
Dear Sen. Rubio (and staff), Thank you for taking a moment to respond to my recent letter expressing my concerns about a congressional ban on the social media app TikTok. In response to your observations, let me say the following:… READ MORE

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Today I took flowers to my mother’s and sister’s gravesite. They were both mothers and it was my duty and a pleasure to remember them. I used a mixture of flowers from Mom’s yard blended with a dozen roses I… READ MORE

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Del Stone Jr. is a professional fiction writer. He is known primarily for his work in the contemporary dark fiction field, but has also published science fiction and contemporary fantasy. Stone’s stories, poetry and scripts have appeared in publications such… READ MORE

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When you are no longer able to say what you think, you are no longer free. Florida is not free. About the author: Del Stone Jr. is a professional fiction writer. He is known primarily for his work in the… READ MORE

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I don’t consider myself a “writer.” I’ve been published professionally, yes. But I’ve never had an agent. I’ve never written a full-length novel. I’ve never done a book tour or appeared on a radio or TV show to flog my… READ MORE

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It’s spring! All the birds are singing. We have this notion birds sing because they’re happy, flying around, going wherever they want, eating whatever they want. They’re free! But that’s not why birds sing. Birds sing because they’re marking their… READ MORE

Hundred Year light bulb (actually 111.) 4W, burning since June 1901! www.centennialbulb.org. :Cover image courtesy of Jay Galvin of Flickr by way of a Creative Commons license.
Last night’s useless dream: I was in Sam’s Club, and I got hot so I took off my costly NFL-themed hoodie and misplaced it, and somebody stole it. A security guard helped me look for it but it turned out… READ MORE

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Yesterday I found myself having a conversation with some of my Facebook friends about a rat. The things that matter to you when you get old. To recap, I found what I thought was a squirrel’s nest in the engine… READ MORE

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I’ve been thinking about this a lot, going back and forth with myself, wondering if I should put it up or not. I’ve finally decided to go ahead, for better or worse. Every morning when I return from my walk… READ MORE

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About the author: Del Stone Jr. is a professional fiction writer. He is known primarily for his work in the contemporary dark fiction field, but has also published science fiction and contemporary fantasy. Stone’s stories, poetry and scripts have appeared… READ MORE