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The Vista

Sometimes, in the summer, my mind slips from its serious consideration of crime, violence, and other features of the coming elections, and meanders in the direction of Wistful Vista. Now, those of you who are old enough to remember vintage trivia questions will recall that Fibber McGee and Molly of sitcom fame livedContinue reading “The Vista”

Chim Chim

We have spoken, hereintofore, of the custom of our ancestors to send New Tear cards. We don’t know that a lot nowadays. Nice custom, really, but when people look over what they’ve spent on Christmas cards and the like in December, the impulse no longer exists. We have also spoken of the prevalence ofContinue reading “Chim Chim”

FUZZ ORDAINED: Park Advocate

“Oh, my goodness!” Meadow Saffron threw herself backward in the sky, a hand across her forehead. “I thought we’d never do it!” “It was a fight to the finish from the start,” Sweet Pea agreed, flipping flower petals around her. “Gotta remember that joke,” said Bluebell. “Hey you! There’s a joke aboutContinue reading “FUZZ ORDAINED: Park Advocate”

Timing Is Everything

I never knew my Great-Uncle Walter. According to my grandfather, who seemed to like his brother-in-law, Walter was one of the finest mechanics in that corner of Iowa, a man who could repair an engine in moments and understand at a glance why a furnace had stopped giving off heat. But Walter felt heContinue reading “Timing Is Everything”

A Toast to Cinnamon

Getting really tired of this, America. Where is our sense of historic preservation? Why is there no reliable place where we can look to find the names of those heroes and heroines who have made our lives worth living? Are we so caught up in proving we are the peak of civilization that weContinue reading “A Toast to Cinnamon”

FUZZ ORDAINED: Vera Veritas

Lewis Switzer regarded the world around him as he did himself: with a grand benevolent satisfaction. That the air hinted at impending rain worried him as little as did his own faults, and he found nothing displeasing about the slightly shabby park around him (as it included the limber limbs and interestingly torn shortsContinue reading “FUZZ ORDAINED: Vera Veritas”

FICTION FRIDAY: Astray

It didn’t seem quite right to be out here without her walker. They kept telling her not to go out without her walker. But Edith had no very clear idea where it was. Of course, That Christa would scold her again but there was no help for it. She just had no clue whereContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: Astray”

Architectural Pride

I understand, honest I do. You spent a lot of time and money on your building. You’re proud of it. The architect promised this would be a building which would stand the test of time, and you want people to see it. By what right do I call the child of your corporate dreamsContinue reading “Architectural Pride”

FUZZ ORDAINED: Griese Park

“Yay for us! One more for our side!” Sweet Pea was flinging flower petals which could be smelled but not seen by those outside the pastel world of the park phronik. Her partners danced a little mid-air dance, watching Arthur and Julia move slowly down the walk, occasionally brushing a little grass orContinue reading “FUZZ ORDAINED: Griese Park”

Yawns Out Yonder

Once upon a time, there existed a series of plain oblong volumes called “Boring Postcards”, in which the editors reprinted what they considered some of the blandest, least interesting postcards ever produced. They eventually begged for mercy and terminated the series, as the more postcards they showed off, the more people sent to them,Continue reading “Yawns Out Yonder”