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Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

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Peering through a Telescope.

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #134

PEERING THROUGH A TELESCOPE By Professor Alan Dale Dickinson (Copyrighted) Wow! There it was just like she said it would be! It, was something, very, very unusual, to say the least. Dr. Lynn K. Graham, the national Director of the world famous ‘Griffith Park Observatory,’ which was located very close to the famous Hollywood sign in L.A. (Los Angeles), California. The quite lovely and very old, Observatory Looked down upon the ‘City of the Angels,’ and looked up into the Galaxy, of which our little Earth, was but a speck on the never-endin...

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Search for a specific Brand of Chocolate

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #133

A SEARCH FOR HERSHEY CHOCOLATE’S BRAND Charlie Warner Kenney “Charlie” O’Brien, the world-famous PI (Private Eye), was hot on a mission. It was a life and death mission, as far as he was concerned, anyway. He was in search of the where abouts of the ‘Hershey Chocolates.’ It is one of the most delicious and taste tantalizing sweets, that can be found anywhere on this crazy old planet, with the exception of ‘Swiss Chocolates,’ made at various Candy Factories located in Switzerland. Most Chocolate lovers, would agree that you cannot b...

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Thank you God, thanks an awful lot.

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #132

THANK YOU, GOD. THANKS’ AN AWFUL LOT! Professor Alan Dale Dickinson (Copyrighted) Thank you, God. Thanks’ an awful lot! Oh, for what am I so profusely thanking you for, asked the Lord? Well let me ponder that enormous, and quite relevant question for a moment or too, and then respond. Okay, God, here we go, first and foremost, you save this old saved scoundrel from going to Hell, not passing ‘Go’ and going straight to Hades. Where there is only misery, pain, continual hurting all over your body, constant suffering and the gnashing to teet...

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Are you there, God? It's me Alan.

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #132

ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT’S ME, ALAN! Hello, God, you remember me, right? I am that dirty old rotten scoundrel, saved by your grace, and my sworn faith, whom you reached out to way, way, back in the day. And, I told you at that time, when you saved my poor miserable soul, “Thanks for sending your precious, and only begotten son, Christ Jesus, to bleed, and then to die for me, in order to cover up all of my several sins, ‘faux pas,’ and many transgressions. Of course, you will remember me, my all-knowing, God. It’s me in the flesh, good old...

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Band of Brothers, The O'brien's

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #131

BAND OF BROTHER’S, ‘THE O’BRIEN’S’ By Professor Alan Dale Dickinson (Copyrighted) CHARLES WARNER Kennedy “Charlie” O’Brien, was an FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Director for the Western Region. And his office was in downtown L.A. (Los Angeles), California. It was located at the corner of 3rd. and Hope Streets, on top of ‘Bunker ...

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New Sheriff in Town

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #131

THE NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN By Professor Alan Dale Dickinson (Fiction) (Copyrighted) HE SLOWLY, very slowly, rolled into the quaint little town of Gilroy, California, which just so happens to the ‘Garlic’ capitol of the World, or at least they proclaim that on the big entrance sign when you came into the little Hispanic enclave. He is part Latino and that was one of the main reason’s that he came up here from his former residence in Santa Ana, California. He loves all races; however, even though he is mostly Anglo, he has to admit that he p...

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The Boy with the Golden Tattoo

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #130

THE BOY WITH THE GOLDEN TATTOO By Professor Alan Dale Dickinson [Copyrighted] Charles Warner Kennedy “Charlie” O’Brien, was the “Boy with the Golden Tattoo.” His Tat was that of an American Bald Eagle, with its wings spread full length, its claws sticking out and looking very menacing, and its golden beak appearing to be razor sharp! It covered almost his entire back, and it was also in color, unlike most tattoos. Charlie is not a boy any longer, albeit, he as a boy of age...

