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A Rambling Collection of Murder Myth Musings and Capers
A Rambling Collection of Murder Myth Musings and Capers
A Rambling Collection of Murder Myth Musings and Capers
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An eclectic depiction of events some actual and some fantasied. Although a number of the articles are of a serious nature, many reek of absurdity and the intention is then satirical farce to bring about amusement.

The poetry included is not quite doggerel but certainly not the sublime variety of serious poets. Just a means to better tell a sentiment or story

The overall format is a magazine style so one can drift from one entry to another with almost no continuity involved. A good read to overcome insomnia or boring television fare.
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Release dateSep 17, 2013
ISBN9781491816486
A Rambling Collection of Murder Myth Musings and Capers
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Martin Sandy Doria

Martin (Marty) Sandy Doria was born in Scranton, PA. He attended Elhi there and after U.S. Naval service in World War II, graduated from the University of Scranton, PA. Following a short tour in the U.S. Border Patrol in El Paso and Laredo, Texas, he reentered the service with the U.S. Air Force for the Korean Conflict. With many interesting assignments in intelligence and security areas he gained a broad scope of knowledge in human interactions and leadership qualities. He applied these skills to many years of practice in the family counseling areas. He is now retired and living with his wife Nella in Pensacola, Florida.

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    A Rambling Collection of Murder Myth Musings and Capers - Martin Sandy Doria

    © 2013 by Martin Sandy Doria. All rights reserved.

    No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

    Some of the items included within are actual events from past experiences. The names have been with held to protect privacy and confidentiality. Most other portrayals are merely figments of my imagination with no intention to represents situations and persons of reality.

    Published by AuthorHouse 09/13/2013

    ISBN: 978-1-4918-1647-9 (sc)

    ISBN: 978-1-4918-1648-6 (e)

    Library of Congress Control Number: 2013916780

    Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

    Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

    Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

    Contents

    Foreword

    Murder In The Mess Hall and Not From The Food

    The Roving Reporter at the Hypnotherapist’s Teaching Studio

    The Village Fountain

    The Ballad of Dutch Hollow

    Prostitutes on Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas

    A Short Parody from Robert Browning

    Reflections on becoming 86 years of age

    The Vasectomy Caper

    A Tale About Ponza

    The Bully of Linkou

    Pete’s Spring

    One of the best shots I ever made

    The Notorious Linkou Barracks Thief

    The Roving Reporter and Post Hurricane Ivan

    Burglar Caper

    On Unzipped Flies

    On The Aging Process

    The Lax Officers of Shu Linkou Air Station, Taiwan

    The Great Depression

    The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Ballad of Shu Linkou Station

    An Embarrassing moment

    Qbism

    Martinius Dorius, Gladiator Supremus Does The Lawn

    Shu Linkou Hit and Run Caper

    Marty, Love

    Bring Me A Guitar Player!

    SHU LINKOU AIR FORCE STATION RESCUE

    A Security Risk On Linkou

    Ode To The Ditty Boppers; Those Airmen Engaged in Radio Surveillance

    Ahab Mows His Lawn

    Top Secret Caper, 1964

    Blank Verse On a Race Riot In Nortwestern Florida, 1975

    The Roving Reporter-At the Apiary

    Observations While Walking at the Mall

    A Class With Einstein

    Old Nat

    More Mental meanderings on birds in back yard

    Modern Kremlin Scene

    Korean Drunkard

    Juarez or Ciudad Nuevo Laredo

    Fun Fly Fishing

    Icecapades

    Human Exoskeletons

    Gun Control

    Geopolitical Concerns for Mankind

    Geezer at Large

    Apologies to Aesop

    Einstein and The Quantum

    Dream Car

    Ancient Pict Visits England

    Over 55s dance Club

    A DamYankee At A Southern Wedding

    Linkou Military Base Alerts

    Porn, Drama, Violence and Pilfering in my own back yard

    The Legend Of the Plains Brigade

    Shu Linkou Air Force Station, Taiwan Area Beautification Program

    Shu Linkou Air Station Bomb Disposal Caper

    Linkou Lullaby

    The Roving Reporter At The Finishing School

    A Shu Linkou Christmas Carol

    A Hypothesis Gone Awry

    Big Dogs

    A WWII Experience

    Widower Dating

    The Lost Top Secret Document

    IPhones and The modern obsession with self esteem

    From an idea on Evolution

    The Navy Yard

    Operation Magic Carpet, 1946

    Foreword

    This collection is presented in great humility with an end view of providing some interest to the reader and hopefully some amusement. Since I was raised in a section of South Scranton, Pennsylvania called Dutch Hollow, I have included some of the lore and memories developed during that period.

    There are some actual military experiences also included which are all true events but ruefully the names are withheld to protect the privacy of persons involved. Among these, are carryovers from various assignments as an Air Police Officer in the United States Air Force.

