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StoryGroup Think jxmartin24 months 2 weeks ago
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Story"Hug-a-lass" Penny4athought185 months 11 hours ago
StoryWho is who at the Zoo? jxmartin55 months 2 days ago
StoryThe Essence of Memory jxmartin25 months 5 days ago
StoryThe Other Side of Paradise marandina195 months 5 days ago
StoryThe Bronze Bear jxmartin05 months 1 week ago
StoryIch bin eine Jude jxmartin25 months 2 weeks ago
StoryTravel in a mind blink jxmartin25 months 2 weeks ago
StoryThe 9/11 attack remembered jxmartin66 months 2 weeks ago
StoryTanned to Perfection jxmartin06 months 2 weeks ago
Story"can you hear me? jxmartin26 months 3 weeks ago
StoryFear jxmartin46 months 4 weeks ago
StoryBeing who you are jxmartin27 months 2 days ago
StoryRe-post of "The Iron Kinger jxmartin67 months 5 days ago
StorySteve Mason and the Last Day of School (Part One of Two) marandina157 months 1 week ago
StoryGoldilocks and the Three Bears (Inspiration Point) Insertponceyfre...327 months 1 week ago
StoryE.T. ,call us ! jxmartin07 months 1 week ago
Story"Not me, I was in Cleveland" defense. jxmartin47 months 2 weeks ago
Story"Go Ask Alice" jxmartin37 months 2 weeks ago
StoryFree Speech or Treason in America ? jxmartin27 months 3 weeks ago
StoryMedieval Disneyland jxmartin67 months 4 weeks ago
StoryMuenchen, Deutschland jxmartin48 months 4 days ago
StoryOOPS, missed the Wurzburg Prince Bishop Palace. jxmartin08 months 5 days ago

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Redesigning the Past

Redesigning the Past The Buffalo, New York News today featured a lengthy article about the substantial rehab on an old bank building, on the South...
Cherry

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone? Various media sources have attempted to parse the meaning, of former President Trump’s -Kabuki performances in rallies and on...

Queen City of the Great Lakes

Queen City of the Great Lakes During the shipping season, at the Erie Basin Marina on Buffalo’s waterfront, you can often watch the massive bulk of a...
Cherry

Winter in the Adirondacks

Winter, in upstate New York, is a cross country skiers delight. The snow cover is usually good. There are lots of mountains and high forests to glide...

Friends in high places

The Day the Sunset Waited We were playing golf, at the Spring Run Golf Complex in Estero Florida, with friends, Joe & Phyllis Schneider, from...

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25 of my comments have received 25 Great Feedback votes

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Congratulations

Posted on Fri, 18 Mar 2022

Congratulations on finishng your second book, Ice:) What you have written is now etched in the marrow of everyone's collective memory. Rest and recover for a bit. Everything in life is a story. There is a whole world of stories waiting for you to...

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Posted in Salad Day I Suppose

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The blended imagery, of old

Posted on Tue, 22 Feb 2022

The blended imagery, of old and worn out bldgs, with the visage of poor and blighted souls, relegated to being old and worn out, works. The gray and life-worn countenance is like a weight upon the soul of those observing both. One wonders what...

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Posted in Blustery Day In Town

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In great democracies, lke the

Posted on Sun, 06 Feb 2022

In great democracies, lke the U.S, Britain and Canada, all things are possible if the citizenry takes corrective actions to heal itself. The rascals don't always win. Let's hope common sense and decency steer us in the right direction. Thanks for...

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Posted in Kabuki Theater or The Twilight Zone?

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It is a tale, well told, of

Posted on Sun, 16 Jan 2022

It is a tale, well told, of reverie and longing for a past now far away. Mr Lee is all of us looking back at who and what we are, a composite of those who have come before us. I enjoed the story.

JXM

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Posted in Mr. Lee's Cafe

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Whinsical and entertaining

Posted on Fri, 14 Jan 2022

Michael,

             Wonderful mix of whimsy and mythology, drifting back and forth through different temporarl references. I much enjoyed the tale. A slud!

JXM

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Posted in The God of Mistakes

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May the falling waters be

Posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2021

May the falling waters be gentle and the rush soft on your life, Jen.

JXM

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Posted in Embracing New Year

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Paul,

Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2021

Paul,

        Dickens would have been flattered:) Well scripted. It stands alone as a wonderful, interesting  vignette!

       JXM

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Posted in A Christmas Boris

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De nada, Insert. It is we,

Posted on Wed, 15 Dec 2021

De nada, Insert. It is we, who post here, who Thank you and all of your volunteers for providing a place for writers to gather and display their works. My warmest wishes to all of you for a happy and healthy Holiday Season and Bonne Chance in the...

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Posted in Happy Christmas

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Touching, Paul. Many of us

Posted on Tue, 14 Sep 2021

Touching, Paul. Many of us can relate to the tragic emptyness when a loved one is lost. And hope always is a good ending. I much enjoyed the piece.

JXM

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Posted in With or Without You

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Marandina,

Posted on Mon, 30 Aug 2021

Marandina,

                 I much enjoyed reading this story. It has the ring of the far east drifting through your narrative.Pearl Buck would be right at home with your story. James Clavell would appreciate the ambiance. Well done....

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Posted in Chinese Whispers (edited and updated, 2021)

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