tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71147302398786082882024-03-05T07:48:39.396-06:00 Many Rivers HarborUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-31562508000912727822024-02-08T15:06:00.001-06:002024-02-08T15:06:25.721-06:00A February Floozy For You!<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"> H<span data-offset-key="1tpnb-1-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;">ere is your February Floozy!</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bDwCyo6xN3xvfaFdIvKuzNCN-czpmFlO94ND0pHzbfvvuGIGbuY0Id0NVg7ZqxOh3IWIET7AYS-_tgWu5mcFHvj15_LojOit-k0hwv2fxBIbd6U52qGl40SAW28mmNQL_SA5b-4HcDxU4dJWYrLh6lZvBa1A2jBiD8zcXfvQTjRjEFFTRc3O/s1200/BookBrushImage327.png" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bDwCyo6xN3xvfaFdIvKuzNCN-czpmFlO94ND0pHzbfvvuGIGbuY0Id0NVg7ZqxOh3IWIET7AYS-_tgWu5mcFHvj15_LojOit-k0hwv2fxBIbd6U52qGl40SAW28mmNQL_SA5b-4HcDxU4dJWYrLh6lZvBa1A2jBiD8zcXfvQTjRjEFFTRc3O/w400-h209/BookBrushImage327.png" width="400" /></a></p><span data-offset-key="1tpnb-1-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Floozy-Goes-Forth-Stephen-Bagley/dp/1312050640/" style="font-family: inherit;">Buy <i>Floozy Goes Forth</i> at Amazon</a></div></span></span><span data-offset-key="1tpnb-3-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/product/9781312050648" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Buy <i>Floozy Goes Forth</i> at BooksAMillion</a></div></span><span data-offset-key="1tpnb-5-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-b-bagley/floozy-goes-forth/paperback/product-zm5ygdk.html" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Buy <i>Floozy Goes Forth</i> at Lulu</a></div></span><span data-offset-key="1tpnb-7-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/floozy-goes-forth_stephen-b-bagley/52034295/#edition=70752275&idiq=63094415" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Buy <i>Floozy Goes Forth</i> at Thrift Books</a></div></span><span data-offset-key="1tpnb-9-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Floozy-Goes-Forth-Paperback-9781312050648/5358657767" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Buy <i>Floozy Goes Forth</i> at Walmart</a></div></span><span data-offset-key="1tpnb-11-0" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://wordery.com/floozy-goes-forth-bagley-9781312050648" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Buy <i>Floozy Goes Forth</i> at Wordery</a></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-76403829679254712532023-11-10T10:54:00.000-06:002023-11-10T10:54:06.085-06:00Here it is!<p> <span data-offset-key="d3hd4-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;">The tease is over! Here's the cover of the forthcoming </span></span><span data-offset-key="d3hd4-0-1" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Floozy Goes Forth </i>in all its glory!
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However, sometimes the creatures throw huge rocks, shake cabins and RVs, tear into food supplies, hit hunters and joggers, destroy tents, drink entire cases of beer, and run up large bills with Amazon. Basically, this means Bigfoot might simply be a hairy soccer hooligan. Or, as the rest of the world calls soccer, “Football.” (Their term for our version of the sport in which humans hurl their bodies against each other—NFL, NCAA, AFL, or Black Friday—is “America football” or “blamed foolishness with all those protective pads and helmets.”)</span></span></div></div><div class="x1e56ztr" data-block="true" data-editor="bhkv8" data-offset-key="d3qcd-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="d3qcd-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-offset-key="d3qcd-0-0">I am neutral in regard to Bigfoot. I don’t disbelieve it, but I don’t believe in it. I’m like a Free Range United Unitarian talking about God: the jury is still out. It would be nice if Bigfoot existed just like it would be wonderful to find other mythical creatures such as dragons, elves, unicorns, and fair, balanced cable news. And who wouldn’t want to see an honest politician in its natural environment attacking lobbyists and jumping over bribes? Of course, if we found an honest politician, we will need to find a mate for it. Perhaps instigate a careful breeding program until the species recovers.
