revdbob's Table Of Contents

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Memoirs 1: Timmy (ASR) # 973270:
A memoir of the death of a playmate when I was a a child, and reflections.

Memoirs 2: Grandpas (E) # 977889:
My Grandpas - one I knew well, though he died when I was three; the other, hardly at all.

Hsiao-tse III - Medicine for a Village (E) # 1323781:
Mr. Hsiao gives new life to an old lady and cures the fears of a village.

Tales of Hsaio-tse II - The Town Hall (E) # 993498:
Fable of a Chinese sage who lives humbly, teaches wisdom, and subtly puts down the proud.

Tales 1: A Birthday Feast for Hsiao-tse (E) # 982631:
A fable. A Confucius-like elder teaches values to his grandson.

Fiction 2: The Window in My Soul (E) # 969334:
A mind's view across life thru the windows of the eyes into the structure of Creation.

Fiction 1: Bunny (13+) # 1093363:
Man in a bar finds a headache, love, Jesus, and an Easter Bunny. Sort of.

Fiction 3: Damned Nobody (13+) # 971106:
A truly lost soul chooses to be hurtful in response to his own suffering and finds regret.

Fiction 4: Friday's Freedom (E) # 1003507:
A prisoner looks forward to his parole

Fiction 6: Potential (E) # 1321746:
A brilliant, but tormented child finds a way to get even. Permanently.

Poetry 1: Baptized (E) # 965426:
One who watches from behind walls the work of God's Spirit is finally set free.

P 2: If I Were the Painting Picasso Made (E) # 967083:
A poem about Picasso's ethereal Old Man with a Guitar

Poetry 7: Ah, But He Did! (E) # 990784:
A triolet: the loving person's longing to help others is also fulfilled by his Lord.

Poetry 3: Hear My Song (E) # 965897:
One who is totally unable to communicate sings a song of life.

Poetry 4: First Sight (E) # 1100906:
Imagine being the first to see, and to love.

Poetry 5: What does death look like? (ASR) # 1096121:
Death looks like several scenes, but ultimately is not fearful but a gate to joy.

Closet Doors (E) # 1185039:
Monsters hide in dark closets of children's rooms, and adult minds.

I Give Thanks (E) # 1182549:
A Triptych poem, maybe a form I have invented; reflecting thanks from 3 points of view

Affair in My Office & Other Comic Poetry (ASR) # 963264:
About a strange computer, a dog's-eye wedding view, an ode to spaghetti, who needs love

Poetry 10: Tomorrow's Tears (E) # 1322807:
Laughter and Tears are two sides of healthy life. Are we conscious in seeking both?

Poetry 6: The WInd Cries (ASR) # 1096424:
Subtitled The Last Holocaust it pictures the wind crying its pain over an empty world.

Poetry 9: Amazing News from an Outsider (E) # 998975:
A Japanese person's amazement that a foreigner would sacrifice for them. A sedoka.

Poetry 8: The War, Lost (ASR) # 993113:
A loyal soldier "wins" the battle, but succumbs to despair.

Poetry 10: America Stands for Freedom (E) # 987160:
A double acrostic in honor of Independence Day and principles of freedom and democracy.

A Dog's Life (E) # 1323080:
The family dog is not going to be left out of the wedding celebration!

What Kind of Book is the Bible? (E) # 963770:
A reader asks if he is off base reading the Bible in a non-literal way.

Reviewing and Rating at Writing.com (E) # 984755:
What experienced reviewers and raters really mean. How to rate when you review.

Concrete/Abstract Thinking & Fun'ism (ASR) # 977548:
Differences exist in thought patterns of abstract and concrete thinkers between cultures

Should Prayer be Allowed in Schools? (E) # 967157:
A discussion of what prayer is, and why schools are incompetent to teach or lead it.

Dreaming? (E) # 1707671:
Flash Fiction. Awakening in a new world....

Last Stop (ASR) # 1353304:
Flash fiction. Three people in the same bus stop and different worlds.

Such a small price to pay (E) # 1343945:
God thought His own Son a small price to pay to save His creation.

Cat (13+) # 1343400:
Cy saved a magnificent wildcat, and it repaid him. But how?

Lesson learned (E) # 1341924:
Just out of prison, Lacy only finds welcome with his old hound dog.

Tombs not of Stone (E) # 1341152:
Cascade Poem. Does a new vampire face joy in a new life - or despair?

A Real Gem (E) # 1337697:
99 word science fiction comment on true value.

Thinking a little more deeply (ASR) # 1332336:
Send your questions and comments. Get a thinker's non-superficial response.

Marathoner (E) # 1329819:
What drives this girl who has never raced before to enter a marathon?

Mirror, Mirror (ASR) # 1328489:
Evil does not go unnoticed, and however unexpected, retribution is its ultimate result.

Run Out (13+) # 1327897:
A young man with the cards stacked against him learns he still had choices - too late.

Ode to Spaghetti (E) # 1327411:
What kid doesn't love the stuff - to play with, if not to eat? But to pronounce it....?

Philosophical Abcedarius (E) # 1326322:
A poem on creativity, with 26 lines, each beginning with the next letter of the alphabet

All They Really Need Is Love (E) # 1326281:
The title says it all. Almost.

Haiku: Reality (E) # 1326266:
Haiku. Living is not just breathing, but caring, thinking, dreaming.

Vampires (E) # 1326236:
Vampires thrive on power and pain, not blood. Only one thing can defeat them....

Colored World (E) # 1326215:
Finding hope in a world where so much is wrong