Tag Archives: Turt

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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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. 106: AN OCTOPUS GARDEN, PART 2

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Raji Singh

Raji Singh’s Lore of the Lindian Woods Last week: A tsunami sweeps young Ollie Octopus far from home, to the vilest of places, a garbage dump. To survive, she must reside in a discarded water tank. Bulldozers prepare to bury … 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. 100: THE FROG BROTHERS MEET TURT

Posted on August 10, 2014 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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No. 99 : THE FROG BROTHERS SL-O-O-O-W DOWN

Posted on August 2, 2014 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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No. 98: THE LORE OF THE LINDIAN WOOD

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Raji Singh

By Raji Singh As related by Captain Polly to Raji Singh As she roamed her perch at the Fiction House, our South American Macaw unabashedly spun this yarn for our guests at our Sunday night dinner.  She told of the … Continue reading →

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POST No. 96: THE LORE OF THE LINDIAN WOODS

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Raji Singh

as told by Raji Singh Once upon a time… Brer and Frer, the Frog brothers, are walking down the gravel road. The ground shakes. They hop to stay steady. Grasshoppers and worms hide under leaves. Earthquake? The Frogs look up … Continue reading →

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CINCINNATI’S FIRST INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE– A Whimsical Tale.

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Raji Singh

by Raji Singh  Welcome to our annual 4th of July parade from  Tales of the Fiction House. Have a wonderful holiday! Cincinatti, July 4, 1826 The Cincinnati wharf-shack sways in a light breeze. Close your eyes, you’ll think you’re drifting … Continue reading →

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No.95: CAPTAIN POLLY’S LORE OF THE LINDIAN WOODS

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Raji Singh

(as overheard by Raji Singh) You cannot stop Captain Polly’s storytelling chatter. We here at the Fiction House don’t mind. The children like her tales. So do us adults. Better than t.v. – cheaper than movies. Captain Polly’s the Mark … Continue reading →

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