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I have 659 stories published in
one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 546142 times
and 130 of my stories have been cherry picked.
22 of my 450 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 22 votes
Joseph Xavier Martin
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The 9/11 attack remembered
9/11 remembered in Buffalo. N.Y. On September 11th, 2001 the world, as we know it, turned upside down in America. Our concept of personal security...
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Tanned to Perfection
The Salon looked innocuous enough. It sat quietly in the corner of a small suburban Plaza. " New Age Tanning Salon" read the corporate logo, in large...
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Fear
Fear of what lies beyond. One of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s most remembered remarks was delivered during his first Inaugural Speech...
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"can you hear me?
If a tree falls in a forest, does anyone hear it? Lately, I have received several “friend requests” from people already connected to my FB page. Some...
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Being who you are
Being Who you are “ Who are you ?” is an oft asked question. Sometimes, the inquiry originates from another person, maybe an employer or boss of some...
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Thoughtful piece, Penny. I
Posted on Sun, 13 Aug 2023
Thoughtful piece, Penny. I could almost see the young lad materialize and talk with the young Miss. I wonder if she ever came back by herself to continue the conversation?
JXM
Read full commentPosted in "Hug-a-lass"
Great portrait of the lads
Posted on Sun, 20 Aug 2023
Great portrait of the lads ata school, Paul. I could almost see Mr. Chips in the background, wishing the lads well.
JXM
Read full commentPosted in Steve Mason and the Last Day of School (Part One of Two)
Interesting observation, Ewan
Posted on Tue, 22 Nov 2022
Interesting observation, Ewan, We explain their audacity and their clueless state of understanding abhorent behavior with the saying "You can't shame the shameless." It is an awful confluence of nuanced messianic vision, outsized egos and avarice...
Read full commentPosted in Remembering John Fitzgerald Kennedy- 60 years later
verbal portrait worthy of a Winslow Homer
Posted on Sun, 24 Jul 2022
Great verbal portrait, Paul. I could "see" what you described as well as feel the wind and the ocean spray sweeping across the moors on a chilly dusk. Winslow Homer tried to capture what you have written and did so artfully, as you have done. A...
Read full commentPosted in The Artist of Swanage Downs
I couldn't summarize it any
Posted on Sun, 29 May 2022
I couldn't summarize it any better, David.
Thanks,
JXM
Read full commentPosted in Novel solutions on gun control
David, Paul, Celtic Man,
Posted on Fri, 15 Apr 2022
David, Paul, Celtic Man,
Thank you all for taking the time to read and comment. I appreciate your comments in the spirit in which they were given.
JXM
Read full commentPosted in Corona Log Entry 25/4/22
Jen,
Posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Jen,
Thank you for ethereal visions of a land of make believe, that we all wish we could visit. Sugar plums abounding in small minds, faeries alight on the wind. Butterflies, colorful and flutttering, ditsracting to the eyes. It is...
Read full commentPosted in Journey Into Fairy Woodland Part One
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...
Read full commentPosted in Salad Day I Suppose
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...
Read full commentPosted in Blustery Day In Town
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...
Read full commentPosted in Kabuki Theater or The Twilight Zone?
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