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I have 793 stories published in
one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 818352 times
and 186 of my stories have been cherry picked.
23 of my 526 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 23 votes
Joseph Xavier Martin
My stories
Lenten Fish Frys
Lenten Fish Frys In an Irish Catholic neighborhood like South Buffalo the Friday night fish fry, during Lent, is a ritual as unbending and as regular...
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Save it for good !
Save It For Good It is an expression from child hood that I still sometimes use. Growing up in a large family, with limited resources, meant that...
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The Origin of Stories
My niece, Jennifer Grisanti, a Los Angeles based film and movie script-writing consultant, posted an intriguing comment the other day. “The void...
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Land of The Free
“The Land of The Free” During the late 1960’s, our nation nearly came apart at the seams. Dissent and protest sprung up everywhere. Not only was the...
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Traffic Lottery
The Traffic Lottery I almost killed someone the other day. That sounds a bit dramatic I know, but it is never the less true. We were driving along...
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