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The Fifth Estate

R.M. Dolin, 2013 You can’t count on others, but you can manipulate the outcome of events when you move in shadows and allow others to believe they’re in control.

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The Fifth EstateDecember 19, 2023December 19, 2023 By R. M. Dolin

Agenda Seven

R.M. Dolin, 2013 The needs of the many go unheard even as the courageous mouse takes a stand against the descending hawk.  The last great act of defiance, while romantically heroic, is a one-sided whisper fading into forgotten echoes. In a perfect world, the needs …

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Agenda SevenDecember 19, 2023December 20, 2023 By R. M. Dolin

Rule Zero

R.M. Dolin, 2013 I control the game, so I make the rules, and as in all things covered by shadows and secrets, it sort of sucks for you.

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Rule ZeroDecember 19, 2023December 20, 2023 By R. M. Dolin

Winter of Discontent

R.M. Dolin, 2013 Predawn shadows hang over the deserted field like an impatient Executioner who’s not necessarily eager for the task at hand, just anxious to be done.  Wind dances along the stark stubble wondering where life and beauty have fled.  Broken stalks, like pipes …

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December 19, 2023December 20, 2023 By R. M. Dolin

Sympatico

R.M. Dolin, 2013 It doesn’t matter North or South; the world winds in wicked ways.  More hidden in shadows and metaphors up North but just as evil . . . just as tolerated.   Sympatico has escaped, but only for just now. Like darkness at …

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SympaticoDecember 19, 2023December 20, 2023 By R. M. Dolin

Quiet Acquiescence

Chance wanders west hoping to forget and simplify.  It’s a long and often desperate journey to right now fraught with fear and failure.  Sympatico’s journey is much the same only imposed by the will of wicked men.  Risk is nothing more than an instinct to …

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Silent AcquiescenceDecember 19, 2023December 28, 2023 By R. M. Dolin

Chaos of Syncopation

Hot desert air chokes dust so hard even the tailless Gecko dancing on my flagstone seeks the comfort of shade.  Hard heat has a way of exposing core truths.  For some its despair, for others, an emptiness skillfully crafted as escape. The lucky possess a …

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Chaos of SyncopationDecember 19, 2023December 20, 2023 By R. M. Dolin

Bourbon Etiquette

R.M. Dolin, 2013 The stillness of dawn, like the quietness of snow, elevates the soul’s desire for something different.  A frustration deep inside that can’t be calmed.  Those who fear, drink to forget.  Those with loss drink to remember.  Men build their mosaic on scars …

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Bourbon EtiquetteDecember 19, 2023December 20, 2023 By R. M. Dolin

Long Island Ice Tea Cocktail

If your goal during happy hour is to get to the train station long before the train arrives, this is the cocktail for you. It’s a smooth tasting easy to sip cocktail that packs a powerful punch so be careful an limit yourself to one….or …

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Long Island Cocktail, Long Island Ice TeaDecember 14, 2023December 14, 2023 By R. M. Dolin

La Piadina – Grilled Flat Bread

Most cultures have a version of grilled flat bread, for example, the Spanish have their tortilla, the Greeks the pita, and East Indians have Nan. In Italy, a popular flat bread is call piadina and it’s a no-yeast bread that typically uses both lard and …

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Italian Flat Bread, Piadina BreadDecember 13, 2023December 14, 2023 By R. M. Dolin

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