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I have 822 stories published in
one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 1078473 times
and 199 of my stories have been cherry picked.
26 of my 553 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 27 votes
Joseph Xavier Martin
My stories
Queen City of the Lakes
During the shipping season, at the Erie Basin Marina on Buffalo’s waterfront, you can often watch the massive bulk of a lake freighter glide by the...
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Profiles in Courage
Dr. Winford Quick is a quiet man. A child of the rural, “Jim Crow” South, as an African- American, he understood and experienced adversity in all of...
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"Yes, your honor"
Fifty years of keeping daily logs can draw up a wealth of stories. This particular remembrance occurred during the early seventies, in Mt. Morris, N...
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Corona Log Entry October 22, 2021
Corona Log Entry- October 22, 2021 It was a balmy morning here in Southwest Florida. We had started out riding our bikes at 8 A.M. The temperature...
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The final passage of parents
The final passage of parents Two of my older sisters are currently housed in rehab and nursing facilities. Their conditions continue to improve, so...
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