Category Archives: America

Haunted Heat Wave 2

Marg: Thank you. Hello…yes, she died ten minutes ago, this is a recording and when you hear the beep leave your name and number…what’s the matter Daisy, you think I’m a weakling? No, Bill Gopher came by to…Bill Gopher… Bill, … Continue reading

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Haunted Heat Wave

This is a short play I wrote for some of my high school theatre students to preform for class. We had a lot of fun with it! The TIME: Modern/present in any large city. The SETTING:A one bedroom apartment (in … Continue reading

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The Doctors Orders

Yesterday I walked into the kitchen and quickly, even insidiously, something slipped from the counter to the floor. I jumped and lunged forward to catch the monstrous spider, or whatever it was, before it could hide, only to sneak out … Continue reading

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1976- Dreams, Jobs, & Love (Part 4)

What the hell are you doing here I gasped. Sid sat down and said they were wondering what our first Thespian production at the high school was going to be. I asked Dean why he hadn’t sent a letter instead … Continue reading

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A Short Trip- But fruitful until the end, Disaster.

  Our plans were on visiting our kids in Sacramento—an early Thanksgiving. We realized that the small town of San Juan Batista California would be more interesting. Small old town. This is an overview of the town and I have … Continue reading

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EARLIER: THE BEGINNING

Stone Porch Inn, Evanston Illinois.   This was our planned Murray clan meeting place. Mike and I flew in from LA while brother Frank and his wife Sally drove in from Gross Point Woods. And timely that we met in … Continue reading

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2 Families, intertwined, who saw the world differently

My first real memory of my grandparent’s home in Saint Louis Missouri, was traipsing down the basement stairs, slipping and sliding in my new patent leather shoes, at age 4. I was looking for, “Tommy the turtle” being the youngest … Continue reading

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EARLIER: THE BEGINNING

Stone Porch Inn, Evanston Illinois. This was our planned Murray clan meeting place. Mike and I flew in from LA while brother Frank and wife Sally drove in from Gross Point Woods. And timely that we met in the garage—Frank … Continue reading

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Family and Friends in Pembroke Pines, Florida

Our exit from Detroit was facilitated by having “pre-check” on the tickets but the $50.00 Lounge member  entrance fee for Delta was not! We discovered a nearby “Wine tasting shop” where we sipped some good wines with crackers and cheese … Continue reading

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Eulogy for a dog

A very young boy and 2 pups: a lifetime for the dogs  and a maturation for the boy. Kevin, our neighbor’s grandson, came to play with the dogs after school when he was 10. He would throw the ball in … Continue reading

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