</span><span data-offset-key="d3qcd-0-1" style="font-weight: bold;">(Excerpted from the forthcoming </span><span data-offset-key="d3qcd-0-2" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Floozy Goes Forth</span><span data-offset-key="d3qcd-0-3" style="font-weight: bold;">. Copyright 2023 by Stephen B. Bagley. All rights reserved.)</span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-34456688137301682712021-06-09T14:45:00.004-05:002021-06-09T14:45:44.705-05:00Prosateurs Books: Inspiration & Poetry<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkC0eT15xQJaJbMfSNW6rvkE67WRvsDIWGEmQX9Fd1TD5gvGlq9g4XzAw4VNrAds7CdMUPXDLcyZ3ezgDFY_smL37EEO1uFz0cerKpS7nnRoGwpTK-VBADzSDAL5vOPiDslRIeg3r7Pjg/s1600/51giyzL-9zL.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkC0eT15xQJaJbMfSNW6rvkE67WRvsDIWGEmQX9Fd1TD5gvGlq9g4XzAw4VNrAds7CdMUPXDLcyZ3ezgDFY_smL37EEO1uFz0cerKpS7nnRoGwpTK-VBADzSDAL5vOPiDslRIeg3r7Pjg/s200/51giyzL-9zL.jpg" width="133" /></a><b><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Inspirational</span><br /><br /></b></div><i>Tales from Bethlehem</i> </b><br />
<b>by Stephen B. Bagley</b><br />
You've heard the story a thousand times: glorious angels, lowly shepherds, brightly shining star, three Wise Men, and wee babe in a manger. But have you ever wondered about everyone else in tiny Bethlehem on that marvel of nights? What did they think? What did they do? How would you have responded? In these funny and touching tales, you'll meet a stable boy, a serving girl, an honest spy, an astounding clerk, an empty innkeeper, a mighty ship of the desert, and many others as they share their amazing <i>Tales from Bethlehem</i>.<br />
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<b>by Stephen B. Bagley & Gail Henderson</b><br />
Enjoy a good shiver on a moonlit night with these thrilling, chilling poems. Oklahoma poets and authors Stephen B. Bagley and Gail Henderson share a sometimes darkly humorous look at the creatures of the ever night, mythical and otherwise. You'll meet a vampire who definitely doesn't sparkle, a werewolf who chooses freedom, gods, and goddesses who are all too human, brave astronauts and greedy planet jumpers, and down-to-earth monsters who may live next door. You'll learn what happens to a modern-day Dr. Frankenstein after he creates the perfect woman, why it's better to refuse that crimson invitation, and the sorrow that stalks us even when the sky is bright and the clouds few. You might even discover the creature that goes bump in the night is actually <i>you.</i><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-12033660395645317212021-01-23T16:46:00.000-06:002021-01-23T16:46:07.280-06:00Visit Different Worlds!<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">🌕 Fantasy </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">🌙</span></b><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div>
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The World is Changing.... Maxwell Edison, agent of The Office of Human Protection is given an assignment. Sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma, he's staking out a spreading rash of anomalous activity unprecedented in the world so far. With agents and civilians dying all around him, it’s up to him to find a way to stop the oncoming paranormal cataclysm that has been engineered by a mysterious shadow organization. In the face of unstoppable magic, can he hold on to his humanity?</div>
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<b>by Debra Chandler</b><br />
The Office of Human Protection has come to small-town Oklahoma, but the situation is anything but stable. When agents go missing, Maxwell Edison must investigate. When Max goes missing and a coup is staged from within, everything depends on a woman waking up in a changed world. A woman who has suffered a grievous injury, A woman with no training. Can she possibly save him?<br />
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<b>by Wendy Blanton AKA Elizabeth Joy</b><br />
Forced from her home, Sieger faced a long road paved with lies and manipulation. Desperate, she did the only thing she could: She turned the tables on her enemies and forged her own fate.<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rogue-Pawn-Elizabeth-Joy/dp/055708993X/" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon!</a><br />
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<b>by Wendy Blanton</b><br />
When Nyakas killed his father to protect his wife and son, he wasn't thinking about the consequences. Because Malitor was a Divine Steward, Nyakas had two choices: take Malitor's seat, or defend himself against those who wanted it. Reluctantly, he and Robyn have moved to Mhovan Rosk. He knows that the other Divine Stewards have their own agendas, but it is not until he arrives that he realizes how corrupt the council is. When his advisors discover a hidden prophecy, the solution to the corruption becomes clear, but it may come at a price none of them are able to pay.<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Scabbard-Wendy-Blanton/dp/0557176042" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon!</a><br />
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<b>by Wendy Blanton AKA Elizabeth Joy</b><br />
A young army officer, heading a team in search of missing CIA agents, is captured by intergalactic slave traders. Her team is sold to a man who is much more than he seems.<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Lady-Elizabeth-Scott-Carman/dp/1553695410/" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon!</a><br />
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<b>by Debra Chandler</b><br />
A shift in the wind. A change in the air. Weather has the power to affect everything around and inside us. What will the next season bring? Will the wind of change bring joy—sadness—or something darker? The pages of this book contain poems and tales that will leave even the most stalwart souls—<i>WEATHERED</i>.<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Weathered-Collection-Atmospheric-Tales-Poems/dp/0996552456/" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon!</a><br />
