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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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FROM THE THRESHOLDS OF HELL

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh Rescued alive!! 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days in 2010. Antonio Banderas, Juliette Binoche, and Lou Diamond Phillips lead a coterie of first-class actors in a new movie portrayal of the harrowing events. It’s titled, … Continue reading →

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BOOKTOBERFEST: CELEBRATE NATIONAL BOOK MONTH WITH THE CARPER

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh October is National Book Month.  I wonder if any cities or countries have Book Parades, festivals, or Book Games to celebrate.  I hope you’ll enjoy this short scene from my novel, Tales of the Fiction House.  It … Continue reading →

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No. 104: THE ROUGE ROBED LADY OF THE SKY

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh It is said that a recent show has become the most watched event in the history of humankind. The audience count is in the billions; viewers on almost every continent. The prime-time spectacular happens only once every … 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. 103: THE SEASONS OF MY GIVING BACK

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Raji Singh

The poem that begins Fiction House Publishing’s latest novel, The Seasons of My Giving Back, by Mark Rogers.  Enjoy! *    *     * JAMES THADDEUS FICTION, the FIFTH The rapacious serpent of the sea, Typhoon Fangs bared, it shreds the … 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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THE FROG BROTHERS MEET TURT (REPOST)

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Raji Singh

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 →

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THE FROG BROTHERS SL-O-O-O-W DOWN

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Raji Singh

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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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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