by Fred Nicholson | Mar 21, 2019 | Fredisms
a warm belly body snuggle cuddle you got it? yeah, me too. f191
by Fred Nicholson | Mar 21, 2019 | Fredisms
The time is near my old friend said as the train approached the station. f190
by Fred Nicholson | Mar 21, 2019 | Fredisms
No Thing has arrived. Imagine greeting no thingat the front door. No clothes. No body. No thing. f189
by Fred Nicholson | Mar 18, 2019 | All Mixed Up, Love is the Answer, Stories
all is Still. [OK. Take a slow breath or two or more ] Still is never enough, is it?[Here comes the preachy talk.] Still is defined by the ‘and’ or ‘what’ words.More short stories in the making. Can you imagine your MindStill in still with...
by Fred Nicholson | Mar 12, 2019 | Stories
So, here we are again. Listening to chatter on NPR. 2 Black sounding men discussing music. Mellow. Jessie Smollett popped into view.I got up, did stuff and am at the keyboard. I [kinda] hate going off course BUT it is awkward to ‘fuck-you’ peck...
by Fred Nicholson | Mar 11, 2019 | Stories
Another Story. Change is consistent and continuous.Many of us say that. Yet,being and observing changeis not the same. Some live it.Some talk about it.Some don’t give a ***t(k).Some are in between. We say live in the moment.A story takes placein the span...
by Fred Nicholson | Mar 9, 2019 | Love is the Answer, Stories
Just past 3 AMI woke from a nightmarerealityheart in my throatfear We imagine dogs cats art trees and beessons and daughterssun and mooneach other to avoid the inevitable. Just past 3 AMI wokein cold chilling darknot knowing, just feelingalone They cut down many...
by Fred Nicholson | Mar 9, 2019 | Fredisms, Love is...
Stay True to your self That’s what we saysmiling stern don’t really matterhow. It is your self I Am talking about. THINK Is there your self?Who says? OK, enough thinking STOP. Your self Gone....
by Fred Nicholson | Mar 6, 2019 | Fredisms
SEER, please speak loud and clear. Rumble off the mountain topsRain fire upon the livingFlood the lands with salt. Wash away the charactersincluding strong and surviveand live and love, all 26. No more characters.Now what?No more characters. f...
by Fred Nicholson | Feb 26, 2019 | Fredisms
BRING BREADIF YOU GOT IT The more you bringthe better I sing. Paper moneylike sticky honey The more I getthe less I fret. Oh yeah,bring the honey money, Hunny...
by Fred Nicholson | Feb 24, 2019 | Stories
Dorothy Parker’s short story ‘Arrangement in Black and White’ influenced my work, Dying Words of a Hospice Patient, ‘Forever’. I’m on the . . Sure, I’d like to talk, uhhh, have a seat. That’s right, Jeffrey...
by Fred Nicholson | Feb 24, 2019 | Black and White, Fredisms
No matter what you say about universal health care, corporate taxes, abortion rights, charter schools, affirmative action and Trump’s wall(a picture is more potent than a thousand words.)draw a (who wants what) yes/no line from the above words to the appropriate...
