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Friday, September 11, 2009

trouble in Paradise

true story The van started down the mountain, raggea music filling the air. Rudy and Celeste were keeping time to the music with their shoulders. I smiled as I looked out the window, here I go again, another job another adventure. What the hell was I doing now? At my age and 6000 miles from the East... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR

FICTION Adrien slowly walked up the stairs. The hallway carpet was a deep maroon color. She spotted the body the minute she walked into the bedroom. She bent over the victim to touch his cheek. He was still warm. She could smell the coppery odor of blood. Adrien could taste the coffee that her... Sign in to see full entry.

Son of Sam

III true story Then the police starting checking parking tickets given out in the crime areas. One of these parking tickets belonged to David Berkowitz a postal employee in the Bronx who lived in Yonkers. The Detectives spotted the car as soon as they got the address. Right on the front seat was the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Son of Sam

II true story Everyone was living in fear. Newspaper headlines were screaming "Son of Sam strikes again"- after each murder. There were eight separate handgun assaults. Six of thirteen people died. Mostly women. While the rampage was going on my four grown kids were out and about in the same areas... Sign in to see full entry.

Son of Sam

true story I screamed into the telephone "they got him, they got the Son of Sam, you'll die when I tell you where." "Where", replied my daughter. I calmed down a little, "up on North Broadway, right here in Yonkers." For over a year the Son of Sam serial murderer had been terrorizing people in our... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

tutu

tutu means grandmother in Hawaiian...... Everytime I look at my grand daughter a warm feeling washes over me. I am so happy when her mom gives her permission to stay over night with me. I plan the whole visit. I buy her a new tee shirt to wear the next day (Jonas bros. peace signs High School... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

1969 downs and ups...

short story true Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King were both murdered last year. Hopefully 1969 will be better. I made out my list of New Years Resolutions, feeling optimistic. The usual lose weight, stop smoking led the list. It was cold as hell in New York that February, so I wasn't surprised... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Someone to watch over me

short shory true When I was growing up, my Dad worked as a caddy at the local golf club to earn extra money for the family. Even after he retired he loved to comb the woods near the club for balls other people had lost. I'd often go with him and when he found one he would call out "hey, Al. Look... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

short story...Deep corner of the heart

Deep Corner of the Heart Fiction Sally was decked out in a new outfit, purple of course. She was on her way to Atlantic City to have some fun for the week-end. She told Harry, her husband and her daughter Alice that she needed some alone time with her girlfriends, zoning out on the slot machines.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

heroin dolphins meth

ix Trouble in Paradise All kinds of red flags were popping up...He was hanging with some friend that Grace thought was on meth. Not working. I went down to see the kids one day, he was there and had lost a lot of weight...he said she threw him out and he is going to New York. I was stunned. I asked... Sign in to see full entry.

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