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My Name Created The Limerick

One day at work, I noticed associates would call me Daryl at times instead of Darnell. I found this, as Mr. Spock would say, “Fascinating” because these people were not new employees. They’ve known me for many years but still, at times would greet me as Daryl, David, or Donnell. A guy I worked with (I’ll call him Frank) noticed…

A New Year

My writing group chose the prompt: The Start Of The New Year. Here’s what I came up with: The aroma of pine needles stubbornly clung to the air, a ghost of Christmas past. January had arrived, cloaked in fog and silence, a stark contrast to the snowy merriment of December. Amelia was taking down the last of the holiday decorations…

Get Ready For My Fan Fiction

If you have a subscription service to Hulu, take a look at a terrific crime drama based on true events called “Candy.” The American biographical limited series recounts real-life Candy Montgomery (played by Jessica Biel) accused of ax murdering her neighbor Betty Gore (played by Melanie Lynskey) on Friday the 13th, in Northern Texas, back in 1980. When the case…