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Category Archives: Literary Lyricism
Lamentations of my own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions
Give me an E! Give me a Go! What’s that Spell? The 20th installment of the long running series. Find the other 19 here. The Old Testament continues to inspire the current run of installment titles. Whether the current title … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism
Tagged ark, Atlantic, cheerleader, Cornucopia, death, dogs, Dorothy, ice berg, library, Noah, Pacific, polar bears, restaurant, school, self-help, therapy, Wizard of OZ
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Ecclesiastes of my own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions
You do you, but I ain’t callin’ no king’s horses or men or 911 this time! After exhausting movie sequel options in general and the Planet of the Apes movies in particular, the Old Testament continues to be a deep … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism
Tagged 911, application pool, autopilot, baseball, Bears, caption, carboretor, cartoon, clown, cockpit, crew, Humpty Dumpty, New Yorker, Octopus, Old Testament, peanut butter, receptionist, skeleton, squirrel, strike, umpire
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NO KINGS – TIMES SQUARE
I joined some friends (and 300 000 more) in New York City yesterday (plus 7 million more nationwide) to march for Democracy, Truth, Decency, among other things, and against Fascism, Lies, Bigotry, among other things… Above and below, references for … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism, Notes in the News
Tagged chickens, Congress, Epstein, fascism, ice, Immigrants, lyrics, March, No Kings, NYC, pedophile, Protest, Quakers, resistance, Taylor Swift, Times Square, Trump, Tyranny
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Me as Poe (or) Poe as Me (or) The New Musicabre
A Little Sneak Preview at Coming Attractions I just got my hair cut, finally. The length it had before had been uncomfortable in the summer heat. But I couldn’t cut it earlier because I needed my hair long for my … Continue reading
Psalms of my own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions
Trust me! We got no where to go but up! Episode 17 of the ongoing series. The New Yorker keeps making the cartoons available, and I just keep cranking out my captions. And then sharing the latest batch of six. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism
Tagged caption, cartoon, Circus, crash test dummies, dating, dentist, fashion, fish man, hell, hot dog, life guard, Lion, New Yorker, stock market, surfing, television, The Shape of Water
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Chronicles of my own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions
This is from our high end “Me? not Me!” collection. Book 16 of the cartoon caption collections. Find all others here. It appears the blot would beg to differ. And now a word from our sponsor, Dixie Cups. I thought … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism
Tagged basketball, Butterfly, caption, cartoon, catfishing, Cats, Contest, Court, Dixie Cups, dogs, math, New Yorker, rorschach test, selfies, TV news
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NO KINGS MARCH NYC
Ed and I joined the estimated 4 to 6 million people across the nation protesting MAGA fascism last Saturday. We gathered with the Quakers near Bryant Park. There were so many people joining the march that it took hours before … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism, Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Bryant Park, democracy, Empire State Building, Fifth Avenue, flag, ice, Immigration, MAGA, March, New York City, No King, Patriotism, photography, Protest, Quakers, racism, Republican, resistance, signs, Trump
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Exodus of my own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions
Alas, poor Yorick, I know you well. Installment #15 of my ongoing series. All other personal New Yorker Cartoon captions can be most easily found in the literary lyricism archives. Who’s a good board? Who’s a good board? You are! … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism
Tagged Bible, boardroom, Book, caption, cartoon, Contest, death, dogs, Ebony and Ivory, Hamlet, hare, House, medusa, New Yorker, piano, rain, restaurant, snail, turtoise, weather, Yorick
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THE RESISTANCE GROWS!
Photos from the April 19 March in New York City
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism, Notes in the News
Tagged 5th Amendment, 5th Avenue, Abrego Garcia, Billionaires, Constitution, Cory Booker, criminal, democracy, Due Process, fascism, felon, Gestapo, ice, Kilmar, Kristi Noem, Madison Avenue, Musk, Nazi, New York City, photography, POTUS, Protest, Putin, resist, Trump
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R E S I S T !
The NYC protest gathered at Bryant Park, then marched down 5th Avenue
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism, Notes in the News, Uncategorized
Tagged 5th Avenue, Bryant Park, democracy, Elon Musk, Empire State Building, fascist, felon, Hands Off, immigrant, Justice, Liberty, March, Nazi, New York City, penguin, Protest, Putin, tariff, Trump
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Screenplay Awards for “Prelude to a Death”
This lovely glass trophy came in the mail last week. I almost didn’t expect it even though I’d been notified of the win. But the Vienna Script Awards operated differently from most awards bodies and film festivals I know by … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Notes in the News
Tagged Austria, Award, Bridge Fest, Cinema Carnival, feature length, Film Festival, ghost, Gothamite, gothic, L.A., Neo Noir, Prelude to a Death, Robinson Film Awards, screenplay, Silver Wings, story, trophy, Vienna Script Awards, Writers Award
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Battle for my own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions
You’re now in the very contemporary art section of the museum… And we’re back with another installment of my un-winning entries for the New Yorker cartoon caption entries. Well, un-winning according to the contest, but my husband chuckles at them. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism
Tagged art, caption, cartoon, clocks, contemporary, Contest, couples therapy, dating, fruit, Hump Day, IRL, museum, New Yorker, Planet of the Apes, Rogaine, stand up, vegetables, vultures, Whale
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Conquest of my own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions
A mustang in a Mustang? The 12th installment of the series, continuing to lift its titles from the Planet of the Apes movies. You can find links to the other 11 in Literary Lyricism category. The vegetarian tofu meatballs option … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism, Live! On Stage
Tagged airport, bear, caption, cartoon, Darren Criss, Gandalf, Happy Meal, juggler, Maybe Happy Ending, meat balls, mustang, New Yorker, Planet of the Apes, rats, robot, Western, wizard
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Tell-Tale’s Original Script?
When a very faithful adaptation gets an award for originality… Recently my first Edgar Allan Poe musical short film adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” received an award for Best Original Screenplay from the East Village New York Film … Continue reading
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