Lawrence F. Farrar

Former Diplomat, Fiction Writer, Japan Specialist

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@JoJoFromJerz Probably missed the animal barns. But managed to see the sheep.

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@patriottakes Looney Tunes without the Merry Melodies.

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@krassenstein Come on, kids. Let's go shoot somebody.

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@RonFilipkowski Looney Tunes come to life.

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@RonFilipkowski Looney Tunes sans Merry Melodies.

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@RonFilipkowski Gibberish!

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New stories, commentary, & even a sonnet now up on website. https://t.co/Rqe7i1lGMh. Enjoy.

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@SlackjawHumor @TomNavratilism Your prescriptions are incomplete. Perhaps a hot soak in an onsen will provide the needed stimulus.

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Coming to a computer screen near you, on September 1. My story, “Mari Decides,”on Blue Lake Review. A Japanese girl joins a California con. But she has a conscience.

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Separate Lives” (Oakwood Magazine) Link: https://t.co/lFskn585zu A veteran returns to Japan after 40 years looking for the girl he once intended to marry.

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Another Afternoon at the Paramount Cafe is now up on Front Porch Review. In this story, Hector Ewert, a shy, bespectacled guy is a regular at the Paramount Cafe.He is much taken with a waitress there, https://t.co/D4VIZ9hZSC. This story is also posted at https://t.co/Rqe7i1l8WJ.

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Three new stories now up on my web site. "Life Ain't Equal" (Reunion: The Dallas Review), "A Single Loop Train" (Ponder Review), & "Senior Discount" (Blue Lake Review). Also some Looking Forward comments under News & Updates. https://t.co/g21OII7FXB

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Recently updated my website, North Oaks Writer. New content & more streamlined layout. Feedback appreciated! Check it out here: https://t.co/taZ7KHR00p
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My story, "Hometown Girls," is included in the Spring 2021 issue of Foreign Literary Journal. Two American naval officers in Kamakura, Japan accept a request for a brief stay by a pair of world-traveling young women. The problem: getting the travelers to leave.

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@cnnbrk Fritz was a great boss, an even better human being.

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My story, :A Pledge Redeemed," is now up on Haunted Waters Splash. A New Mexico roadside waitress has performed an act of kindness for a down on his luck traveler. But the prospect of a reward appears to be slipping away from her. https://t.co/nPjhSCPzPD

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Spring 2021 Evening Street Review has my story, “Only theCicadas Will Cry.” The arrival of a Japanese exchange student in a small WI town evokes varied responses. The girl experiences utter loneliness. Mono no aware - the pathos of things. Too many parallels with current events.

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Latest Main Street Rag has my story, “Once a Hero.” Clerk Herbert Phippen is lauded for saving sleeping motel customers from a fire. Years later,his life on the road has gone badly, and he returns home for a new start. Surely, people will remember his heroic deed. Or will they?

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My story, "A Good Steward," is now up on Blue Lake Review. A Japanese-American family returns to the Santa Clara Valley from a "relocation center" after WWII. The farmer who promised to care for their farm is now reluctant to return it. https://t.co/AvaZk5rWxK

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@MarkTFitz Mark, assume you know Nakasone is WBHS grad & his dad taught in the bearville system.