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O'Brien's Irish INN

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

O’BRIEN’S IRISH CHALET’ Charles Warner Kennedy ‘Charlie’ O’Brien, was the Inn Keeper, ‘Chief Cook and Bottle Washer,’ as well as a, Part-owner, of an absolutely gorgeous mountainside resting place; for freezing cold, very weary, and ‘eat anything’, hungry skiers. It was named, the “O’Brien’s Irish Chalet.” And it was located on the mid-slope of the lovely and very picturesque Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort, which was located halfway between the quaint and peaceful town of Bishop, California and the world-famous tourist attraction, Lake Tahoe...

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Snowed-in Chalet'

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

SNOWED-IN CHALET’ It was cold, the bone chilling kind of cold, say like you see in Alaska, or the North Pole [Santa Claws home town]. And Charles Warner Kennedy “Charlie” O’Brien, a P.I (Private Investigator), who was smiling as he was skiing on the steep slopes of a lovely, and very tall and stately mountain in Quebec, Ontario, Canada. He felt, and then right after he felt it, he heard, it, an ‘avalanche’ coming, and coming really, really fast. He looked around and luckily, very luckily, he spotted a beautiful, and quaint little ‘Chalet’...

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Snow and the old oak tree

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #129

SNOW AND THE OLD OAK TREE The tree was one hundred and fifty [150] years old, she was grandiose, and she was solid Oak. This grand beauty was quite tall, over three hundred feet into the royal blue skyline of the southern county forest. Also, she was very sturdy and quite lovely to look up at. She was located in lovely Laguna Woods Village, in the Orange County California’s creek bed. Laguna Woods Village, has several majestic and beautiful grand oaks sprawled in its 2,000 acres of property limits. &nb...

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Snow and the old oak tree

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #129

SNOW AND THE OLD OAK TREE The tree was one hundred and fifty [150] years old, she was grandiose, and she was solid Oak. This grand beauty was quite tall, over three hundred feet into the royal blue skyline of the southern county forest. Also, she was very sturdy and quite lovely to look up at. She was located in lovely Laguna Woods Village, in the Orange County California’s creek bed. Laguna Woods Village, has several majestic and beautiful grand oaks sprawled in its 2,000 acres of property limits. &nb...

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Charlie O'Brien, Private Investigator II

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #128

CHARLIE O’BRIEN, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR - II [4]. Charlie’s secure satellite cell phone rang, and as always it rang to “Private Eyes”, of course, what else would a real-life private eye have for a ring tone? Charlie always loved “Hall and Oates” the fantastic singing/songwriting duo from Philly! “I see you, you see me, watch you blowin’ in the wind, when you’re making a scene, oh, girl, you’ve got to know, what my head overlooks, the senses will show to my heart, when it’s watching for lies, you can’t escape my Private Eyes.” On the ring to...

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Charlie O'Brien, Pet Detective

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #128

CHARLIE O’BRIEN, PET DETECTIVE By Professor Alan Dale Dickinson [Copyrighted] You have heard of Superman, Superwoman, Batman, the Equalizer, the Bionic-man and bionic-woman, and Supergirl. And you also, you have heard of Captain Marvel, Busy the Super Rabbit, Aqua-man, Spiderman, Supergirl, X-man, Spider-girl, the Green Lantern, Incredible Hulk, amongst many other super ignited individuals, right? But, have you heard about Charlie O’Brien, Super Detective? What he, and they all the rest of these superheroes, have in common, is that they a...

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Charlie and Sarge

Professor Alan Dale Dickinson

Submitted to Contest #127

CHARLIE AND SARGE By Professor Alan Dale Dickinson Charlie, Sarge and the new Undersheriff Robert (Bob) Peterson rolled up to a co-op (similar to a Condo) located at number 666 Calle Aragon in lovely LWV (Laguna Woods Village). The undersheriff joined them at Sarge’s request. The undersheriff works directly under the great Orange County Sheriff and Chief Coroner, Don Barnes and also is second in command of the entire OCSD (Orange County Sheriff’s Department). Charlie and Sarge wanted Bob to get a first-hand look at the beautiful community...

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