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Character Sketches # 2

When I was doing the job and living the life, I did not perceive Graphic Transformations as a bubbling caldron ..


Good bye, Joe

The last time I saw Joe, I was with my family, eating, greeting, telling stories about this and that. After ..


Whale of a tale

Linda just plain wasn’t a water person. She turned green when forced to take the Staten Island Ferry, and she ..


Nobody did it better

I had my radio on this morning, and without realizing it, a huge smile drew a half-moon across my face. ..


I will pack and train

Editor’s note: This is the second half of this two-part column. The first appeared in Thursday’s edtition. Now let me tell ..


I will pack and take a train

Editor’s note: This is the first half of a two-part column. The second will appear in Friday’s edition. “God! I ..


An Act of Kindness

MARJORIE FIELDSTONE Marjorie’s eyes darted to the clock on her dashboard. 11:55 a.m. She had five minutes to get to her ..


My Secretary can beat up your Administrative Professional

Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. The name-changing idiots are at it again. All right, they were “at it” a bunch of years ..


Kicking and screaming all the way

It has always been impossible for me to think about my favorite writers without imagining them hunched over manuscripts, their ..


Have you ever kissed a book?

Oops. Please excuse me. A little crowded here on the shelf, and I didn’t see you sitting there beside me. ..


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