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I have published a novella: GREEN GRASS by Frances Rose. You can read more about it and purchase it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Alibris, even at Targets (!) and many other venues from here to Europe. I kept the cost of the paperback and Ebook low in hopes that, you, who stop in, will consider buying it, not only to enjoy but to support my hard work.
I have had well over 40,000 views of my writing over 7 years. I do hope some of you may consider buying my novella. GREEN GRASS by Frances Rose (Yes, it is a pseudonym of my first and middle name) Read my book's synopsis at your favorite place to buy books. And welcome back! See below how I am renovating my website. It remains free to you!
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Please note that I am presently renovating my website due to the fact that any Scribd views of poems/stories are NOT opening. I have to repost many works. This effort on my part may take several weeks, if not longer. Many posts are still available, particularly the Shard/Bottle pages; GraceLine page, and numerous works in the other available pages. Enjoy. Be sure to leave a like to let others know you were here. I do not know 'who' views, it's only a stats counter. Thanks!
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MARCH 2014
MARCH through AUGUST of 2014 are not opening in SCRIBD view, so I am reposting in 2018, the next 40 plus essays/poems/stories. This may take a few weeks. I am displeased with Scribd for their poor outcome and harming my work.
A Label of Disabled
Beachcomber Discovery
On Eagle-Watched Shores (dedicated to Lubec's (Maine) Lost Fishermen Memorial)
The Fisherman's Wife (dedicated to Lubec's (Maine) Lost Fishermen Memorial)
Nurturer
DNA Meal Planner (nominated for Pushcart Prize)
Can I Buy an O?
Birth of a Seafarer
Eat Your Peas
Fairytale Detachment
Antique Auction Bling
Until You Leave
White Bird Legend of Maine 1927 (dedicated to Harper Dean, and French Pilots Nungesser and Coli)
Karla Bonoff/Nina Gerber Concert Review (Ogunquit, Maine @ Jonathan's 3/15/14)
Baby Girl Normal (aka My Name is Normal) (Lesbian/Gay)
Migrating Mate
Time of Worth
APRIL 2014:
Family First
The Streets are Filled (about child abuse)
People Thought Wrong About Us Tomboys and Sissyboys (Lesbian/Gay)
Training School for Girls and Me (author's work experience in early life at the NY State Training School for Girls/Brookwood Annex)
Smoke to the Heavens
Gay Exodus, Gay Exile, Gay Existence (Lesbian/Gay)
Apples Keep Falling Off the Military Branch
Bump in the Road to a Summer Reunion
The Nature of Getting Away Without Coming Out (Lesbian/Gay)
First Female to Female Kiss (Lesbian/Gay)
Hudson, N.Y. : Good Friday Fire 1965
Coming Out (Lesbian/Gay)
Bar-Tender (Lesbian/Gay)
Veterans to Factories : 1946 Hudson, NY
Teacher Crush (For Miss Zambito 1964-6) (Lesbian/Gay)
MAY 2014
Tom and Mary and the Prophet Pork
Fading Out of the Picture
Diabetes: Carb Counter Out Of The Closet
Webcam at Provincetown (Lesbian/Gay)
1918 Influenza : A Seven Day Memoir by GUEST WRITER: Jean Schugart-Schild
Sharing Egg-Salad With Natalie Wood (Lesbian/Gay)
Alzheimer's: A Different Memorial Day by GUEST WRITER: Nancy Portz
JUNE 2014
Hellzapoppin' : Eleanore DeLuca Pictorial 1940-42
Pennsylvania State Nautical School 1938-1940: Pictorial Archive of Gilbert S. Schugart, MM, USNR; Cadets Aboard U.S.S. Annapolis
Part 1: S.S. Santa Barbara, 1947-August 1949, Grace Lines, Chief Officer's Photos
Grace Lines (SANTAS SHIPS) Illustrations, Postcards, A Few Photos Primarily 1949 to late 1950's
JULY 2014
Part 2: S.S. Santa Barbara, 1949 to May 1952, Grace Lines, Chief Officer's Photos
