grafted in and on the journey

Hello Grafted In Reader, Today is Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in my corner of blog land. My listening habits vary in reading music, entertainment choices probably similar to my tastes in cuisine. I like the All American burger, Chinese style cashu chicken, classical music from the Baroque period e.g., Bach, J.S. and or CPE to name two; acoustic folk music by singers such as Kate Ryan or The Dubliners; light or mellow rock, older country music and some American Standards by Sinatra, Cole, or FitzGerald. I titled this post, It's A Heavenly Day, after hearing a song by the same name on the station, RTE Gold based in Ireland. Lyrics to much of the song appear now: Heavenly Day Song by Patty Griffin  Lyrics Oh, heavenly dayAll the clouds blew awayGot no trouble today with anyone The smile on your face, I live only to seeIt's enough for me, baby, it's enough for meOh, heavenly day, heavenly day, heavenly day Tomorrow may rain with sorrowHere's a little time we can borrowForget a...

                    Hello Grafted In Reader, For many, today is the Sabbath or Shabbat, Saturday, June 15, 2024. May you regularly observe a weekly period of self rest, renewal, and divine refreshment! Writing is at the top of my list these days. You are invited to read the sample of my latest story at: https://www.spillwords.com/author/davidcrussell titled, "The Demagogue" Here is the opening for your perusal. THE DEMAGOGUE written by: David C Russell “April Fools,” I said. “You screwed up my breakfast,” Kim said, expression incensed, annoyed, exasperated. “I was just having fun. Don’t be such a poor sport,” I answered. “You eat this bowl of rice krispies and let me know how you like baking soda instead of sugar,” Kim said, still annoyed. This was my first attempt at deception at the age of eight. Kim was my younger sister by two years. Gradually, over time, motivation to deceive for the thrill it brought would mentally beckon...