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⇨ An unhappy wife can't decide what to do about her boorish husband until an uneaten meal gives her a dark idea...<br />
⇨ Something is raising zombies in Tulsa, and Justina Grave is the only one who can stop it...<br />
⇨ When a fat farm promises to make Edyth thin again, her dream comes true. She will never be fat again—or safe...<br />
⇨ Hopping a freight train can be a cheap way to travel. Unless you pick the wrong boxcar...<br />
⇨ One kiss gives Francois immortality, but at a cost he doesn't see coming...<br />
⇨ A woman warrior must choose her fate as the Romans ravage her land...<br />
⇨ Stalked by terrible creatures seeking vengeance, a band of robbers runs for their lives in medieval France...<br />
This anthology will lead you into dark, twisted places filled with mystery and delight. Enjoy thrilling stories and chilling poems by authors Stephen B. Bagley, Kent Bass, Wendy Blanton, Gail Henderson, Tamara Siler Jones, and Jean Schara.<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blackbirds-First-Flight-Stephen-Bagley/dp/1312417285/" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a><br />
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<b>by Various Authors</b><br />
Enjoy new dark and twisted stories and poems from Stephen B. Bagley, Wendy Blanton, Gail Henderson, Ken Lewis, Jean Schara, and Heath Stallcup<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blackbirds-Second-Flight-Stephen-Bagley/dp/1312919817/" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEG_taHSox_RW8ubun9oZScrLMJPqeI41VrkQoMlYlVltR3nfV5BoVVhBoYEbUjHHxf0PIVfPjsZDouyo-ZudMZbozbWir6oQYiV19dq4Mbw1bTpBq49gpSpa1hGp-JSz7IIZ_ay8D2A/s1600/9+Blackbirds-Third-Flight-Cov.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1060" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEG_taHSox_RW8ubun9oZScrLMJPqeI41VrkQoMlYlVltR3nfV5BoVVhBoYEbUjHHxf0PIVfPjsZDouyo-ZudMZbozbWir6oQYiV19dq4Mbw1bTpBq49gpSpa1hGp-JSz7IIZ_ay8D2A/s200/9+Blackbirds-Third-Flight-Cov.jpg" width="131" /></a><i><b>Blackbirds Third Flight</b></i><br />
<b>by Various Authors</b><br />
Enjoy these dark fantasies:<br />
✥ A dead girl asks one final question.<br />
✥ A young man rides a forbidden dragon.<br />
✥ With claw and fang, Malone will fight.<br />
✥ Justina Grave battles a dangerous witch.<br />
✥ A father faces his family's terrible secret.<br />
✥ The end of the world begins in a backyard.<br />
✥ A predator prowls on Halloween night.<br />
✥ Thunder Mountain will kill the careless.<br />
✥ Learn the final truth of the Tooth Fairy.<br />
✥ A wolf reveals the face of the true beast.<br />
And much more in this anthology of thrilling tales and poetry from Kathy Akins, Stephen B. Bagley, Wendy Blanton, Michael Canton, D.E. Chandler, Erin Cochran, Gail Henderson, Mariana Llanos, Jean Schara, and Heath Stallcup.<br />
<i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blackbirds-Third-Flight-Stephen-Bagley/dp/1365393348/" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a></i><br />
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<b><i>Prosateurs: Tales & Truth</i> </b><br />
<b>by the Prosateurs</b><br />
Enjoy articles, essays, memoirs, poems, recipes, short stories, and more from members of the Prosateurs writing group, including <br />➼ 13 Ways to be More Creative in your life.<br />➼ <i>How NOT to curse like a sailor.</i><br /><div>➼ A daughter endures her mother melting away.</div><div>➼ <i>What's alive in that garage can?</i><br />➼ How to bake a Fruit Cocktail Cake.</div><div>➼ <i>Relish a sonnet for Autumn.</i></div><div>➼ Learn the amazing secret of the Thanksgiving Tree.</div><div>➼ <i>How do you deal with doubt?</i><br />➼ An Air Force wife confronts her future.</div><div>➼ <i>Special Bonus: Prosateurs share Writing Tips.</i></div><div>And much more!<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prosateurs-Tales-Truth/dp/1387678841" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon!</a>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-85790027737858891362019-11-01T09:33:00.002-05:002019-11-01T09:43:40.711-05:00YULE TIDINGS ON SALE NOW!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6v2Y7ftcayXRQV_y7vgLBuSBbrm8-eW6zJbc7Tk1RNJreX9ETAg5D6yEzB0HKnnq2J4Qg3u9GfhG1_JxOl05-wW-pLdhyphenhyphenidOJqxJJ4bCBw3NzWD1cOmx2ZJuDCz2KH7HJV5BOwgpOdtg/s1600/Front+cover+Prosateurs+Yuletide+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1045" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6v2Y7ftcayXRQV_y7vgLBuSBbrm8-eW6zJbc7Tk1RNJreX9ETAg5D6yEzB0HKnnq2J4Qg3u9GfhG1_JxOl05-wW-pLdhyphenhyphenidOJqxJJ4bCBw3NzWD1cOmx2ZJuDCz2KH7HJV5BOwgpOdtg/s320/Front+cover+Prosateurs+Yuletide+Cover.jpg" width="209" /></a><i>Yule Tidings</i>, the latest anthology from the writing group Prosateurs, is on sale now. The holiday-themed anthology celebrates Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s with works of fiction and nonfiction.<br />
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“Besides making the perfect Christmas gift, <i>Yule Tidings</i> is great for planning your parties and get-togethers, too,” said Kathy Akins, Prosateurs vice president. “We have articles on easy party preparations and, of course, delicious recipes. And the stories, memoirs, essays, and poems will get you into the holiday spirit. It’s the perfect book to curl up with.”<br />
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<i>Yule Tidings</i> features works from these authors:<br />
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Kathy Akins has won several awards with her poetry, devotionals, and short fiction. Her short stories and poetry have been published in <i>Prosateurs: Tales & Truth, Blackbirds Third Flight, Creations 2015</i>, and <i>Creations 2014</i>. She is a member of Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc., Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and American Christian Fiction Writers. Visit her website at <a href="https://kathyakins.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">kathyakins.blogspot.com</a>.<br />
