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Marriage Before, During and After a Heart Attack by Frank Mundo 11/17/2012 4:03:59 PM
My new essay published at the goodmen project... more
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And the coms...come marching in by Lucille Bellucci 11/13/2012 9:58:41 AM
They had been told, was the word, No looting, or else. The columns of soldiers went on and on, the newspapers reported. Spectators stood on the sidelines as if stunned, the newspapers did NOT report. We were all relying on word of mouth and would fr... more
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Once Upon a Time in the Navy by Dorien Grey 11/12/2012 3:57:16 AM
To realize that this year's Veteran's Day marks the 56th year—well over half a century—since I completed my military service is, quite seriously, incomprehensible to me. I have only to close my eyes and I'm back in the Navy, back aboard the aircraft ... more
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My missing Tango by Lucille Bellucci 11/8/2012 9:38:37 AM
I break into these recollections of the Bad Old Days with a sadness concerning Pinky's brother, Tango. My red-haired boy hasn't been home in eight days. We live up in these hills, 1500 feet above sea level, with the vast array of redwoods and pine ar... more
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Hope For A Precious Child by Edie M. Batstone 11/7/2012 11:28:43 AM
Congratulations to President Obama on his victory last night. Let us hope that he is given the support that he needs to help his precious child: America... more
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Guns up north by Lucille Bellucci 11/2/2012 8:49:09 AM
Having called a truce during WWII, the Chinese Communists and the Nationalists got back into it. Harry Truman, on appeal from Chiang kai-shek for an intervention, turned him down. The new battle began from the north and cities toppled. By the Spring ... more
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Tips On Choosing The Right Title For Your Book ! by Janet M. Fears 11/2/2012 8:29:04 AM
Helpful tips for writers on choosing a title.... more
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How To Write Characters Readers Can Identify With by Janet M. Fears 10/31/2012 7:34:12 AM
Tips on writing characters for your story that seem real to your reader.... more
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The Red Devil and the Blue Devil? by David A. Schwinghammer 10/30/2012 9:48:35 AM
Is there a basic difference between the
two political parties?
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A Major Factor In Writing A Good Novel! by Janet M. Fears 10/30/2012 8:05:57 AM
A major aspect in writing a good Novel that will sell.... more
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Keeping a Writers Journal by Janet M. Fears 10/28/2012 2:17:14 PM
The benefits of keeping a journal as you write... more
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Waste Not and so on by Lucille Bellucci 10/28/2012 8:35:29 AM
Never was traffic so thick on the Whangpo River. The American Navy anchored there was the center of attention from all sides below on the water. Whenever a sailor appeared at the rail everyone on the sampans got ready to catch or dive for the food if... more
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The People's Republic of Amazon by Dana Taylor 10/27/2012 8:43:59 AM
Amazon carries out a poorly-thought out plan. ... more
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The usual Hantsy Pants by Lucille Bellucci 10/23/2012 7:52:22 AM
Where men who have been thrown together through the exigencies of war and there are no magic pills to level their testosterone highs, Shanghai's honeymoon with the Army, Marines, and Navy took a downturn.
Prostitutes began to be found dead i... more
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Love by Dorien Grey 10/23/2012 6:32:19 AM
Love is one of the most basic, powerful, and admirable traits of our species…though we cannot claim exclusivity on it, as anyone who has ever had a dog or a cat can attest. Like so many things in life, love has an infinite number of shadings and vari... more
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Castles in the Sky: October 22, 2012 by Michelle Close Mills 10/21/2012 6:39:05 PM
Rosalie... more
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The Fleet by Lucille Bellucci 10/18/2012 8:32:05 AM
After a few months, when the locals began finding their feet, and my sister Maria got a job as a teletype operator with the American Army, stories about the interaction of locals -- bar girls -- specifically, with the Navy began circulating. Shanghai... more
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Castles in the Sky: October 17, 2012 by Michelle Close Mills 10/17/2012 7:17:29 AM
The Debate
Today’s musings aren’t going to be about who did what to whom at the second Presidential debate between Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama on October 16, 2012.
Most people today have a pretty low op... more
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GI kindnesses by Lucille Bellucci 10/13/2012 8:14:30 AM
I suppose I did look starved, though that look was mainly because I was outgrowing my dress. I could have polished my scuffed shoes more, and I guess I was winter pale. At any rate, American servicemen stopped their Jeeps to give me candy. Two GIs as... more
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The GIs and Navy blow in by Lucille Bellucci 10/8/2012 8:34:34 AM
Shanghai got through to mid-1945 and then the town took on a new personality. The war was over, the Japanese occupational army had gone. Gone where? I asked my parents. Well, they shipped out or something, my father said. Or else, they are in concent... more
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