A little bit of everything
Anthony C. Hayes is an actor, author, raconteur, rapscallion and bon vivant. A one-time newsboy for the Evening Sun and professional presence at the Washington Herald, Tony’s poetry, photography, humor, and prose have also been featured in Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore!, Destination Maryland, Magic Octopus Magazine, Los Angeles Post-Examiner, Voice of Baltimore, SmartCEO, Alvarez Fiction, and Tales of Blood and Roses. If you notice that his work has been purloined, please let him know. As the Good Book says, “Thou shalt not steal.”
It is at best an unfortunate salutation to wish someone a ‘Happy Memorial Day’. The solemn observance – which was instituted shortly after the end of The American Civil War – is meant to honor and mourn U.S. military personnel who have died in the service of their country.
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A Chesterfield fast upon her lips (She’s almost Dorothy Parker) A whiskey neat at her fingertips (She’s almost Dorothy Parker)
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GETTYSBURG, PA – It has long been argued that Franklin Roosevelt’s famous catch phrase “Arsenal of Democracy” actually originated with
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READING, PA – Marlene Dietrich – the sultry star of such cinema classics as Morocco, The Blue Angel and Destry
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PARRIS ISLAND, SC – Perhaps no single image from World War II epitomized the resolve of the U. S. Marines
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DOVER, DE. – In winning the pole position in the final qualifying round for last Sunday’s NASCAR race at the
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During the course of her long and storied life, former Maryland Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley wore an astonishing array of
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BALTIMORE — It’s a reporter’s worst nightmare! You catch wind of a disturbing incident and rush back to your office
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BALTIMORE — It isn’t often that fate drops two seemingly unrelated stories into a writer’s lap; stories which – when
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WASHINGTON D.C. – The name Elisha Cullen Dick is likely lost on most Americans. It’s certainly lost on anyone who
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