This is Richard Silverman's first book. He always thought it was easier to speak through a 3rd (4th) person. They have to do what I tell them to do. He just felt the need to write this story. Often, he found the story played out in his mind before giving pen to paper. He has been writing on and off for twenty, maybe thirty years. The irony of is that he was never a good student in English. He was always behind and never really could focus on grammar, spelling or story content. But for some reason he found he could focus on what he wanted to say and how he wanted to say it. To Richard, the most important aspect of his stories are that they are all original. To have an original idea and carry it through to completion is his goal. While he understands that writing can be a passion it is also difficult at times. When he reaches those points, he approaches the problem with a "Keep that pen moving and edit later" attitude. Richard was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and plans on staying there forever.

Table of Contents
THE PLEBEIANS 1
THE CITY DESK 6
THE MATZAH WARS, OR, THE RISE AND FALL OF MATZAH 19
MATCH 30
GHOST 38
BAGGAGE 48
CHURCH 59
LASAGNA 65
ALIENS SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL 78
THE LAST HOPE 85
GREENVILLE 105
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE 10TH KIND 122
A MAN IS IN A HOSPICE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO 136
AD IN THE NEWSPAPER 152
SOME PEOPLE CALL ME A DRIFTER 157
VILLAGES 169
THE FUNNY FARM 172
NWO 188
IT COULD HAPPEN 193
THERE IS AN ENERGY TO LIFE 197
THE 3 A.M.-ER 203
BIRTHDAY 207
THE WOULD-BE WRITER 211
BABYSITTERS 218
WRIGHT 223
ONE MORE THEORY 234
RABBI 240
THE CITY COUNCIL 242
MT. RUSHMORE 261
NO BETTER EULOGY 265

An eclectic mix of high-brow and low-brow cliffhangers with everything from extraterrestrials to an extramarital affair, Matzah to mayhem, bluster to fluster and everything in between.

Of general interest and suitable for everybody and anybody regardless of age, race, religion ethnic background, gender and weather.