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Literary Journals or Medium? Why I Choose MediumIf you submit your writing to literary journals, whether they are top tier print journals or alternative on line publications, you are…Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
STAYING ACTIVE AFTER 65: One Regimen Does Not Fit AllThe best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles. So said Ralph Waldo Emerson. As a musician who will be 68 years old in a matter of days, I…Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
FOREVER CHANGED: How A Chance Association With Lee Harvey Oswald Irreversibly Altered A Life“The thing that I’ve learned over my lifetime is that you can’t tell someone what they don’t want to know.” Buell Wesley FrazierMay 12, 2022May 12, 2022
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A Flatbush ChristmasNow the seasons pass with the speed of shooting stars, but at a time when a year represented one tenth of my entire life, it always felt…Dec 16, 20202Dec 16, 20202