I’ve met and invented many characters along my writing journey—here is only the tip of the iceberg—quirky, strange, funny, sad, and obnoxious.
A poem about a potato man:
A hippy messiah:
A thorough dental cleaning:
The Horny Dental Hygienist in Sexy Scrubs
An annoying guy who hides his nuts:
A penny-pinching spinster:
An admirable Granny—
A Boxer’s Bell by Mark Tulin
Arty was born in the coal mines,
hands blackened by the hardness of a coal miner’s life,
a tough guy who learned how to street fight.
Like a boxer, he took a boxing stance
at the sound of the bell,
any bell—even a cowbell or a school bell.
He threw left hooks and roundhouse rights
but took too many blows to the head,
wasn’t able to think straight,
had to count with broken fingers,
couldn’t hear with cauliflower ears;
his arteries were as hard as a rock
and his lungs were full of anthracite dust.
Some Things About the Crow—Mark Tulin
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Reader Comment of the Week:
Thank you, Raine Lore, a fellow author and humorist at Medium.com, for your comment on my poem Sloth of Happiness: “I'm happy you report the man was snoring - at least that is some sort of proof of life. Your photo is a classic, and your poetry is hysterical 😆 I wish I could still lie flat out, face down. That is an achievement in itself!"
Read of the Week:
Fanfare writer Isa Nan intrigued me with 10 Famous Comic Book Characters Who Were Inspired By Real People.