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FARCE--An unexpected hit off Broadway THE CAPTAIN--Heroism from an unexpected source, real or imagined? BOND, JAMES BOND--The de-glamorized version of 007. Southern style. Bobbie Burns would understand this one--A DAY AT THE BEACH GROWING PAINS--Do we ever forget those special moments of childhood? HOW I MADE COLONEL THE HARD WAY--Improbable story of success. THE CRITIQUE--What a writer doesn't learn in Creative Writing class. CASANOVA JONES; A BASEBALL STORY--Curves, fastballs and indigestion. THE JEWELS OF KINGDOM EXCELSIOR--A Poe story within a story. MARK TWAIN SEZ--Ever wonder who wrote down all those famous quotes? WAR STORY--Chain of command frustrations; why things don't get done. TRAILER PARK BLUES--Stories of life and love in an upscale trailer park. SIDNEY, AN AMERICAN TRAVELER--Stick out American with cheek. IS ARCHEOLOGY REALLY A SCIENCE? Playful look at archeology. MORE SHORT STORIES ESSAYS AND A FABLE