A TELESCOPE OF MEMORY

16 Episodes

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The Passing of Philip..from my collection of stories, CITY DITTIES, (2007)

2022-10-1317:14

A neighbor, now deceased. Guy we all liked. Who re-invented himself in a profound way.

A shabby toss out nobody wanted..

2021-03-2717:20

..in a years-ago rag bin. It caught Ric's eye. For reasons he STILL can't explain, he took and put it in storage. For me to find - decades later..

A stranger. A dryer.

2020-12-0612:14

A racist. An ally...and a friendship..

TELESCOPE OF MEMORY: Your Arms, My Arms..

2020-11-1107:16

With Cathedral bells adding a spontaneous, yet spot-on background track, a few musings. Given a longshoreman's point of view..

Vivid and unsettling, WATCHBAND remains all the same - a powerful tale.

2020-10-1817:02

Note: a short discussion follows the reading.

WHOREHOUSE CHRISTMAS: Massage Parlor 101

2020-10-1622:55

Life - IN the life. (1978)

FINESSE-(Conclusion)

2020-10-1021:31

In her darkest moment, Diana's old friends come to her aid. Then fate steps in..along with Shepherd's Pie.

FINESSE-Part 3

2020-10-0819:15

Diana learns that freedom can sometimes be a dangerous thing.

The third in the series: Iron Ships, Wooden Men. Stories of life aboard ship in the 1950s..

2020-10-0407:43

Unarguably, the world's most popular dinner guests.

Leviathan's Revenge

2020-10-0407:55

Connie runs afoul of a whale. (and it isn't Moby Dick..)

My late Father's seagoing journals, re-discovered.

2020-10-0308:10

A trip to Algiers, and a Magic Box!

FINESSE (Part 2)

2020-09-3018:12

Don Carlo, weary of his rich old man's life, looks for an afternoon's amusement. And falls in love along the way. With the least likely woman!

FINESSE-(Part 1). From the collection: WHOREHOUSE CHRISTMAS.

2020-09-2813:27

Take one not-quite-through rich old Italian. Just following his Doctor's orders, he goes "looking for a good time" . And instead..finds love.

A TELESCOPE OF MEMORY - Still Sancho..from CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL

2020-09-2810:26

In loving memory of my "other mother": Kitty..

THANKSGIVING DRESSING

2020-09-2708:03

A holiday turkey has an unusual ingredient!

Musings of A Gumbo Yenta..

2020-09-2704:05

After seven decades in New York, I grew up a 'wise apple from the BIG Apple'. The Yiddish word is : yenta. From Union Square - to Jackson Square. Quite a trip..a 1200 mile drive. But, still got miles to go. Literally, and creatively.

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