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Debbie Anderson wrote the suspense novel <i>Friend or Foe</i> in 2018. Its sequel, <i>Predators Among Us</i>, will be published in early 2020. She writes short stories, memoirs, novels, children’s stories, and how-to books. She has been published in <i>Prosateurs: Tales & Truth, Creations 2018</i>, and <i>Creations 2017</i>.<br />
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Stephen B. Bagley's latest book is <i>Floozy Comes Back</i>, a collection of humorous essays. He co-wrote <i>Undying</i>, a book of dark poetry. His other books include: <i>Murder by Dewey Decimal, Murder by the Acre, Tales from Bethlehem, Floozy and Other Stories</i>, and <i>Endless</i>. His plays include: <i>Murder at the Witch’s Cottage, Two Writers in the Hands of an Angry God, There’s a Body in the Closet</i>, and <i>Hogwild</i>. His poetry, articles, short stories, and essays have appeared in <i>Prosateurs: Tales & Truth, Writer’s Digest, Blackbirds First Flight, Blackbirds Second Flight, Blackbirds Third Flight, ByLine Magazine, Nautilus Magazine, Pontotoc County Chronicles, Tulsa World’s OKMagazine, Free Star, Dark Prairies & Deep Rivers</i>, the Creations anthologies 2012-2015, and other publications. He is a member of Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. Visit his website at <a href="https://stephenbbagley.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">StephenBBagley.blogspot.com</a>.<br />
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Wendy Blanton wrote <i>Dawn Before the Dark</i>, the first book in a fantasy trilogy, which was published by the Christian fantasy publisher Bear Publications in the fall of 2019. She also co-wrote three fantasy novels, <i>The Dragon’s Lady, Rogue Pawn</i>, and <i>Sword and Scabbard</i>, under the name Elizabeth Joy. Her short stories, articles, and recipes have appeared in <i>Prosateurs: Tales & Truth, Blackbirds First Flight, Blackbirds Second Flight</i>, and <i>Blackbirds Third Flight</i>. She is a member of Realm Makers and Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. Visit her website at <a href="https://wendyblanton.com/" target="_blank">wendyblanton.com</a>.<br />
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Debra E. Chandler’s debut novel, <i>Bone Sliver</i>, was published in 2015, and the sequel, <i>Nova Wave</i>, in 2018. <i>Weathered</i>, a collection of her short works and poems, was also released in 2018. Her short stories, poems, photographs, and articles were also published in <i>Prosateurs: Tales & Truth, Blackbirds Third Flight, The Green Country Guardian, The Sapulpa Herald</i>, and <i>Sapulpa News and Views</i>. She is a member of Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. and Oklahoma Bloggers and Influencers. Visit her website at <a href="http://dechandlerwrites.com/" target="_blank">dechandlerwrites.com</a>.<br />
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Barbara Shepherd is the 2019 Voice of the Fair Poet, the Poetry Society of Oklahoma’s 2019 Poet Laureate, and recipient of more than 350 writing awards in local, regional, national, and international contests. Her books include: <i>The Potbelly Pig Promise, River Bend, Vittles and Vignettes</i>, and <i>Patchwork Skin</i>. Her writing has also appeared in: <i>State Cops Cooking in the Heartland - More Than We Can Say Grace Over, Candle Flames: PSO’s 70th Anniversary Anthology, Oklahoma Centennial Heritage Collection, Harp Strings, A Centennial Celebration of Oklahoma Stories, travelin’ Music, Elegant Rage, Poetry Is For Everyone, Imagination Turned Loose, Beads On a String–Peace, Joy, and Love, From the Heart of Galaxy, Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way</i>, and other publications. Visit her website at <a href="https://barbarashepherd.com/" target="_blank">barbarashepherd.com</a>.<br />
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Joanne Verbridge was born in Oakland, California, spending her early life experiences in Northern California. Family brought her to Oklahoma where she enjoys writing memoirs and crafting. She works to inspire her young nieces to take an interest in storytelling and writing. Her memoirs, short stories, and articles have been published in newspapers and <i>Prosateurs: Tales & Truth, Creations 2015, Creations 2014, Creations 2013</i>, and <i>Creations 2012</i>.<br />
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<i>Yule Tidings</i> is now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BooksAMillion, Lulu, and other online retailers, and from the Prosateurs members while supplies last. For more information, including book signing dates and locations, visit <a href="http://prosateurs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Prosateurs.blogspot.com</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-1038464231921594632018-12-19T16:11:00.002-06:002018-12-19T16:11:46.995-06:002018 Prosateurs Christmas Book Catalog<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-24429329503528711502018-10-01T00:00:00.000-05:002018-10-03T18:34:20.008-05:00NEW RELEASE FROM MRH<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">MRH PUBLISHES NEW BOOK <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">FLOOZY COMES BACK</i></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">OKLAHOMA</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">—Many Rivers Harbor announces the
publication of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Floozy Comes Back</i>, a
new collection of humorous articles from author Stephen B. Bagley. The book is on sale now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BooksAMillion, Lulu, and other
online retailers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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first collection of humorous essays, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Floozy
and Other Stories</i>, is one of the top books we’ve published and the readers
wanted more,” said Ms. Pru Simmons, MRH associate editor. “Finally, after too
