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How To Win Friends And Influence People

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Madame Paradox

New Year’s greetings, friends. I haven’t posted any fiction in a while. My twitter pal @ChrisGNguyen sent me a link to a flash fiction challenge using a photo prompt. (You know how much I love those photo prompts.) I must … Continue reading →

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Where Is My Popeil Latke Maker?

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Madame Paradox

A Xmas pub crawl seems to have taken over my neighborhood. Hipsters wearing Santa Suits and elf costumes are collecting on street corners. First they fall down drunk then shout to their Mrs Claus counterparts about what bar to hit … Continue reading →

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It’s No Zombie Apocalypse, But I Have Some Concerns…

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Madame Paradox

Don’t get me wrong I’m a big fan of technology from way back. Electricity is extremely handy. Owning a phone does cut back on all that shouting out of windows. I might even get call waiting one of these days. … Continue reading →

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A Clue To The Eternal Paradox Is Revealed

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Madame Paradox

The time has come the walrus said to talk of my now-infamous Alice In Wonderland Birthday party.  I was approximately seven years old when my mother started reading Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass to me at night … Continue reading →

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Try Antifreeze For That Youthful Glow

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Madame Paradox

Today is my birthday. As many of my friends will tell you, I am ridiculously hard on myself. So I greet my birthdays with a rather punitive evaluation of where I’ve been, where I want to be, and all the … Continue reading →

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Shards of Fire and Ice

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Madame Paradox

It is a place called Venice, and I am eight. Waterways crammed between ancient buildings, a man wearing a hat rows a funny-looking boat downstream with a long oar. He deposits us at our destination and floats off beneath a … Continue reading →

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Skin Deep

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Madame Paradox

Hello friends. My apologies for taking so long to post. My paid gig has been driving me to the brink. Below is a story I’ve been working on for quite some time. (You may all remember in a previous post … Continue reading →

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Happy Father’s Day

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Madame Paradox

To all you dad’s out there. But especially to my remarkable dad. A man who is constantly reinventing himself to this day. Dad, your humor and intellect have impacted my life in a million different ways. Thanks for being you. And … Continue reading →

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Of Shoes And Ships And Sealing Wax

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Madame Paradox

From time to time I ask myself the important questions in life. For example, why is the dog in this picture pushing a baby carriage? Do I get enough fiber? How much NYC soot can I inhale before becoming the proverbial … Continue reading →

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Things I Stuck In My Mouth As A Child And Other Important Memories

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Madame Paradox

One spring day, young Heidi climbed up the kitchen stepladder, reached into the back of the cabinet and located what appeared to be a luscious chunk of chocolate. Now, growing up in a house filled with dieters, I knew it … Continue reading →

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