Part 1: S.S. Santa Rosa (Grace Lines): Photos May 1952 to August 1953
Instant Karma of Two-Cane Pete
Part 2: S.S. Santa Rosa (Grace Lines) Photos August 1953 To July 1955
Carol's Cancer by GUEST WRITER: Carol Jamison
Where Lightning Strikes the Ground (Thomas Merton Talks in my Dreams)
AUGUST 2014
"I REMEMBER" (9/11) by GUEST WRITER: Victoria Martino
Mary Jane Saw Her Aunt in the Drain
SEPTEMBER 2014
UFO - I HAVE ADMIRED THIS ONE FOR YEARS
OCTOBER 2014
Please Excommunicate Me (Lesbian/Gay)
BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE AT THE DOCTOR'S by GUEST WRITER: Dr. Nima Moghaddas
NOVEMBER 2014
MY FATHER WAS A KITCHEN-TABLE ALCOHOLIC
DECEMBER 2014
'TIS THE SEASON by GUEST WRITER: Nancy Portz
FOOTRACE OF THE PLASTIC LEGS
JANUARY 2015
SILENT WOMB : MISCARRIAGE by GUEST WRITER: Jessica Meltzer
Remembering A Cousin
FEBRUARY 2015
HOW I DISCOVERED MY ADOPTION by GUEST WRITER: Debi Saunders
Telling in my Thirties (Lesbian/Gay)
Winter's Way Eastport, Maine, February 2015
MARCH 2015
TAKE PATRICK WITH YOU by Guest Writer: Kate Chadbourne
APRIL 2015
A Generation in Campobello Atmosphere (Spring 2001) a story of children on the island
For Indiana in 2015 (photo of my nephew and myself from the 1990's) (Lesbian/Gay)
MAY 2015
MOTHERING, WITHOUT MY MOTHER by Guest Writer: Kristin Castle
Music Saved Me as a Teen in the 60's (Lesbian/Gay)
GREEN GRASS (American Sex Trade Early 1900s) A fictional novella by FRANCES DRABICK (Lesbian content)
My 1960 Joy Ride in a 1930's Hearse
June 2015
Surfacing Memories of Hudson, New York
Ex Post Facto : After the Deed is Done (Lesbian/Gay)
Amazonia's Battlelust or "Talking About My Girl...I Got Sunshine..." (Lesbian/Gay)
GUEST WRITER: RAY BEAL: POET, PHOTOGRAPHER, FISHERMAN OF BEALS ISLAND, MAINE
July 2015
Black Maid and the Kid with Dirty Feet 1950's
KIDS ARE KIDS (1929) Leominster, Massachusetts (slam book 1929)
Two CEOs Meet at Local Wakes
The Loss of Energy - 2028 AD
Gay People Have Siblings Who Love Them (Lesbian/Gay)
August 2015
Path of Compassion by Guest Writer BARBARA HOPE
Solipsism at Sunrise
In The Crosswinds (Lesbian/Gay)
September 2015
Abandoned and Found
OCTOBER 2015
Bar Girls (Lesbian/Gay)
November 2015
The Balance of Salt
Lesbian Lift (Lesbian/Gay)
December 2015
Peace on Earth and to Martha Stewart
We Both Wore Dresses (Lesbian/Gay)
HEARTBEATS: VICTORIA, YOU ARE OUT OF TIME by Guest Writer Victoria Martino
Why Did He Have to Murder My Niece
January 2016
Minimal Scar after Parathyroid Surgery- Photos
Lesbian Experiences are Your Experiences: Basic Memories (Lesbian/Gay)
February 2016
I Think He Knew I Was Gay (Lesbian/Gay)
Genetics Proves You May Not Be Who You Think You Are
Life's Return - Spring is Nearing
March 2016
Prescription for the Gray Princess : DRUG OVERDOSE
What Does My World Look Like to You? (Lesbian/Gay)
A Different Call To Arms - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE : Point to Help
Raise Your Hand If You Are A Catholic Who Always Told the Truth in Confession (Lesbian/Gay)
My New Stat-Counter Compared to my Private Weebly Counter
April 2016
Blue-footed Booby: Dream Message
LGBTQ We Are Much The Same Since Birth (We Are Much) (Lesbian/Gay)
Beware of Coffee-Bearing Co-Worker : Rape in a Cup
Murder of My Niece (Jacqueline Mariah Porreca 1983-2015)
May 2016
A Father's Presence is Never a Mere Backdrop
What Does A Lesbian Think As She Walks Alone On A Beach (Lesbian/Gay... not so much, just us)
Old Pharmaceutical Bottle: Byron N. Andrews: Eastport, Maine
Antique Druggist Bottle: William F. Capen: Eastport, Maine
Atwood's: Jaundice Bitters, Moses Atwood (Antique bottle)
Old Homestead Soda Bottle, St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Heinrich Sierichs & Co. (Henry Sierichs) Beer Here!
