Category Archives: Art

TCS: When I was a little kid, we’d have a cookout

Posted on July 4, 2022 by wordcloud9

   Good Morning! ____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ____________________________ … Continue reading →

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The Fraternal Order of Cain

Posted on June 30, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Adam and Eve were standing on the bank of a brook, and before them lay the corpse of Abel, who had been killed by Cain. As they sat there, not knowing what they should do with … Continue reading →

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TCS: Woman – a “whimsical etymological derivation”

Posted on June 27, 2022 by wordcloud9

    Good Morning! ____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. … Continue reading →

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Sunrise And Sundown

Posted on June 23, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has … Continue reading →

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Journey’s End Day

Posted on June 22, 2022 by wordcloud9

June 22, 1342 – Journey’s End Day: by Shire Reckoning, the day Bilbo Baggins returns to his home at Bag End. The return of Mr. Bilbo Baggins created quite a disturbance, both under the Hill and over the Hill, and … Continue reading →

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TCS: The Sweet Bread of Hard Times – 7 Poets

Posted on June 20, 2022 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ____________________________ “Poetry … Continue reading →

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The Tyrants’ Apostolic Creed

Posted on June 17, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Russian President Vladimir Putin has crossed the Rubicon with his illegal, predatory and brutal invasion of Ukraine. His vicious war is based partly on ill-conceived, debunked and short-lived lies about the victimization of Russian speakers in … Continue reading →

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TCS: Music Swifter Than a Sword – Nine Poets

Posted on June 13, 2022 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ____________________________ The … Continue reading →

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Uvalde: The Slaughter of Innocents

Posted on June 9, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “This is on you until you choose to do something different … This will continue to happen. Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state or they will continue to be killed just … Continue reading →

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TCS: D-Day and the “Good War”

Posted on June 6, 2022 by wordcloud9

  Good Morning ____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment.____________________________ “Four years ago our … Continue reading →

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