Heckle & Jeckel were animated magpies featured in cartoons starting in 1946. I looked them up on Wikipedia and Youtube because Channel 11 in New York used to run their cartoons on Saturday mornings. I've never seen them on Cartoon Network. From what I learned, they weren’t based on any people. Foghorn Leghorn was based on a Senator. Daffy Duck was ( Read more... )

The November 2nd Star Ledger did a review of the Charlie Chase- Cut to the Chase- DVD box set. I never heard of him which was a shame ( Read more... )

How do you put down a story you spent years working on ( Read more... )

Ever watch those makeover shows where these consultants come and change a person’s wardrobe and give the person a hairstyle they can’t possibly find time to maintain ( Read more... )

Jane stepped off the bus at seven at night at the base of the driveway that led to county college. Her nervousness caused her legs to shake all the way down to her feet. Her new black flats were stiff and uncomfortable. The heavy starch she put on her new slacks hid the leg shakes, but sitting was uncomfortable. The new backpack straps had to be ( Read more... )

Julia got home at midnight as Bert slept. She stumbled through the parlor to the bathroom. Mouthwash didn’t get the smell of alcohol off her. She staggered to the bedroom and kicked off her shoes. They flew across the room into a lamp. Bert opened his eyes and saw her in the moonlight ( Read more... )

After years of marriage, things had quieted for Betty and Fred. They went on their way dthrough life, sometimes together sometimes apart. Fred had seen a Viagara commercial and thought he was looking at himself. The gray hair, the wife that looked away, the plain looking house, all appeared familiar ( Read more... )

Bert drove his rusty sedan on the backstreets of town where streetlights don’t stay on for more than an hour at a time. Burned out buildings were covered in graffiti. A woman paced the corner in shorts, heels, and a bra under a cheap jacket ( Read more... )

Allison Kerwin buys a fixer-upper B&B in a Jersey shore town in an attempt to get her life back in order for herself and daughter after a divorce. One night a bucket falls on her head and she sees that her home/business is haunted by a murdered man and woman. On top of that, Allison’s daughter, Melissa, and her mother can see the ghosts too ( Read more... )