    The poetry I have included is certainly not of the sublime variety but depicts my view in verse of people and events that I witnessed or in whom or with which I was involved. I have also presented some of the internal musings I have pondered over the years. One of my tools of survival has been to find at least some degree of absurdity in even the most adverse of situations.

    This book has been in the making for several years and only modern technology has enabled me to record the material and then present it hopefully for some appreciation.

    Marty

    Murder In The Mess Hall and Not From The Food

    Itami Air Force Base near Kobe Japan, was my first assignment as a USAF (United States Air Force) provost marshal. Approximately 1955, in the base mess hall Airman XX was preparing the morning breakfast for the troops. At about 2 or 3 A.M. as he was working on the steam line, two Non Coms entered the building and began demanding that he serve them food. Both were intoxicated and when XX refused them according to his duty instructions, the one sergeant threatened him. XX still refused whereupon the sergeant wielded a hunting knife from within his jacket and leapt over the steam line after XX.

    XX was wearing an Air Force web belt with the traditional heavy military buckle. He removed his belt and snapped the belt buckle first at the sergeant. The buckle hit him in the temple and he fell unconscious. XX then grabbed the hunting knife and inflicted approximately 86 stab wounds on the sergeant’s torso, neck and head. The other sergeant became frightened and ran away and hid

    Meanwhile, the Air Police sergeant of the guard entered the building to procure authorized coffee for the troops out on guard duty. XX meekly surrendered to him surrendering the knife. The air police sergeant made the appropriate calls and locked XX up in the guard house.

    Later, the case came to a general court martial in San Francisco, California, where XX was convicted of murder. His sentence was a dishonorable discharge and life imprisonment. When the case was subjected to review, the verdict and sentence were overturned and XX was returned to duty with full back pay and restoration of his rank. The reason given was that the first blow XX struck with his belt buckle, could have been the cause of death and even so it was in self defense. Thereafter, he was merely stabbing a corpse not murder.

    Wouldn’t you just hate to get XX mad at you??

    The Roving Reporter

    at the Hypnotherapist’s Teaching Studio

    Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. Cedric Mellow your roving reporter here. Tonight we continue our series covering events of interest in the human spectrum of activities. We are visiting the teaching studio of Docror Zangpippi Mesmero world renowned hypnotherapist. As you know hypnotherapy uses the medium of hypnosis to assist in psychotherapeutic processes. Doctor Mesmero has welcomed us to video tape this session on order that we can present it to you, a most erudite audience (fawning smile).

    (Whispering) watch now as Nigel my camera man tapes the session which is now beginning. Nigel has the unique capability of becoming the figurative fly on the wall as he busily tapes the ongoing activities. Shhhhhh they are starting their class.

    Doctor Zangpippi Mesmero (ZM): Ahhhhhh good evening class. Tonight we will do actual hypnosis but I ask for no volunteers. I intend to hypnotize the entire class. If any of you object to mass hypnosis, I suggest you leave now. Hmmmmm, every one is staying… . good!. And yes, we have as observers the eminent Cedric Mellow and his camera man Nigel Balmitete..

    Miss Sapper: Will we be seduced or anything like that while in a trance?

    ZM: Of course not Miss Sapper. This is an ethical school of hypnosis.

    Mr Benny Lind: (buggy eyed) Can hypnosis be used to seduce someone?

    ZM: No no no we are getting off the track here.

    Mrs. Zelda Kruncher: Can I use hypnosis to have my husband fall down the steps and break his neck?

    ZM: Dear me what is wrong with you people? We are discussing therapy here not sex nor mayhem.

    Reverend Pietro Marinara: Tell me Doctor, while we are in a trance can you usurp our spirits? I am very touchy about keeping my own spirit.

    ZM: No Padre, I assure you I will not mess with your spirit. Why would I want to?

    ZM: Any more questions? Good now let’s proceed… . look deeply into my eyes… . yes that’s it concentrate on my eyes… . yessssssssss yessssssssss… you are getting very sleepy very very sleepy… soon you will not be able to move your legs… . yes your legs are sooooooo heavy so leaden… . your eye lids weigh several pounds impossible to open… . yesssssss your head lolls down on your chest much too heavy to lift your chin… . now your arms are so tired so heavy… . when I count to 10 and snap my fingers you will find that you are in a deep deep deep trance. The only voice you hear will be mine and you will obey all my commands.

    ZM: Mr Lind you are now an eider drake please flap your wings and quack!

    Mr Lind: Flap, flap, quack, quack, quack! (Mr Lind waddles about the room)

    ZM: Now, Miss Sapper you are a 3 year old filly ready to enter the derby. Prance around nervously and neigh.

    Miss Sapper: trot, trot, trot (raising on hind legs pawing the air and whinnying)

    ZM: "Mrs. Kruncher you are a barn yard chicken and I have just scattered corn on the ground. Please cluck, cluck

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