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Author: Gary C Sterling

Gary is a native Angeleno with a 37-year career teaching poetry and prose to eager elementary and high school kids, and to college students. A writer, avid opera buff, amateur tennis player, and traveler, Gary enjoys exploring new places, listening to classical music, and enjoying the triumphs of the latest generation. Gary has written for permafrost, Plains Poetry Journal, Weber Studies, The Clearing House, The Phi Delta Kappan, English Journal, Thema, and more.
Gary C. Sterling
March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Aging Gracefully

A Cranberry Apple Pie made by Kristina
March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Irrational Pie

Trump Air Pollution
March 15, 2026March 15, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Voter Fraud

A demonstration of using the Heimlich Maneuver correctly
March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Heimlich

Anthony Quinn as Zampanò in the movie La Strada
March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Speaking of Anthony Quinn

A lost almond orchard due to California drought
March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Graveyard of Trees

Flanders and Swann during the heyday of clever political music groups
March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Cannibal Nextdoor

A dumpster overflowing with day-old food
March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Food Can Die

The Battle of Los Angeles was against a drifting weather balloon - Source - LATimes
March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Searchlights in L. A.

The weather is always safe ... as a topic
March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I’m just a retired soldier

The day we went to collect her ashes was also a day I chose to keep on going
March 8, 2026March 9, 2026 Gary C Sterling

A Trick of the Mind

ICE Barbie will soon be replaced with a smooth-crotched Ken doll
March 7, 2026March 7, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Ken and Barbie and Trump

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