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StoryVancouver (Staunton series) Ch. # XIX Services at Christchurch Cathedral jxmartin011 months 2 weeks ago
StoryVancouver (Staunton series) Ch. # XVIII friends in strange places jxmartin011 months 2 weeks ago
StoryVancouver (Staunton series) Ch. # 17 putting out the trash and building a roof jxmartin111 months 3 weeks ago
StoryVancouver (Staunton series Ch. # XVI. The Mounties come for a visit. jxmartin211 months 3 weeks ago
StoryNew Tariffs generate a lot of crap. jxmartin011 months 3 weeks ago
StoryVancouver (Staunton series). Ch.# XV. " not us. We were in Cleveland" jxmartin011 months 3 weeks ago
StoryIntroduction to "Vancouver-City of Adventurers. (Staunton series) jxmartin011 months 3 weeks ago
StoryStaunton Series. Ch.# 14 Ambush along the Fraser River jxmartin411 months 3 weeks ago
StoryStaunton Series Ch. # 14 (continued) jxmartin011 months 3 weeks ago
StoryStaunton Series Chapter # 13- Plans and whispers of gold jxmartin111 months 3 weeks ago
StoryStaunton series Ch. # 12 picnic in the park, work at the yard jxmartin111 months 4 weeks ago
StoryStaunton series Chapter XI -Gold Fever and making plans jxmartin211 months 4 weeks ago
StoryStaunton Series - Chapter X- Camping along the Fraser River jxmartin012 months 21 hours ago
StoryStaunton's IX- grinding it out jxmartin11 year 16 min ago
StoryStaunton's VIII. Getting the ball rolling: jxmartin01 year 1 day ago
StoryStaunton VII- Lets make some bricks jxmartin31 year 1 day ago
StoryStaunton VI jxmartin01 year 3 days ago
StoryStaunton- part V jxmartin01 year 5 days ago
StoryStaunton's IV jxmartin11 year 6 days ago
StoryStaunton's- part III jxmartin21 year 1 week ago
Story"Staunton's" part II jxmartin21 year 1 week ago
StoryA Stop at Staunton's jxmartin41 year 1 week ago
StoryA Day at the Races jxmartin21 year 2 weeks ago
StoryTelling it like it is. jxmartin41 year 3 weeks ago
StoryLetters from everywhere jxmartin01 year 1 month ago

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Letter From Estero

A letter from Estero It is the 29 th of September here in Estero Florida. The last two weeks, the mornings have been glorious. We sit outside the...

Ancestors were immigrants

Immigrants like our own ancestors More than 150 years ago, many of my ancestors emigrated to America, seeking a better life for themselves and their...
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Treachery at Wuhan

Chapter # 11 Beating Them up on the Beach - from the novel "Treachery at Wuhan"- Joseph Xavier Martin As Jack Martin’s team was settling into the...

"At Your age."

It happened during a routine visit to a cardiologist, to clear up some nagging issues. Like most doctor’s visits, the conversation drifted into life...
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Fragile Technocracy

I was driving down Sheridan Dr. in Amherst, New York. I was stooped at a red light, idling the car and musing. I happened to look at the car in the...

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24 of my comments have received 24 Great Feedback votes

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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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Two votes already cast for

Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2020

Two votes already cast for Biden/Harris in Florida, from this family.

JXM

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Ineresting observation, Drew.

Posted on Wed, 01 Apr 2020

Ineresting observation, Drew. It is a criticism I have made of film directors and writers. They "know" the who, what and where. The aduiences is sometimes saying "Huh? what or who is this?"   To answer. The we is my wife Mary and I. We were on a...

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Yes, insert, there is. First

Posted on Sat, 09 Sep 2017

Yes, insert, there is. First responders canvassed all neighborhoods looking for anyone needing assiatance. Buses were available to ferry anyone needing a ride to shelters. Even the homeless got escorted to shelters, sometimes unwillingly. As...

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