Shard: T. & R. Boote: Couchant Greyhound
Shard: W. H. Grindley: Globe & Steam boat
Shard: K, T. & K.: Knowles, Taylor & Knowles (East Liverpool, Ohio)
Shard: Clemenston Brothers, Hanley, England
Shard: Harker Pottery Co.: Established 1840; East Liverpool, Ohio
Shards Multiply Quickly When You Live On An Island That Had A Busy Port (Brief Slideshow)
Bottle: Twitchell-Champlin Co.'s : Neuralgic Anodyne: 1881- early 1900's.
Bottle: Hoyt's Nickel Cologne; Early 1900's
Bottle: Dr. Pitcher's Castoria (aka Fletcher's 1917)
Bottle: Nathan Wood & Son, Portland Maine (Dr. JAMES M. BUZZELL) (Suicide, abortion, murder)
June 2016
Clay Tobacco Pipes, Stems and Bowls: Found in Eastport, Maine
To The Perverts and Horse's Ass Who Drop In: No, This Is Not A Sex Site
Sub-Machine Weapon Was Used By Orlando Killer Against the LGBTQ Community
ROMA AMOR: Historical Novel About Caligula's Rome by Author Sherry Christie
Bottle: E. Hartshorn's & Sons Inc. Boston, Mass. EST. 1850 (Bottle is prior to 1887 when one son died making it then & Son)
July 2016
Bottle: Humphreys Homeopathic Veterinary Specifics
Bottle: Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Cure, Binghamton, NY. Sample Bottle
Bottle: Dill's Family Extracts (Cough Syrup Contains Chloroform!)
Bottle: Foss Liquid Fruit Flavor, Portland Maine c1890s
1953 Grace Line's Captain Duncan Cook, Scottish Immigrant
Uncross Your Arms From Your Chest (LGBT page but applies to all)
August 2016
6th Great-Grandfather One of Last Scalping During American Revolution
Bottle: Minard's Liniment, Boston, Circa 1880's
Trump & Pence Sitting In A Tree (also article by John Gallagher www.lgbtqnation.com) (Lesbian/Gay)
Shard: Societe Ceramique, Made in Holland. Shards found in Eastport, Me.
September 2016
Shard: James & George Meakin; Hanley, England
One Year After Heart Valve Replacement Surgery by Guest Writer Victoria Martino
Hudson NY Soldier Wounded in Korea: A Real M.A.S.H. Story (Uncle John Drabick)
Karla Bonoff Struck A Chord (My crush) (Lesbian/Gay)
October 2016
Frank Hoch: Missing Man is Found a Suicide: March 1939
Bottle: "Things Go Better With Coke" Eastport, Maine Coca-Cola Bottle circa 1940's
To Millenniums Who Might Use a Protest Vote by Guest Writer Jean Schild (a political opinion)
A Mother's Memorial For Her Daughter by Guest Writer (my sister) Elizabeth
November 2016
Bottle: Vintage SHEAFFERS SCRIB INK BOTTLE Pre-1934
A Point in Your Life, Not A Point in Time
(MY) Court Impact Statements for a Murderer & Accomplice: White Men
TRUMP's GOLD-THROATED LIES (LGBTQ) Lesbian/Gay
My Mother Met My Father at a Carnival
What A Woman Loves (Lesbian/Gay)
December 2016
My Father May Be a Descendant of Drabicius
I Grew a Carrot. I Grew a Flower (Culling Does in Eastport, Maine)
Teen Myth (LGBTQ) Lesbian/Gay
January 2017
Welcome Day One 2017, Again
Mary Lawrence's Kiss (Lesbian/Gay)
Shard: Homer Laughlin China Co. East Liverpool, Ohio
LL-Bean Labels: Check your closets: Viet Nam, EL Salvador, Jordan ...
A Russian Curiosity Since I Posted Trump Promo of LL Bean
February 2017
Bottle: Presque Isle Coca-Cola Bottle: Found broken in dirt
Love Trumps Hate (I Survive Hate)
PEE POSE? Why do women but not men commentators cross legs when standing?
