A TELESCOPE OF MEMORY

Talking bout my 72 years....and ready to tell some great stories..

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

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

10-13
17:14

A shabby toss out nobody wanted..

..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..

03-27
17:20

A stranger. A dryer.

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

12-06
12:14

TELESCOPE OF MEMORY: Your Arms, My Arms..

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

11-11
07:16

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

Note: a short discussion follows the reading.

10-18
17:02

WHOREHOUSE CHRISTMAS: Massage Parlor 101

Life - IN the life. (1978)

10-16
22:55

FINESSE-(Conclusion)

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

10-10
21:31

FINESSE-Part 3

Diana learns that freedom can sometimes be a dangerous thing.

10-08
19:15

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

Unarguably, the world's most popular dinner guests.

10-04
07:43

Leviathan's Revenge

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

10-04
07:55

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

A trip to Algiers, and a Magic Box!

10-03
08:10

FINESSE (Part 2)

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!

09-30
18:12

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

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.

09-28
13:27

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

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

09-28
10:26

THANKSGIVING DRESSING

A holiday turkey has an unusual ingredient!

09-27
08:03

Musings of A Gumbo Yenta..

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.

09-27
04:05

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