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THE SWAMPS OF JERSEY The Swamps of Jersey, Frank Nagler Mysteries Book One: They buried everything in the Old Iron Bog. But who buried the young woman? And why does the ring she was wearing remind Detective Frank Nagler of his old girlfriend? “You can practically smell the corruptive influences and the dank, putrid odor of the swamp in this book. A gritty crime novel that could be ripped from the headlines.” https://www.amazon.com/Swamps-Jersey-Michael-Stephen-Daigle-ebook/dp/B0DGYFCFML?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5PuY3o2z7o1AOorAzpirYsZ
Category Archives: Commentary
How House and T.S Eliot saved the day; or Heal, Part 2
Finally learned the lesson about holes. You know the one: If you’re in a hole stop digging. I knew the end was coming because all the frustration, depression, anger, self-doubt and defensiveness had coalesced into a leaden ball that had … Continue reading
Heal
T.S. Eliot can not be right, because what would be the point if everything ends in such sorrow, such weakness, such whimpers. And even though this began in silence, in winks and smiles and raised eyebrows from across a room, … Continue reading
Where have you gone, Chainsaw Al Dunlap?
When the recent flap over Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital, the investment firm, surfaced, the first name that came to mind was “Chainsaw” Al Dunlap. I thought of Dunlap because Romney’s smiling face does not match the sneering Simon … Continue reading
War’s end
Someone else will write the about the waste, defend the excuses, and buff the creators like an old jalopy to be rolled out onto the sales lot one more time. The rest of us are standing in the middle of … Continue reading
Elegy for the girl in the red dress
Maybe the words stumbled from his mouth as he said them; maybe he shouted them from the rooftop. But you felt it in his hands when he guided your first steps, felt it in his arms when he shared the … Continue reading
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Reposted: My father’s penguin
My father was 21 in 1939 when he walked up the gangplank onboard the barkentine Bear berthed in Boston and set sail with Adm. Richard E. Byrd for Antarctica. It was his first-ever voyage. For the next two years as … Continue reading
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Tagged "U.S.S.Bear" Adm. Richard Byrd, South Pole World War II, Texas
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The end of the world as we know it
I’ve been reading a lot of candidate statements lately and, man, are we in trouble. Not because of these people might get elected, but because they already are serving in the New Jersey Legislature. Don’t these people think about what … Continue reading
Cinderella, 2011
A friend got a big job promotion in the spring and I joked with her that her inner Alpha male would be pleased. She looked at me with a puzzled look, and I said it was okay, that all ambitious … Continue reading
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Moving past them; moving toward us
It starts with the concept of “them.” As in “we don’t want them here.” They could have different colored skin. Or walk funny, talk differently, or maybe not talk at all. They might be in a wheelchair. They might be … Continue reading →
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