Tag Archives: Tales of the Fiction House

THE GLUMS, PART II

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

By Raji Singh Already missing the 4th of July celebrations?  Here is a flash from the past to lift your spirits! Here’s an 1820’s tale about my great-great-grandfather, the Carper. (An excerpt from Tales of the Fiction House) *   … Continue reading →

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THE GLUMS

Posted on June 24, 2018 by

By Raji Singh Here’s an 1820’s tale about my great-great-grandfather, The Carper.  (An excerpt from Tales of the Fiction House) *   *   *   THE GLUMS – is what the Mariner sees in Carper when he stops his story. Crinkly lines … Continue reading →

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FATHER’S DAY SCENTS AND SENSIBILITIES

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

by Raji Singh (A Favorite from our family’s past.  Happy Father’s Day!)   *    *    * PART I – FATHERS’ SENSIBILITIES I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction. Typhoon tears me from my parents and my … Continue reading →

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PETS ON MEMORIAL DAY

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

By Raji Singh A favorite from the Fiction House Files… In honor of National Pet Month, our Memorial Day Tribute to our other family members… I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction. Typhoon tears me from … Continue reading →

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MOTHER’S DAY MAGIC

Posted on May 7, 2018 by

by Raji Singh In honor of our mothers, 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 sinking ferry near … Continue reading →

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A-TAX ON SYNTAX: HAPPY TAX WEEKEND

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

by Raji Singh We’re in the Ides of April, National Poetry Month. Here’s a little celebratory prose and verse, To lighten the burden of the tax day curse. It’s the 1890s. Fiction House’s hired hand, Efraim Ephraim, lounges alone in … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

By Raji Singh Just one of the 1,001 Tales residing for all eternity in the Fiction House. (James is a four-year-old foundling.  His ill fate causes him to loose his memory.  Turt is a long-lived sort of giant turtle, ferrying … Continue reading →

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OLYMPIC GOLD: GOING FOR THE PYRITE

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

by Raji Singh Here is our traditional Olympic Tale, “Go, Shelva! Go!” A curious letter to the editor appeared in the Moscow Times-Oppressor on May 1, 1895 under this banner headline: ‘BRAMBLE SURFING FOR SUMMER AND FUTURE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES?’ … Continue reading →

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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 11, 2018 by

by Raji Singh In celebration of Dr. King Day, we remember the heroes in our lives. This post was the foundation of the novel, The Seasons of My Giving Back.  It reminds us of the power of caring for one … Continue reading →

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LIKE THE NEW YEAR, LIFE IS FULL OF BEGINNINGS

Posted on January 1, 2018 by

By Raji Singh Happy New Year and best wishes for a year of joy and occasional whimsy! On this new beginning, we remember the origins of our home, The Fiction House and James Thaddeus Fiction, our founder. Out of the … Continue reading →

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