Peace, Mothers, Peace
Mothers. Grandmothers. Great-Grandmothers. Stepmothers.Wives. Daughters. Sisters. Aunts. Nieces. • Julia Ward Howe in 1870 proclaimed — “We will not have...
General Patton's Chicken & other Delights
A friend of Tammy's, with a summer home in Sag Harbor in Long Island, has invited us for the weekend. $15 senior citizen train tickets and off we go.Looking...
We Need Their Voices Now
Their words and Truth live on. Read. We need critical thinking and smart voices to raise the level of the conversation, to inspire voices of dissent. (A...
AWAKEN
And Look Into Diogenes' Lantern! A brand new film. 5 minutes and 51 seconds. Filmed and edited in New York City.Soundtrack by Ludwig von Beethoven. Click to...
Flogging The Anti-War Horse
I created almost 100 pieces of fiction and poetry during the past two years.Here are links to the fifteen anti-war pieces written during that period. If you...
Keeping Things Intact
April 4th is Foreskin Appreciation Day — a sex-positive day to raise awareness and increase appreciation for this unique and extremely valuable body part....
Warrior, I.
You're probably thinking . . . here he goes again with more peacenik anti-war nonsense. Well, surprise!I am done with all of that.This is the new me . . . a...
Spring Ahead
After a snowless winter, the Anomalous Duo head out to enjoy the arrival of spring in Central Park.Join us. ↓ ↓ click on the image to watch the 5 minute...
Avarice In Wonderland
The Greed Boys' Thumbs Are On All The Scales. My life/art partner, Tammy, and I wrote this piece together. <br /> Daily Insurrections of The Greed Boys | by...
Peace and War — Off To Washington DC
Here I Go — Pushing Peace Up The Hill Yet Again. <br /> Support War? I Would Prefer Not To. | by aleXander hirka | Feb, 2023 | Medium Pushing Peace Up The...
A Dream, A Song and Thoughts
LOVE.3 variations for 2/14 . . . Valentine's Day. The flower-crowned alleged skull of St. Valentine is exhibited in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin,...
This . . . Is Getting Old
It doesn't take an Einstein . . . We can be hair-o's, just for one day.Getting mistaken for a pair of geniuses — and a couple of times for a cattle-...
A Quick Glance Backwards, a Hard Look Ahead
I try to take the start of every year to sit back and look at what I have been doing — and what I want to do. In 2022 I wrote 47 stories/essays on Medium....
Art and Thinkin' Propaganda Blues
ART "Shaman In The City" - 11 January 2023 - click HERE to see large. <br /> “Shaman In The City” on Behance </div> Thinkin' Propaganda Blues. This isn’t...
Musical Interlude — January 2023
Starting the new year off with some music. One of my favorite rabbit holes to fall into on the internet is YouTube — taking leaps and bounds to explore as...
Wrapping Up 2022
HAPPY NEW YEAR! "That's why I can't say enough times, whatever love you can get and give, whatever happiness you can filch or provide, every temporary...
The Reason for the Season
Something for Everyone On Your List. This piece includes the Dissertations of the Elves. <br /> The Reason For The Season. Something for Everyone On Your...
LXXI Secial Edition • 12/22/2022
At 8:31 a.m. —71 years ago today — I was born at Bellevue Hospital, NYC. The rest is hysterical. A video self-portrait from last year when I turned LXX (70)...
NOT Overheard in New York City
NOT Overheard in New York City in December Part One: The first 10 of 31 — Listen to things unsaid. <br /> 31 Things Not Overheard (1 of 3). December 2022 —...
If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out . . .
This is the 87th edition of this newsletter.(Out of 85 subscribers — about 40-50 open the email every week—with a handful or two clicking/reading/listening...