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Ragtime Revisited

“Just make sure Landovsky doesn’t destroy the place.” The words were Milos Forman’s. It was August, 1980, in the driveway behind a large 1877 Victorian house on Captain Merritt’s Hill in Mt. Kisco, New York,…

Annex Plan Doesn’t Add Up

Climb the steps at Ukiah City Hall, look up at the building’s exterior and what do we see? A filthy, grimy, mildew-stained surface that would probably take 10 minutes to power wash back to its…

I (Don’t) Feel Your Pain

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Donald J. Trump were born rich. They were born 64 years and 214.3 miles apart in very different times ─ FDR at the cusp of the last century, Trump in the…

Rocky Mountain High

Someone very special, my husband’s sister Connie Atkinson, died recently and she knew exactly what she wanted to have happen after her death. She had her funeral arrangements mapped out, but she also planned a…

Memories Isn’t Made Of This. These.

Memory is a funny thing for people. Especially old people. Or not funny. It’s not at all funny for me, not that I’m old. But we hear people (I hear people, or at least voices)…

The Hop Flat Adventure, Some New Info

Since I submitted my Hop Flat explorations story last week, I have stumbled across some additions and corrections I would like to share with your readers. The most interesting of them was a coincidental consequence…

Dave Eyster & His Invisible Friend

A PLAY IN ONE ACT Cast of Characters: DAVE EYSTER, Mendocino County District Attorney BUNNY, Dave’s invisible childhood friend BUNNY: Dave? Dave? Dave it’s me. Dave! Dave wake up! DAVE: Huh? Whaa? Dave’s not here.…

The Many Masks Of The Sexless Spy

In America, everything is possible, even Mission Impossible. Especially Mission Impossible. The theme music proclaims it. Bursting out of a high tremolo like a fuse burning fast, the opening trombone-heavy groove is jaunty yet resolute.…

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