The Morning After by James J Montague
A surreal Thanksgiving reminiscence filled with lavish dishes and whimsical, dreamlike adventures. The speaker recalls a feast where cranberry sauce glistens, a pink turkey roams, and improbable scenes with pirates, zebras, and a giant giraffe unfold before fleeing on a train.
Caesar the Immortalized Riot Planner of Rome
The Kansas City Star piece depicts Julius Caesar as a patrician figure who engineered Rome’s riots and public upheaval, notes his ascension from quaestor to pontifex maximus, and recounts his rise, triumviral alliance with Pompey and Crassus, civil war, crossing the Rubicon, and assassination on the ides of March. It mocks his political maneuvers and ends by claiming his Pontine marshes remain undrained.
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Rome
Caesar
Tiber
Pliny
Sullivan
Sulla
Spain
Pompey
Crassus
Pharsalia
Tenth Legion
Gaul
Senate
Cae
J. Caesar
Rubicon
Britain
English Channel
Brutus
Cinna
Cassius
Iberia
Pontine
Kansas City Star
A Cruel Cut in a Sunday Magazine Taste Test
A waiter throws a steak at a customer identified as an actor. The Thespian protests the insult as the waiter overreaches in a satirical Sunday Magazine moment. The scene ends with a grim punchline about the mistaken dish.
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Sunday Magazine
Record Pace Set As Audience Hears Bite Debut
A quirky scene unfolds as a performer chews gum at a furious rate, achieving a steady forty bites per minute while spectators acknowledge the unusual prowess. The moment stands out as a memorable highlight in the event.
The Garden of Love and a Veiled Escape
A couple plots a secret romance on a lakeside terrace during a moonlit night. He professes deep love and plans ten days more until a final union, while she clings to the dream and contemplates waking from a dream that never ends.
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Val
Molly
Philosophy and Cheerful Reminders in a Bleak Time
A satirical piece urges stoic acceptance of rising prices and social discomfort. It mocks reliance on luck, favors smiling through hardship, and notes how labor adds to others’ wealth while personal finances fail. It ends warning that tomorrow may worsen and life may end abruptly.
Island Adventure Ends With Uncle's Quiet Mercy
In a country farmhouse tale, Jack 11 and Nancy 9 plus Babs 6 row to a central island for a Robinson Crusoe game. Darkness and wind force them to return, lost boat found later by their uncle who spares punishment, while Jack admits guilt and accepts responsibility.
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Jack
Nancy
Babs
Renal Island
Women Who Are Bossy By WINIFRED BLACK
A columnist explores how wives try to control their husbands Sunday routines. The piece contrasts two Sundays, notes women's tendency to boss, and questions why husbands alone should dictate the weekend. It suggests women should claim their own Sunday and accept shared rhythms.
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Claude
Rosamond
Executor Demands Goods From Widow in Will Provision
A farmer enters a grocer shop and insists on buying butter sugar and other items claiming he is executor of the late husband’s will. The widow questions his motives while he asserts lawyers mandated him to carry out the provisions.
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Fair Rosamond
Desmond
Claude
Rosamond
Rosatond
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