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OF SUPERMOONS, SCUPPERNONGS AND SUMMER

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)

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

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)

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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CHEF R.K.’S GOURMET SURPRISE

by Raji Singh I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction.  Typhoon tears me from my parents.  I alone survive.  I become an orphaned foundling, taken in by new loving parents, Dr. Ben and Indira Singh.  Now, … Continue reading

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No. 164: THE GLUMS – PART II

By Raji Singh Here’s an 1820’s tale about my great-great-grandfather, the Carper. (An excerpt from Tales of the Fiction House) *    *    * Mariner spins and spins for Carper. Next tale, “Pharaoh’s daughter, the beautiful Princess, she discovers … Continue reading

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#163: CINCINNATI’S FIRST INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE – A WHIMSICAL TALE

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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FATHER’S DAY SCENTS AND SENSIBILITIES

by Raji Singh PART I – FATHERS’ SENSIBILITIES I am James Thaddeus Fiction, the Fifth – a true Fiction. Typhoon tears me from my parents and my realities strip away. I enter another world, one of imagining, surviving. Eventually new, … Continue reading

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CAPTAIN POLLY’S LORE OF THE LINDIAN WOODS

(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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PET DATING SERVICE GOES VIRAL (A HEADLINE WE’D LIKE TO SEE)

by Raji Singh In celebration of National Pet Month, we’d like to refer you to what your pet REALLY needs! (Repost) *     *     * Want to find the best mate for your Rex or Ol Tom?  Here at Fiction House … Continue reading

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