FLC001, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Film Review of The Power of the Dog By Geoff Carter Chronicling the inner world of fictional characters is part and parcel of literature. Since the days of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and the modernistic stylings of Vladimir Nabokov and James Joyce, novelists have sought to explain the foibles of …
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Month:April 2022
Kickass and Clan Feast
Mark Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper was reassured that his clan has survived the Covid calamity by an impromptu gathering instigated by son Mike who cooked a big pot roast and announced late in the day, that it would be consumed at Becky …
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Kickass and Talking Trees
Photo by Maxim Hopman on Unsplash By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, has been working with the keeper in the burgeoning field of other life forms—like trees and other plants, having here-to-fore unknown abilities to communicate with each other, and with humans: if you are of a certain mindset and you take a walk in the woods—the …
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Kickass and April 1st
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper, having won the lottery of several million dollars, will be tossing $100 bills off his Vista West balcony throughout this day of Apr. 1, 2022. In keeping with the custom of the day, the keeper urges anyone catching one …
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