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I have 808 stories published in
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My stories have been read 911995 times
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Joseph Xavier Martin
My stories
The Rites of Spring
The Rites of Spring I was making my annual spring pilgrimage to Holy Cross Cemetery in Lackawanna, N.Y. It was one of those golden days of spring in...
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New York Presidential Primary
For the first time in many years, the New York State Presidential Primary has become a critical benchmark in the American electoral process. Both the...
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Turning up the flame on the simmering pot.
Turning up the flame on a simmering pot. At sixty- seven years of age, and living in retirement in Florida, you would think my native Hibernian...
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Theater of the Real
Theater Of The Real We were enjoying a live, dramatic performance of “Twelve Angry Men.” It was a rendition of Reginald Rose’s powerful tale of...
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The Easter Conundrum
The Easter Conundrum Easter was always a special time for us as children growing up in a Catholic household. New Clothes and a week-long build up of...
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