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Another Terning Point

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 susanbassmarcus1

Something about that word tern that drives me to punning. Terns, related to gulls, often look as though they are up to something. David Allen’s beautiful and informative new book, What It’s Like To Be A Bird says that Arctic … Continue reading Another Terning Point

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Only Regrets – Installment 15 (The Runners’ Pack)

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 susanbassmarcus1

In the last installment, Ella meets Detective Ferguson in his precinct office. The interview includes all her odd experiences in the neighborhood and disturbing incidents in the unit next door to her apartment. After calming herself at a pizza place, … Continue reading Only Regrets – Installment 15 (The Runners’ Pack)

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Ella’s Dilemma: more “Only Regrets” [working title]

February 3, 2020February 2, 2020 susanbassmarcus1

[Ella loves her neighborhood and her new home, but a mutilated body turns up in the trash-burner, site of her terrifying encounter with a beastly dog. The police will be in touch, but meanwhile her neighbor Fanny offers her some … Continue reading Ella’s Dilemma: more “Only Regrets” [working title]

Chicago, Memoir, Puppetry, The Kuklapolitans1 Comment

She Becomes a Puppeteer

August 19, 2019August 25, 2019 susanbassmarcus1

My career in puppetry had its roots in a childhood fascination with puppet shows and their characters, stages, props, and sets.  Long before the 1969 premier of Sesame Street, Chicago-area children like me could watch a bevy of puppets on … Continue reading She Becomes a Puppeteer

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Pleased as Punch

August 12, 2019August 13, 2019 susanbassmarcus1

Passersby gathered near the arguing pair of men. With his sharp chin, one man in a silly, high-pitched voice taunted a roly-poly policeman then hit him with a flat stick, on top of his head and across his belly. As … Continue reading Pleased as Punch

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