long a wait, we have a new collection of these hilarious stories.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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said most of the essays in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Floozy Comes
Back</i> had been published in print and online magazines and newsletters and
in various anthologies. “Stephen wrote several new ones just for this book and also
restored a couple of articles previously published in the first Floozy
collection that had been cut by various editors to fit space and theme
requirements.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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revisiting these essays,” Bagley said. “They’re like old friends. I’m glad to
get to share them again with the readers</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />The book’s contents include: A Tale of Two Goldfish, Spice Boy, Hamlet or Another Four Hours I Won’t Get Back, The Terrible Truth about Women, Tanning My Hide, Congress & Other Monstrous Things, Work in Your Underwear, Taking Aim at Cupid, Needs Something More, Irish Dancing as Performed by Roofers, Pumpkin Pinterest, The Story of the Second Thanksgiving, Getting Lit at Christmas, Much Ado about Carbs, and many other reader favorites</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></span><br />
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The book’s contents include: A Tale of Two Goldfish, Spice Boy, Hamlet or Another Four Hours I Won’t Get Back, The Terrible Truth about Women, Tanning My Hide, Congress & Other Monstrous Things, Work in Your Underwear, Taking Aim at Cupid, Needs Something More, Irish Dancing as Performed by Roofers, Pumpkin Pinterest, The Story of the Second Thanksgiving, Getting Lit at Christmas, Much Ado about Carbs, and many other reader favorites.</span></span><br />
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For more information, visit <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://manyriversharbor.blogspot.com/">manyriversharbor.blogspot.com</a></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Stephen B. Bagley<b> </b></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">co-wrote </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Undying</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, a collection of poetry with poet Gail Henderson. He wrote </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Murder by Dewey Decimal </span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">and </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Murder
by the Acre</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, both in the Measurements of Murder™
series. His other books include </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Tales
from Bethlehem</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Floozy and Other Stories</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, and </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Endless</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">. He wrote the full-length plays </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Murder at the Witch’s Cottage </span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">and </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Two
Writers in the Hands of an Angry God </span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">and
co-wrote </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Turnabout</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">. He coauthored two one-act plays (“Hogwild” and “There’s a
Body in The Closet”) that were published by Dramatic Publishing Company. His
poetry, articles, short stories, and essays have appeared in </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Writer’s Digest</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Prosateurs: Tales & Truth</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Blackbirds First Flight</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Blackbirds Second Flight</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Blackbirds Third Flight</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">By-Line Magazine</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Nautilus Magazine</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Pontotoc County Chronicles</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Tulsa World OKMagazine</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Your Country Music Magazine</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Free Star</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark Prairies & Deep Rivers</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">New Journeys & Destinations</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">, the Creations anthologies
2012-2015, various newspapers in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and other print and
online publications. He graduated from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma,
with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. He is a member of Oklahoma Writers
Federation, Inc. and a founding member of the writing group Prosateurs. Visit
his website at </span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk526171346;"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://stephenbbagley.blogspot.com/">StephenBBagley.blogspot.com</a></span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk526171346;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk526171346;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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company based in Oklahoma, is dedicated to helping authors publish and promote
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-35012812661158052152018-09-28T00:00:00.000-05:002018-09-28T00:00:07.279-05:00"Up, Up & Away in My Beautiful Semi-Rigid Airship" <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>I’ve always loved dirigibles,</b> those huge gas-filled flying machines
that naturally would make us think of Congress if they were filled
with hot air, but no, they’re filled with a helium mixture these
days. I remember seeing the Goodyear blimp float over my town once.
