high-minded Benjamin Franklin commissioned J. H. to sow hemp seed throughout the land to grow the fledgling nation’s cordage industry. The present day taxing bureaus … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 26, 2014 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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No. 107: AN OCTOPUS GARDEN – PART III, FINALE

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Raji Singh

Raji Singh’s Lore of the Lindian Woods        Torn from her home by a tsunami, young Ollie Octopus comes to live in the Lindian Woods pond. She cannot leave it and return to the sea. She would be out of … Continue reading →

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No. 105: AN OCTOPUS GARDEN, PART I

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Raji Singh

Raji Singh’s Lore of the Lindian Woods Once upon a time… A powerful earthquake causes a violent tsunami. Jet ocean waves wrench a toddling octopus from her happy cove. Her eight arms whirl and whip like seaweed in a whirlpool. … Continue reading →

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No. 104: OF SUPERMOONS, SCUPPERNONGS AND SUMMER

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Raji Singh

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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No. 103: THE TOAD SISTERS REFINE THE JUICE OF THE STUMP

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Raji Singh

 Raji Singh’s Lore of the Lindian Woods What is it that Tillie and Ginger, the Toad Sisters enjoy most in all the world? Gathering fruit, and giving it to the sickly creatures of the Lindian Woods. Their kind act helps … Continue reading →

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No. 102: LABOR’S DAY

Posted on August 30, 2014 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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No. 102 : THE FROG BROTHERS FIRST CRUSH (a tale of youth)

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Raji Singh

Raji Singh’s Lore of the Lindian Woods     Since barely past being tadpoles Frer and Brer, the Frog Brothers have liked the little Toad Sisters. Many frog friends advise, “Keep to your side of the pond, Brer and Frer.” Brer and … Continue reading →

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