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I have 817 stories published in one collection on the site.
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Joseph Xavier Martin

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Vaya Con Dios, John McCain

By jxmartin on Mon, 27 Aug 2018

Johnny, we hardly knew ye The title is in fact from that of a favored novel about the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. But in many ways, it...
Spiritual
Non-fiction
Certificate U

Muscular Thumbs

By jxmartin on Sat, 11 Aug 2018

Muscular Thumbs It was a bright, sunny morning in Amherst, N.Y. We found ourselves in the Fitness 19 gym, on North Forest Rd. At our advancing age,...
Rant
Non-fiction
Certificate U

Brotherhood of the befuddled

By jxmartin on Mon, 06 Aug 2018

The pressures of paying rent or mortgage, and all of the other collective bills in a family’s life, was a burden that most men carried daily into...
Rant
Non-fiction
Certificate U

A Drilling from the Dentist

By jxmartin on Sat, 04 Aug 2018

A Drilling from the Dentist One of the more prevalent fears, that most of us have from childhood, is a visit to the Dentist. Most of the apprehension...
Rant
Non-fiction
Certificate U

"You know" ain't y'all !

By jxmartin on Wed, 11 Jul 2018

“You know?” Ain’t Y’all “YOU KNOW?” It is a phrase that you hear increasingly, from television announcers, after an expository statement. I don’t...
Rant
Non-fiction
Certificate U
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