March 2017
Donald Trump Reminds Me of a Domestic Abuser
SHARD: 1905+: Ridgways-England-Vitrified
Loving in Return (Without Doing So) LGBTQ Lesbian/Gay
Trump Pre-Plans Disasters To Favor His Phony-Lying Self
BOTTLE: 1948 Coca-Cola (Star) Soda Water Bottle; 6 Fluid Oz; Trenton, MO.; Duraglas
April 2017
Singularity
Bottle: Richard Hudnut, Creme Sec, 1906
Sing To Old Song: Love Is Made For You And Me (LGBTQ Lesbian/Gay)
The Perfect Writers Group (On the LGBTQ page but can fit anywhere)
May 2017
Later Loves - Is It Done (LGBTQ Page)
SHARD: National China Company ELO, Western Gem, 1920's
Solitary Tea
Trump is the Grandstander and Showman, Not FBI Comey
June 2017
The Fine Particles of Women (Under LGBTQ)
BOTTLE: Standard Brand Extract: Byron H. Smith Co. Bangor Maine.
Thou Shalt Not Kill: Thou Shall Vote
July 2017
A Kiss is the Ultimate Contact (Under LGBTQ)
Bottle: Found in my Cellar. Hartshorn's Vanilla Extract. Circa 1920-1930's
September 2017
Use
October 2017
Early Fall Arrived With A Thud (posted early for October 2017) Under LGBTQ
SHARD: Burgess & Co. (Royal China) 1903
URGENT: DEADLY PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
November 2017
Shard: TS & T Taylor, Smith & Taylor, Approx. 1902
We Are All Forgettable
December 2017
Shard: Petrus Regout, Maastricht, Holland, Sphinx
Will The State of Alabama Become a Hero for the American People?
I Raced My Mother Out Of Town: Throttled
Scented Letters - 52 Years Ago (Lesbian/Gay)
January 2018
PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION SCAR: HEALING PROGRESSION OVER 2.5 MONTHS
I Knew I Liked Girls, Like Boys Liked Girls, By Age 4 (Lesbian/Gay)
February 2018
Shard: Deering Ice Cream Shop (saucer or plate)
The Adze, Mom and Her Rose
The Heat of a Mother's Dance (updated from March 2014 post due to Scribd view issue)
Poem: Collapse of Forms (re-published from March 2014)
Poem: Valor of a Merchant Mariner (Dedicated to Captain Gilbert Schugart) re-posted from March 2014)
March 2018
Hellzapoppin' A2 Company; Chic Johnson, Ole Olsen, Eleanore DeLuca Bio.
The Young Lesbian Who Dated Boys (author's memoir/early years) (Lesbian/Gay)
April 2018
The Fisherman's Wife (Re-post from March 2014)
People Thought Wrong About Us Tom-boys and Sissy-boys (Re-post from April 2014) Lesbian/Gay
May 2018
Portal to Her Dreams (Lesbian/Gay) but applies to all.
Radioactive Fallout from Trump's Mouth
June 2018
Weary Empaths
Love-Making On Paper (Lesbian/Gay)
July 2018
My House - Can I Truly Own One? (This can actually fall under the Lesbian/Gay page a well)
August 2018
Shard: Imperial Crown China Austria 1883-1914
Recovering From Life
Breezy Lover (Lesbian/Gay) under my LGBTQ page.
Yeah, Okay, I Made Love to a Nun (Lesbian/Gay) under my LGBTQ page
September 2018
Missed Signals (LGBTQ page)
The Silent Bully
October 2018
Cornered in Shyness (LGBTQ page)
Big Toe and Hammertoe Surgery Pre and Post Op Photos.
November 2018
Internal Libido Dance - Caught off Guard - Knock Your Socks Off (LGBTQ page)
Men Asking Out the Lesbian (LGBTQ)
December 2018
You Are The Gift
Let's Make This Easy, My Name is Fran (LGBTQ)
January 2019
Birth of a Seafarer (edited from first post 3.7.14)
Migrating Mate (edit from first post 3.20.14) LGBTQ but applies to any couple
March 2019
Life's Return to Spring Flowers ( edited from Feb. 2016)
June 2019
Unfolding