As it made its slow, majestic way across the sky, I felt true wonder in
my soul, like the first time I saw Pamela Anderson in a bikini.<br />
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Even now, some people talk wistfully about days of the passenger
airships. They were luxury cruisers and fast enough when compared
with other modes of transoceanic transportation. The Hindenburg
made it across the Atlantic Ocean in about four days, faster than even
Michael Phelps could swim it.<br />
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Unfortunately, the Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937 put an end
to the airship era. It shattered the public’s faith in airship transportation,
although statistics showed airships were safer than cheating on
your spouse.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-12862788263919614352018-09-27T00:00:00.000-05:002018-09-27T00:00:01.819-05:00"We Like Big Trucks; We Cannot Lie"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiF-_o15SYLEdv6wneZSvrCIqvG6QP7X-Nll2EBLoIbwaQjfWxEl9I9IFui-7q3B7L8kU1IGjQ2eUWIM8NESzkCZpsYvsY6b7iXNnSGhmbObjPJT7G62g-WqZyN1x7ZBhU6knlCZzQoBE/s1600/Big+Truck+Floozy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1072" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiF-_o15SYLEdv6wneZSvrCIqvG6QP7X-Nll2EBLoIbwaQjfWxEl9I9IFui-7q3B7L8kU1IGjQ2eUWIM8NESzkCZpsYvsY6b7iXNnSGhmbObjPJT7G62g-WqZyN1x7ZBhU6knlCZzQoBE/s200/Big+Truck+Floozy.jpg" width="133" /></a><b>Recently a major American automobile company</b> announced it
was going to stop selling almost all its cars and concentrate
on big trucks. The idea being that fossil fuels will last
FOREVER—or at least until our generation is safely dead and then it’s
not our problem.<br />
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Not the company’s fault, of course. They’re making what the public
wants, and apparently, the public wants vehicles large enough to be
seen from orbit.<br />
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I myself drive a sensible four-door sedan. I would like a flashy
sports car that can go from zero to sixty in a blink, but I am stopped by
one) not having enough money to afford one, and two) if I did have
one, I would have to butter myself to get inside and it would take the
Jaws of Life and the fire department to get me out. I no longer have the
body for a low-slung sports car.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-65825782884505867832018-09-26T00:00:00.000-05:002018-09-26T15:18:17.113-05:00"The Truth about Trees"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>The first thing you learn</b> is that trees are jerks. Big, mean leafy
jerks. Trust me on this. Joyce Kilmer probably never had to
dig up a sewer line in sweltering weather or pay a plumber
soul-crushing amounts of money to do so because tree roots invaded
the pipes, even though there’s a pond near enough for the tree to spit in
if trees spit and I’m not sure they don’t.<br />
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But it’s not plumbing problems that have me riled up about trees
this time around. Nor is it their world domination schemes that are
aided by the squirrels but opposed by the noble chipmunks. (Oh, Chip
and Dale, the terrible price you’ve paid for your selfless bravery!) No,
it’s a new complaint: I’m trying to learn how to paint, and trees are
hard to do.<br />
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<b>"Have you ever tried yoga?” my therapist asked,</b> popping another
handful of pills down his throat and washing them down with
a Red Bull in his shaking hands.
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I regarded him doubtfully. He was young and had seemed healthy
enough four weeks ago when he replaced my last therapist who had
apparently entered a monastery, but he had gone downhill fast. I wonder
what was going on in his private life that had caused this change.<br />
<br />
“Yoga? You mean that chanting thing where they sacrifice chickens,
go into trances, and make zombies?”<br />
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<b>It seems a lot of people</b> these days are excited about the idea of a
zombie apocalypse; they’re even looking forward to it. Of course,
they're assuming they will be a survivor fighting their way across a
broken America—much like an ordinary voter approaching the polls in
any election—rather than ending up as one of the shambling folk.
<br />
<br />
I don’t know how such frightening shows such as The Walking
Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, The Talking Dead (a talk show about
The Walking Dead), and Dancing with Barely Remembered Stars can
pull in the viewer numbers that they do. If people really wanted to
watch something horrific, they should watch C-SPAN. If what goes on
there doesn’t frighten you, you’re most likely already dead or living in
Washington, D.C., a fate well known to be worse than death.<br />
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<b>Carbohydrates are organic compounds</b> with the empirical formula
Cm(H2O)n; that is, it consists only of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
atom ratio of 2:1. What does that mean? I have no idea. In biochemistry,
carbohydrates are also known as monosaccharides, disaccharides,
oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides. (As Shakespeare put it:
“Carbs by any other name would still taste as sweet.”) Basically, carbs
are flavor molecules. They make food delicious. Actually, they work
hand-in-hand with calories, which also make food taste better. And fat.
Fat helps flavor, too. But I’m not supposed to have any of them.<br />
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<b>As I write this, the roof above me</b> is getting reroofed, and from
the sound of it, the roofers are performing Irish step dances.
Thumps, shouts, crashes, and indistinct shouting (that could be
Gaelic, but I suspect it is not) are all taking place up there and sometimes
on the ground as they fall off.
