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Taffy Was a Welshman

Captain Jones stomped through the creek, righteous rage playing across his square face. “It was you, wasn’t it, boyo?” he demanded, staring hard at O’Shaughnessy. The Irishman sneered. “Taffy was a Welshman,” he chanted, “Taffy was a thief—”Crunch! Jones pistol-whipped … Continue reading

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Writing to the Punchline: True Grit

I’m reading True Grit now, and it’s fantastic.  If you saw both movies and wondered, the Coen Brothers and Jeff Bridges hit it closer to the mark. Here’s a short excerpt from early in the book.  I share it because … Continue reading

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God’s Blog

Very funny.  And reminiscent of some Story Monkeys calls.  Holmes is the one that wants the wildebeest bossed around by the duck.

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