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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's hoard with Penny Pig holding court
November 5, 2026November 5, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Halloween No Candy

The sun rises in NYC as Lady Liberty glows in splendor - Photo lovingly captured by Gary Hershorn
November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Hallelujah! The Mid-Term Elections

A California sticker showing I Voted
November 3, 2026November 3, 2026 Gary C Sterling

VOTE!

The famous eye of HAL 9000 from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey
November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Get it right.

A standard vote by mail ballot as used in most of the country
November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I don’t understand politics

An original US Civil War regulation tin cup - a common symbol of those forced to beg after the devastating conflict
October 31, 2026October 31, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I’m a pickpocket

Shirley Sterling - Banner
October 30, 2026October 30, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Serial Marriage

Contrails
October 29, 2026October 29, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Frequent Traveler

PG&E scheduling a power outage on election night in our neighborhood
October 28, 2026October 28, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Election Day

The ornate elevator of the Bradbury Building in Los Angeles
October 27, 2026October 27, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Elevator

Photo of Trump taken May-20-2026 at Joint Base Andrews by Reuters photographer Evelyn Hockstein
October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Wimpy

Thirst for oil in the 1930s transformed much of Los Angeles into a patchwork of ugly drill sites
October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Unholy Trinity of the Oilygarchy

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