"I vowed I would never live in another city", he said. "I vowed I was done with their grids and their money. With Wall Street and Christopher Street. With a city built on greed and graft and the pretensions of lineage." "Well," she said. "Then I know a city you can go to that is … Continue reading Story Time Sunday on Monday, October 13th, 2014 — Tangle – a story for all ages
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Story Time Sunday 09/28/145 — “tubuglular” a true story appropriate for all ages
I told her I wanted to write about Big Carl. “Who the hell is Big Carl?” she said. She was unimpressed when I told her that Big Carl was and is a giant tuba. “Where is it?” she said “In a storeroom above a music store,” I said. “I think.” “Why would anyone want to … Continue reading Story Time Sunday 09/28/145 — “tubuglular” a true story appropriate for all ages
Story Time Sunday on Monday: August 11th, 2014 — how poetry world got nicer
Once upon a time there was a little girl who read the Cat in the Hat book and thought to herself "poetry rhymes and is funny and can tell a story with great pictures, and I shall make a poem that rhymes and is perhaps a little bit funny, but mostly the sounds at the … Continue reading Story Time Sunday on Monday: August 11th, 2014 — how poetry world got nicer
Story Time Sunday, July 27th, 2014: power center
There’s a vortex there she said they said. Someone spoke at a ridiculous dinner where she wasn’t sure whether the main teller was the wife or the daughter of the man who first said the thing about Mount Shasta. Vortex she told me she told them – the daughter/wife and the man -- I don’t … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, July 27th, 2014: power center
Story Time Sunday, July 20th, 2014 — a silly story of some queens — appropriate for any age group
This story started with this quiz: Which famous king or queen are you? (Take the quiz and make up your own story and share it in the comments.) Once upon a time there were 7 Catherine the Greats. No, 8. "Let’s free the serfs," said a Catherine. "Let’s review the troops," said another. "Before we … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, July 20th, 2014 — a silly story of some queens — appropriate for any age group
story time sunday, june 15, 2014 — speaking of fathers of invention…
dear friends -- a little flash fiction for you while you're waiting for your dad, taking care of your or someone else's dad, are busy being a dad, used to be a dad, are currently dadless, or whatever your relation to dadness as a category is: once upon a time there was a guy with … Continue reading story time sunday, june 15, 2014 — speaking of fathers of invention…
Story Time Sunday on Monday, June 2, 2014 — a tiny true story
I want to tell you a story about my friend J’s quilt. She showed it to me yesterday and told me how her mother made a quilt for each of the children that was like an illuminated manuscript telling the stories of their lives. But J’s was the most ornate and detailed – it even … Continue reading Story Time Sunday on Monday, June 2, 2014 — a tiny true story
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 