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The Lost Art of Letter Writing #2 – New Jersey, 1998
April 7, 1998 Mr. Jim FlahertyCentury Operating Corporation7 Penn Plaza, Suite 1400New York, NY 10001 RE: Michael & Nancy Power Dear Mr. Flaherty, I have been asked to provide a letter of reference for Michael and Nancy Power and am glad to do so. I met Nancy in 1979 and Michael in 1980 and… Read more
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Christmas Time is Here
In 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas made its television debut. The producer of the special, Lee Mendelson, had heard a jazz tune by Vince Guaraldi as he was riding in a taxi over the Golden Gate Bridge. Mendelson got it touch with Guaraldi and hired him to write the music for A Charlie Brown Christmas,… Read more
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Fictional Humans of New York – Jasmine
Jasmine blamed herself. That was her default position. In her mind, it was her excitement at having a boyfriend, after such a long lonely time, that made her laugh too loudly, and too freely. She was showing Robert a video on her phone, to see if he thought it was as funny as she did,… Read more
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Review: Field of Dreams – The Surrealist Landscape
“Surrealism is the ‘invisible ray’ which will one day enable us to win out over our opponents. ‘You are no longer trembling, carcass’. This summer the roses are blue; the wood is of glass. The earth, draped in its verdant cloak, makes as little impression upon me as a ghost. It is living and ceasing… Read more
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Three Hundred Sixty Five
365 days ago I walked out the door forThe last timeAnd took the elevator down to the streetWe never really said goodbye 365 days have passed without a mealOnly a couple of snacksBriefInconclusiveLacking the necessary nutrients to feed a growing hunger 365 times the sun has come upWith you in my mindBefore I even had… Read more
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The Newest Circle of Hell
In the first place, I didn’t know hell had so many circles. I thought I’d visited all of them until my foot went through the floor. I don’t know how I wound up in this newest circle of hell, or why. I’ve been a good boy, haven’t I? Good enough anyway. There’s a guy sitting… Read more
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