Tag Archives: Short stories

THE ART AND HISTORY OF BREWING STUMP JUICE – FROM THE PHOENICIANS AND THE ANCIENT MARINER, ONTO THE SILK ROAD, THEN TO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (Part One)

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh In celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s 320th birthday week,  we let you see long-hidden stories of his life discovered in the archives of the Fiction House. Happy 250th birthday year, America and thanks, Ben! Brew up stump juice … Continue reading →

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LIKE THE NEW YEAR, LIFE IS FULL OF BEGINNINGS

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh We at the Fiction House wish you a happy new year! When you need to escape, please join us  and Carper and fly into another space and time.  We wish you a year of health and joy….Happy … Continue reading →

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LABOR’S DAY SMILE

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh (editor, Fiction House Publishing) Happy Labor Day! Perhaps you are flying, driving, raining, or just taking your day of well-earned rest.  In honor of the laborers, we offer our thanks and a favorite post from the Fiction … Continue reading →

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EYES OF A LIFETIME: A BAYOU POEM

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh As we struggle across the world with our mortality, it is good to remember that we will always live on in the thoughts of those who love us. *     *     * FROM THE FICTION HOUSE FILES: A … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh With all this craziness, do you need a break? We do at the Fiction House.  We hope you enjoy this yarn, just one of the 1,001 Tales residing for all eternity in the Fiction House. St. Patrick … 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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