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“First and Second Contact”—science fiction short story.
“Brainwashed by Circumstance”—morality tale.
“Waiting for the Next Bus”—a conversation at a bus stop.
“To Lose is to Win”—poem about leaving Afghanistan

Memories of circuses and clowns.

Novella about Allen Moore’s 19th century Long Island mansion and the development of Plainedge and Bethpage Long Island at the turn of the 20th century.

“Mary’s Lord of Misrule”— tale in verse about John Thorogood, a 16th-century musician in the Courts of Henry VIII and Mary Tudor.
“Late Reflections”—poem

“Topography of Kingston Hill”—essay on Potter Wood and Biscuit City Preserves.
“Tefft Hill Pilgrimage”—essay on the Tefft Hill stone circle and Old Mountain Field.

Deciding to write a pandemic journal with monthly issues featuring essays, short stories, and poems. Describing the background and motivation which led me to embark on this project.

"Introduction" (a rather disorganized assessment of where we are these days)
"Visiting Trustom Pond" (going further afield with a fellow music lover)
"Trustom Frolics" (a little epic poem about simple things)
"Nature’s Wedding Dress" (a poem…

This is a photo of a sign that reads "NO COVID TESTS IN STOCK." The sign was posted on January 8, 2022 near the pharmacy section of the CVS store on Angell Street in Providence.

This is a photo of a sign, spotted outside the entrance of Eastside Marketplace supermarket in Providence, reminding customers of new regulations imposed by Governor Dan McKee on December 15, 2021. This mandate was a re-tightening of restrictions…