<br />
<br />
Yes, they do fall off the roof. I actually got to see one of them do
that. He rolled off the carport nearly in front of me. Naturally, his fellow
workers sprang into immediate action showing their concern.<br />
<br />
One of them called, “Hey, you okay?”<br />
<br />
The one on the ground said, “(Expletive), yeah.”<br />
<br />
And then everyone laughed uproariously, except me, of course, because
I had to rush inside to see if my home insurance would cover a
liability claim if someone did get hurt while working on my property. I
already knew it didn’t cover other people’s pets who wander into large
model rockets.<br />
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Apparently. Let’s not get up on our high horse about that. After
all, when was the last time you had your car’s blinker fluid
level checked?
<br />
<br />
But this whole I-don’t-see-the-stop-sign-so-it-doesn’t-exist thing,
that’s odd. I don’t understand it. Toddlers believe something similar;
that’s why peek-a-boo is such a hit with them. You disappear for a
moment, and then you miraculously reappear. You’re the most amazing
person they’ve met in their short life! Of course, that feeling
doesn’t last, and by the time your toddler has grown into a teenager,
you’re quite possibly the dumbest parent who has ever walked the
earth and only put here to “totally” embarrass her/him. Which you
should do at each and every opportunity. It’s your duty.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-48975241321300133112018-09-19T00:00:00.000-05:002018-09-19T00:00:00.208-05:00"The Burden of Beauty"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqiOdhfQYNxnRlAxLKVlDW5Uqo457Yr8RaqY9QmgiAMzJIJYuWC0V1PI3hPMSuygu26dnRJqcaQXu0ioejm7iW0MePBz0vUwHZ3z9efY2wat-uNpjEkT1wfmQ22O62P5y1jLl_dDO27c/s1600/beauty.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqiOdhfQYNxnRlAxLKVlDW5Uqo457Yr8RaqY9QmgiAMzJIJYuWC0V1PI3hPMSuygu26dnRJqcaQXu0ioejm7iW0MePBz0vUwHZ3z9efY2wat-uNpjEkT1wfmQ22O62P5y1jLl_dDO27c/s200/beauty.png" width="200" /></a><b>I just had a sudden insight</b> that I’m sure may have escaped your attention.
Well, don’t feel bad. After all, I’m a genius, and you’re
not. But you have a sweet spirit and will probably be spared when
I crush the thrones of this earth under my booted heel. But that’s not a
promise. Stop being so needy.
<br />
<br />
Anyway, my insight was about The Burden of Beauty. The capitals
on The Burden of Beauty should clue you in that this will be our topic.
Or really my topic. I’m writing, and you’re reading. It’s good to keep
those roles straight.
Yes, it’s true that beautiful people get the best jobs, make the most
money, get better care in emergency rooms and hospitals, receive more
respect from their peers and loved ones, and live longer. These statements
are all supported by real statistics, not ones I made up.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-32933047161160817062018-09-18T00:00:00.000-05:002018-09-18T00:00:02.865-05:00"Needs Something More"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhEl1xe3Apfbr7kuc1TpFhJWvNNw9MPwfSa64jMJFGnkOsyT7u9g2gbqIBt7KzGEAmggdzCdE6S2LRud_AUyFTh46pZJo6qesBWxlz3lWHBlB6jcoDbHm2rjyCLR-YSmSHfcz6QA8tWg/s1600/Blue+Floozy.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhEl1xe3Apfbr7kuc1TpFhJWvNNw9MPwfSa64jMJFGnkOsyT7u9g2gbqIBt7KzGEAmggdzCdE6S2LRud_AUyFTh46pZJo6qesBWxlz3lWHBlB6jcoDbHm2rjyCLR-YSmSHfcz6QA8tWg/s200/Blue+Floozy.png" width="200" /></a><b>This morning I got up at five</b> and thought I’d watch the sunrise. As I watched the scarlet fingers of dawn stretch across the majestic vault of the sky, I thought, Hmm, it could do with a bit of dramatic music and maybe a car chase or two. By sharing that, you might think I’m blind to the wonders of nature. Not true. I just feel nature is better behind a TV screen, door, picture window, wall, moat, 20-foot-tall electrified fence with guard posts every 30 feet...because nature frankly never saw a human that it didn’t want to bend, fold, perforate, or eat.<br />
<br />
Yes, I know, Disney has made you think that nature is filled with lovable bunnies, cute ducks, and adorable deer. Did you know that deer cost us over 4 billion dollars in property damage and medical bills each year by their habit of jumping in front of moving cars in their imitation of trainspotting? And the number of people shot by bunnies with guns stagger the imagination! Truly, it would. I can’t even discuss the fowl things ducks do.<br />
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<b>It’s time for the sounds and smells</b> of summer: barbecue, people
splashing in pools, coconut suntan lotion, happy laughter, freshlymown
lawns, all is happy, happy, happy as people rejoice in the
sunlight—except for me, of course, since I’ve been hiding in my darkened
house as soon as the flocks of mosquitoes started returning from
whatever nightmarish place they spend the winter.
