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Thursday, January 25, 2024

A FOGGY DAY

Some crooner used to sing about "A foggy day, in London town..." Tony Bennet? Bing Crosby? Perry Como? Old song, old singers from a whole 'nother era, when lyrics told a story and we could learn to sing the melody while we washed dishes or folded laundry or packed school lunches. I started out with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

TODAY'S GROANER

Q. What did the big boll weevil say to the little boll weevil? A. "You are the lesser of two weevils." Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

THE DROPOUT

No doubt you're sick and tired of hearing about politics, and yesterday's media focus, commentary, speculation, snide remarks and droning on about candidate Ron DeSantis' decision to drop out of the '24 presidential race. I never liked him. Didn't like what he did to education and women's rights in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 22, 2024

ABOUT WALTZING W/ ZOMBIES

Excerpts from WWZ that I've posted here are from a self-published novel that was first put up for sale in 2009. It was my Nov. 2007 entry in Cris Baty's National Novel Writing Month online competition. The contest is a race against time: 50,000 words in 30 days. It must be planned, researched and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 21, 2024

WALTZING, cont'd

The original sanctuary was restored. The stained-glass window behind the altar, a sentimental representation of the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus in her lap, was carefully removed and donated to another parish. For the new window Frederick King hired an artist to depict a woodland with a Knight... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 20, 2024

WALTZING, cont'd

CHAPTER 22 – THE ALLIANCE “Greetings, Gentlemen All” Derek King intoned in a sonorous voice, arm raised in ritual salute. This phrase opened the annual meeting of the Alliance for Patriotic Endeavors, a covert offshoot of the ancient and worthy knights templar. As First Knight, King is alpha male,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 19, 2024

CHANGE OF PACE FROM WALTZING W/ZOMBIES BIT

STORY IDEA: St. Peter at the Pearly Gate listens to the testimony of an applicant, Donald J. (you know who). As the recording angel reads the list of deeds and misdeeds, the man mocks the angel, complains loudly this is BS and a witch hunt. St. Peter admonishes him to be quiet and pay attention. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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WALTZING, cont'd - another member of the team

-more- “MacGuffin? Isn’t that one of those Hitchcock words?” Henry said. Ann nodded. “From now on, I’m out of it. It’s your game. You’ll have a secure untraceable location. Your handler for this operation is Jack Forrest. To get him to contact you, call his office and ask for Mr. Sherwood.” It was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

WALTZING, cont'd - another member of the team

CHAPTER 23 – ROBIN HOOD At first it seemed like the end of the world for Henry Begay when he lost his feet to a land mine. It was early on in the first Gulf war. Maybe he could no longer hike out on missions with his squad, but he knew his way around a computer. Henry was a genius cryptographer. NSA... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

WALTZING, cont'd

“It’s complicated. You know little Kenny? One of WhiteEarth’s moles? I’m taking him along to a conference in Atlanta. He’s going to see someone hand me a certain item.” “You’ve got operators at the conference?” “Doesn’t everyone?” he said with a grin. She nodded and asked what it was. “It’s a key... Sign in to see full entry.

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