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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.
A jar of applesauce that still taunts me from time to time
September 20, 2026September 20, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I shook the applesauce in the plastic jar

A bottled Jeannie - er - Genie
September 19, 2026September 19, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Genie and the Bottle

One of the many helicopters that spends hours buzzing Altadena these days
September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Buzzing Helicopters Swarming

Norman Rockwell - Triple Self Portrait - 1960
September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Norman Rockwell

Don't Dream It - Be It - From the film Rocky Horror Picture Show
September 16, 2026September 16, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Become the Person

Bob Mackie in 2019 sharing some of his famous concept sketches
September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Bob Mackie

USDA Prime Label
September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Labels categorize, establish status, and proclaim it

Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon in Arizona
September 13, 2026September 13, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Grand Canyon

Norman Rockwell - 1953 - Gossip at the soda fountain
September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Need to Talk

Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Thought for the Day

Too hot to survive much longer
September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Global Warming is a Hoax

The Red Balloon - 1956
September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Red Balloon

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