<br />
<br />
Yes, I know that supposedly they lay eggs that somehow survive
the winter’s cold, and those eggs hatch into larvae, which grow up to
suck blood and lay more eggs to survive the winter, but I don’t believe
it. Have you ever seen a mosquito nest? Me, neither. What really happens
is they follow the sun to torment South Americans. Mosquitoes
live many years, and all of them speak fondly of me, their Promised
Land of white, soft skin that conceals the most delicious and nourishing
liquid.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-72720457231444134092018-09-15T00:00:00.000-05:002018-09-15T00:00:01.776-05:00"Taking Aim at Cupid"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhese9TtdkNSJo_jgYMA6F1_oelY6lmV52_W_UbhuI3Nth9OHuTuJgmgzW7z8ZmZ8Mc8Yt3VSHdho4FNEUSTQ5IiQ7I1iZiqX7L42FJAbvtvW02b6JeSC6i7SKZWvIgRtWjaVmJlkP1UCM/s1600/Cupid+and+Floozy.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhese9TtdkNSJo_jgYMA6F1_oelY6lmV52_W_UbhuI3Nth9OHuTuJgmgzW7z8ZmZ8Mc8Yt3VSHdho4FNEUSTQ5IiQ7I1iZiqX7L42FJAbvtvW02b6JeSC6i7SKZWvIgRtWjaVmJlkP1UCM/s320/Cupid+and+Floozy.png" width="320" /></a><b>Ordinarily in February,</b> I make a few disparaging remarks about
Valentine’s Day, or “Passover” as I call it in my house, but
never within earshot of any of my Jewish friends as they do
get the joke, but they don’t think it’s funny, and I hate it when they go
all Samson on me.
<br />
<br />
But this year, I’ve decided to direct our attention to that clothing challenged
archer who wings around shooting people with arrows to
make them fall in love with people guaranteed to ruin their lives. I
don’t understand Cupid.
<br />
<br />
Oh sure, I get the metaphor that love is like a sharp weapon that
pierces your spleen and makes you hemorrhage to death while your
lover runs off with your best friend, but beyond the obvious, what’s up with him?<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114730239878608288.post-55014590693844342802018-09-14T00:00:00.000-05:002018-09-14T00:00:07.031-05:00"A Tale of Two Goldfish"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qQTSYbpVUp9JtvgyJo9v5fMTrU1ZNC2Wktz67HCeZVtgMTJfT77ULzgiVSTNPRCcPUVKIIvyFGgCk_LYXgtOhfr_9f_sBwK_oKtQjFfjbB_CEsS0QDt5AiXmc7Fi5xegcRjBUVkPIt8/s1600/Goldfish.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qQTSYbpVUp9JtvgyJo9v5fMTrU1ZNC2Wktz67HCeZVtgMTJfT77ULzgiVSTNPRCcPUVKIIvyFGgCk_LYXgtOhfr_9f_sBwK_oKtQjFfjbB_CEsS0QDt5AiXmc7Fi5xegcRjBUVkPIt8/s200/Goldfish.png" width="200" /></a><b>I bought another fish recently</b> to keep Churchill, my fancy goldfish,
company. It’s a fantail goldfish, and its name is Bo. The other fish
at the store had apparently heard of me. While my back was
turned, I quite clearly heard the phrase “aquarium of death” bubbled
around. I ignored them.
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As I checked out, the clerk leaned close to me and asked, “Do they
fry up good?” Apparently, she thought I had been buying so many
goldfish because I was dipping them in batter and serving them with
chips on the side. I didn’t reply, just smiled and shook my head, even
though everyone knows you can’t fry goldfish. (You have to bake
them in a low-temperature oven—or so I’ve heard.)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlouso6wgsXu1qbeu4H_FSmvIIScsAJqrCo-f8kfJPmVMlGe5b-c0xZ68MYn2snywPZmIIqoQ-7zqnz0LwPi9ooy-Mie_Y_Cu5aZNsHbqea6onoKvlwQEfdWIJFks9eZ_If6NPbZMGx8/s1600/Floozy+Comes+Back+front+cover+square+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="1600" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlouso6wgsXu1qbeu4H_FSmvIIScsAJqrCo-f8kfJPmVMlGe5b-c0xZ68MYn2snywPZmIIqoQ-7zqnz0LwPi9ooy-Mie_Y_Cu5aZNsHbqea6onoKvlwQEfdWIJFks9eZ_If6NPbZMGx8/s200/Floozy+Comes+Back+front+cover+square+copy.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>I’ve been accused </b>of not paying attention more than once in my life. By teachers, parents, siblings, girlfriends, friends who are girls, just plain friends, fellow employees, teammates, etc., and who say I’m the poster child for Adult Attention Deficit Syndrome. I think it’s time to explain this once and for all—if I’m not paying attention, it’s because you’re not being interesting. If you’d step up your game, I’d be with you more.<br />
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