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Byline: Ex-Slave Gordon

May 2, 2023

You’ve seen me.  You’ve seen me many times and would like to forget.  But you can’t.  I won’t let you.  More importantly, the people who did this wanted everyone to remember I belonged to them and when I escaped they and their bloodhounds chased me several days through mosquito-filled swamps and forests and dragged me…

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Tales of Romance is Published Today

April 11, 2023

We revised Tales of Romance and added a new cover and published it today. The four chapters are Dating, Issues, Swingers, and Breakups. INTRODUCTION I recently wrote a series of columns and very short stories about a variety of subjects but noticed I had a preponderance, about fifty, that concerned romance, and that they fit…

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Another 5-Star Review of “Autobiography of George Thomas Clark”

October 29, 2022

Another 5-Star Review of “Autobiography of George Thomas Clark” “George Thomas Clark, you thought you knew this guy- right? Think again. His, not holding back anything autobiography will put you on edge. George, some call him Tom, will call him crazy, wild, adventurous, and a great guy, but above all, he wanted to be a…

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First Review of Autobiography of George Thomas Clark

September 21, 2022

Attorney Douglas Nareau has written the first review of Autobiography of George Thomas Clark and posted it on Facebook. “I just finished the Autobiography of George Thomas Clark. As some of you know, Tom is a lifetime friend, and I may be a little biased but I couldn’t put the book down and read it…

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Autobiography of George Thomas Clark

September 10, 2022

Autobiography of George Thomas Clark has just been published. In lucid prose George Thomas Clark recalls the challenges of growing up in a family beset by divorce, depression, and alcoholism, and the compensatory joys of playing basketball and other sports. Though academically promising, Clark loses discipline as his drinking and substance abuse worsen and he…

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Bill Russell, the Ultimate Champion, Dies at Age 88

July 31, 2022

The greatest winner in the history of any sport anywhere, Bill Russell, passed away this morning. His Boston Celtics won 11 championships in 13 years, and at USF his team won 60 straight games and two national titles. But Russell’s greatest legacy is his lifelong commitment to civil rights. Any discussion about champions begins with…

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78th Anniversary – Colonel von Stauffenberg Planted Bomb at Hitler’s Feet

July 20, 2022

VALKYRIE AGAIN By Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg My adjutant was scrambling through his briefcase as I dug in mine. Gripping special pliers with my thumb and two fingers, I squeezed and broke the acid capsule. That activated the bomb in my briefcase. “I need more room,” I told Lieutenant von Haeften. “Help me get these…

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Willie Mays is 91 Today

May 6, 2022

Willie Mays, the greatest baseball player ever, is 91 today… Happy Birthday to the Say Hey kid… News Story GTC Stories from the 80th and 90th Birthdays of Willie Mays

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Putin’s Grand Strategy – 16

April 5, 2022

The Americans are eternal enemies striving to surround my cold and tattered but still great Russian Empire. Their latest lies can be read in a thousand places. Here I will simply cite a few of the most outrageous accusations from a recent Associated Press article. Instead of thanking me for pulling my troops back from…

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Heavy Load – 15

March 28, 2022

A phone rings on the desk in his Kremlin office and he answers and says, “Hello, sweetheart.” “Have you seen that interview?” she asks. “Which one?” “The one from Ukraine.” “You’re not supposed to watch foreign propaganda.” “You need to see it.” He exhales hard and asks, “Why?” “Because I can feel it’s true.” “I…

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Putin’s Grand Plan – 14

March 22, 2022

Backed by a huge wall map, Vladimir Putin stands before a few trusted generals and advisors, and states, “We must regard my following strategic statements as top secret and essential to our survival.” They look attentively at their leader. “Once we’ve captured all enemy territory on the Black Sea, we will subjugate Moldova and let…

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Rally in Moscow – 13

March 21, 2022

The factory director tells us we won’t be working any more today because we have a special surprise. We’re going to our beautiful national stadium to hear a speech by the great Vladimir Putin who’s been our powerful president since before I could walk. A few people say they don’t want to go and that’s…

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