A little bit of everything
Les Cohen is a long-term Marylander, having grown up in Annapolis. Professionally, he writes and edits materials for business and political clients from his base of operations in Columbia, Maryland. He has a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Economics. Leave a comment or feel free to send him an email to Les@Writeaway.us.
So, “soldiers” of Hamas have attacked Israel killing approximately 1,400 civilians, and kidnapping 250 or so others. Doing our best to put aside the horrific, depraved specifics of the killings, were these attackers nuts or acting in self-defense?
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This fifty-second installment is called “‘Gesundheit!’.” It’s a short-short story about a girl and a boy, living in adjacent apartments in a six-story walkup, getting up the nerve to go on a first date.
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Donald Trump is not only well ahead of his Republican primary opponents, he’s also leading Joe Biden in the general election polls. The problem isn’t Joe. Yes, Joe Biden is too old to be President. It’s not just his numerical age, which is now 81. The problem is that he presents old.
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This fifty-second installment is called “Imperfect Together.” It’s a short-short story about a young couple wondering about what they have in common and the future of their relationship.
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This fifty-first installment is called “The Desk.” It’s a short-short story about a young man just starting his career as a writer who, with his partner, buys a very special antique desk for their apartment.
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On behalf of the people of Baltimore, I’m officially daring Mayor Scott to produce even just one serious planner or urban and regional economist who can justify his thinking.
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This fiftieth installment is called “Schmutz Patrol.” It’s a short-short story about a very special cleaning service that does a whole lot more than mop and dust for its clients.
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The retail tourist facility, as a reflection of the city overall, has fallen on hard times, despite its proximity to the Horseshoe Casino, Topgolf, and other entertainment zone attractions nearby. The redo will involve new retail, commercial, residential, and outdoor development. Total cost, $500 million in private money, plus $400 million in public funding for infrastructure.
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This forty-ninth installment is called “The Badger.” It’s a short-short story about a man and woman trapped in an unhappy marriage – until the husband is pursued by someone disguised as a beaver.
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To be clear, I’m not making fun of religion. Not religion in general or Mike Johnson’s religion in particular. Quite to the contrary. I respect people’s heartfelt religious beliefs and take the subject of God very seriously.
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