Tag Archives: Short stories

VALENTINE, COME WITH ME TO THE KISSING TREE

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Raji Singh

Happy Valentine’s Day! Do you remember a place, a person, a time when you first felt the sweetness of love? The bright gasp of life that whispers, “Remember this moment. It is special.” Days, years, decades later, the memory calls … Continue reading →

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THE GLUMS, PART II

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh If the Glums still have ahold of you, a good story-teller can set you on that magic carpet and spirit you away. We all need an Ancient Mariner in our lives.  Here’s an 1820’s tale about my … Continue reading →

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Post No. 162: THE GLUMS (Part I)

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh End of summer got you down?  Vacations vacated? Tired of the heat and rain pummeling your spirits? If you need a little perking up, here’s an 1820’s tale about my great-great-grandfather, the Carper, and how he and … Continue reading →

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MOTHER’S DAY MAGIC

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh In honor of mothers, we offer this tale from the archives of The Fiction House… I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction. Typhoon tears me from my mother and father on board a … Continue reading →

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THE TALE OF AN EASTER LILY AND A DESERT RESURRECTION IN POETRY AND PROSE

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Our special holidays came early this year… Easter, Passover, and various human (‘two-leg’) celebrations. But with Spring upon us, we can all welcome that lightness of heart. Plant, bird, butterfly, and creature (the ‘four-legs’) celebrate, too. They … Continue reading →

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A-TAX ON SYNTAX: HAPPY TAX WEEKEND

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh We hope you didn’t forget!  Hit the send button on your electronic file or stick the stamps on those envelopes.  Then, kick up your heels and relax! (We had chocolate ice cream.) *     *   … Continue reading →

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY TALE– RRROSE HEATHER, A DAUGHTER OF OL’ IRE-LAND

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh As the March towards Spring progresses, we hope you enjoy this yarn, just one of the 1,001 Tales residing for all eternity in the Fiction House. St. Patrick was a fine story-teller.  He passed on his gift … Continue reading →

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