Originally posted on Views from the Edge:
“World history would be different if humanity did more sitting on its rear.” — Bertolt Brecht, Drums in the Night (1922). Dialogues Series cancelled The Epidemic of Gun Violence in America three-part series…
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The Year They Outlawed Chocolate – JUDY DYKSTRA-BROWN
Originally posted on lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown:
The Year They Outlawed Chocolate The Year they outlawed chocolate in our village was calamity. It might have trimmed our waistlines, but it did not promote amity. Former cheery citizens,…
HELLO, WE’RE HERE! – Rich Paschall
Originally posted on Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth:
Now What? by Rich Paschall What do you do when friends come to visit? Do you plan a nice dinner? Do you stay in and cook or do you go out? …
WHAT’S IN A NAME? – Rich Paschall
Originally posted on Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth:
Would You Change Your Name? by Rich Paschall When I finally come around to writing a short story for SERENDIPITY, I usually get stalled at the beginning when I need to…
WINTER YET TO COME – Rich Paschall
Originally posted on Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth:
Winter In The Air, Rich Paschall It’s not in the air now. It was, but not now. Back in late October winter arrived before we could even rake up all the…
The More-or-Less Annual George R. Stewart Christmas Story | the EARTH ABIDES project
The More-or-Less Annual George R. Stewart Christmas Story Posted on November 12, 2020 Here’s the annual re-post of a story of the close connections between George R. Stewart and Jimmy Stewart, and between the mythical town of Bedford Falls and the real … Read More ›
TWAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND UP IN THE HOLLOWS By KIM HARRISON
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and up in the Hollows . . . By Kim Harrison ‘Twas the week before Christmas, and up in the Hollows, Solstice bonfires were burning, to toast the marshmallows. The pixies were snug in their stump,… Read More ›
SIX MYSTERIOUS STONE STRUCTURES OF NEW ENGLAND – NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Everyone knows that stone walls cover the New England landscape like honeycombs. But far fewer people know about the region’s hundreds of mysterious stone structures. In the 1930s, someone estimated that New England had 250,000 miles of stone walls. In… Read More ›
A VOTE FOR THE WHOREHOUSE
Originally posted on The English Professor at Large:
At this time I am reminded of a story about Harry Truman. He said that when he was making a decision about his life he couldn’t make up his mind between playing…
A Month of Sundays
Originally posted on France & Vincent:
The Old Sterling Ten Pound Note (obverse) * The Sundays of my youth were quiet days, primarily because in those far off times our country still regarded the first day of the week as…
Fresh Prizes: For Marilyn and Garry | lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
A happy 30th anniversary to both of us. Who imagined we’d last this long? Fresh Prizes Even though she thinks she knows him to the bone, another little detail comes forward to be shown. Like a little prize, presented for… Read More ›
DEAR BLACK PEOPLE – FROM THE SHINBONE STAR
By Denise Shabazz Dear Black People, A year ago, I was compelled to write to white women who voted for Donald Trump even though their interests were not clearly aligned with the Grab-Them-by-the-Pussy-in-Chief. I was angry at them then, and now I’m… Read More ›