Puttin' on the Ritz

Puttin' on the Ritz

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BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS!Coaxed out of retirement for a last time, one time performance, Ratty Kat, live on stage at the Oomph Theatre, with his adaptation of an old favourite. Ratty's career began back in the late 20th century with the production of cartoon books for tots. The last of that series was Ratty Kat and the Robber Rabbit. After that, he moved into more slightly mature projects, appearing in parodies of both James Bond and Indiana Jones. Finally, after his legendary successes in books, Ratty returned to his original roots on the Broadway stage, appearing in several performances of classic plays, at last retiring to his cat box to relax and reminisce. Our intrepid user managed to track him down and convince him that the world would love to see Ratty Kat on stage once more. So now, I present to you, live on stage - RATTY KAT - PUTTIN' ON THE RITZVideo property of German TV show "ZDF Silvester-Tanzparty" at the New Years Eve TV Show in 1983.…

GUMSHOES

GUMSHOES

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After the unfortunate demise of his police detective father, Wendell Dankworth and his friend Jerome Weeble take up the roles of private investigators and begin a search for the criminals responsible.Their inexperience and bumbling leads them into the worlds of smuggling, cartels, hit men, crime lords and gang warfare.Real life also intrudes, when they shirk domestic responsibilities for the house they share along with a very strong-willed, no nonsense woman.…

Room with a View

Room with a View

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When Miller Hunt lands at his all expense paid, dream vacation resort it quickly turns to a chaotic nightmare of confusion and misadventure involving swindlers, cheaters, killers and a frustrating romance. An adventure/mystery/comedy…

Postage Due -Long Listed ONC2022

Postage Due -Long Listed ONC2022

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PROMPT 49 CONTEST ENTRY - Getting in the back of a taxi, your character finds a thick envelope. It's addressed but has no postage. After getting stuck in a downpour, Warren Daly ends up in a taxi waiting for better driving conditions. When he notices a package on the floor in the back, he and the driver agree to deliver it on the way to Warren's house. The following several weeks of their lives are drastically changed by that choice.…

Galen's Ethic

Galen's Ethic

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Galen Helliwell and Lydia St. Claire, settle together in Barrow falls after their run-in with a group of thieving killers in the story, 'The Right Thing To Do'.In this sequel, their neighbours, the family they helped protect from Deiter Preston's gang, ask for his help for a single father and his daughter, who are being harassed and bullied by a local businessman and his gang.Galen's help appears in the form of a complicated scam that requires the help of almost the entire town.…

The Librarian

The Librarian

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Deadly St. Louis epidemics of cholera and typhoid in the mid 1800s had taken her father and changed Harriet's life. With a lot of patience and courage, she left home to establish a library in a small western town. The excitement and adventure she imagined soon met an ugly reality."I was a victim, not the avenging killer people attached to my name."…

Evil's Root

Evil's Root

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When the owner of a company embezzles funds and his salesman intercepts the stash, only to be robbed himself, the chase is on. Wives, mistresses, love struck pawns and even the police scramble in the race for the money. There are deadly results for all participants, proving once again.... money is the root of all evil.…

Sometimes It's Funny

Sometimes It's Funny

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This is a smattering of the funny episodes in a tragic disease. Humour is everywhere if you keep an open mind and embrace the opportunities to laugh and smile.…

Thompson Bay

Thompson Bay

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A young female college student at an end of term beach party in a small community s found murdered. A young man with a mental illness is convicted of the crime but the girl's uncle is not satisfied with the findings and sets out to learn the truth himself.…

2 paying the price for 1

2 paying the price for 1

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A series of poems and prose around caring for my best friend, my wife.…

The Right Thing To Do

The Right Thing To Do

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Galen Helliwell, an aimless traveller with a personal ethic of always trying to do the right thing.…

Pity and a Shame

Pity and a Shame

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A small bedroom community/tourist town rocked by its first homicide, the brutal murder of an unpopular recluse. An unemployed ex military policeman, hired as the only law in the town, attempts to discover the truth when all the clues point to someone in the town.…

Ratty Kat and the Robber Rabbit

Ratty Kat and the Robber Rabbit

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Ratty Kat discovers that working with others can pay off.Discovered on old floppies while cleaning house - the first of the Ratty Kat series for my grandkids© 2001 - lyttlejoe…

Indiana Ratty and the Ivory Mask

Indiana Ratty and the Ivory Mask

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Straight from their smash hit, From Keswick with Love, the two stars are together again in a rousing adventure battling villainous gangs, natives and the elements as they seek the famous Ivory Mask.…

To Keswick with Love

To Keswick with Love

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Found this in my file drawer - long forgotten so I thought I would dig it out and maybe have some fun. It's another young children's story about a cat spy parody of James Bond.© 2002 - lyttlejoe…

The 16mm Caper

The 16mm Caper

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Peter Rabb sets out on a quest to ascertain the worth of a valuable, 1920s, 16 mm film that he discovered in the basement of the theatre where he worked. His search draws the attention of others eager to claim the prize for themselves. Strange associations are made, and the ensuing danger puts the lives of numerous people in peril.…

Double-Double, Please

Double-Double, Please

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Entry in CoffeeCommunity Challenge The Blank Page 2023Prompt 2: You hear rumours about a strange coffee shop in town and the magic that secretly hides within it. One day you decide to pay them a visit and after taking a sip of your coffee you suddenly find yourself in a whole different era.…

GANGSTERS

GANGSTERS

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*WINNER* September 2023 badassreads Contests & Challenges - Mission ImpossiblePromptWaking up with the mindset of a brand new person one morning, how will you react when you are being pestered by a certain person and their team? With that in mind, you go on an adventurous mission where you need help from your very own team!I chose 💥 A Team of Gangsters…

Challenge entries, reviews and awards

Challenge entries, reviews and awards

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Some new contest entries, and assorted stories and poems I have entered in various contests over the years that have achieved a modicum of recognition. I trot them out for your consideration.…