Remember the old black and white TV series, Dragnet, and the phrase, “Just the facts, Ma’am.” This unflappable team of Jack Webb and Harry Morgan spent a whole thirty minutes ferreting out the bad guys and getting to the facts of the case. But, fiction writers can have fun fiddlin’ with the facts. In writing […]
Nov 4, 2022
Thanks for Telling Me
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This is in an age of information overload. At least, that’s the way it seems to me. Information, some true and some untrue, comes at me from all sides. I remember the old Dragnet series and Joe Friday saying, “All we want are the facts, ma’am.” Same here, Joe. All I want are facts and […]
Sep 5, 2017
He Wrote Poetry Too
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Sometimes, I watch a re-run of Johnny Carson. It’s interesting to me because it takes me back to times that were familiar and to people in the news forty or so years ago. Mr. Carson’s show spanned several Presidents, including Presidents Carter, Reagan, and the first Mr. Bush. When I watch, the years sort of […]
Jun 2, 2017
A Great Time Was Had By All
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Yesterday, seven friends met at Robbie’s house for our monthly luncheon: Peg, Jane, Beth, Deb, Susan as well as Robbie and me. Food was mouth-waterin’ good: broccoli casserole, chicken and dumplings, frito pie, salads, cinnamon cake, cornbread…you name it, everybody’s favorite was on the list and we had a lot of choices. As I wrote […]
