Friday Shorts

vic fortezza
2 min readMay 31, 2024

As a Trump supporter, I’m disappointed with the verdict. I expected at least one of the twelve jurors would hold out. The left must be ecstatic, but one thing is certain, DT will go down fighting. I hope his supporters don’t resort to the violence that has been the hallmark almost exclusively of the left. Expect the term “Convicted Felon” to accompany every mainstream media story on DT, as the opposition tries to push him to a breaking point.

Headline out of Vegas from foxnews.com: “‘Aliens’ that landed in family’s backyard used ‘cloaking device’ to hide from humans: expert.” Romulans are suing for copyright infringement.

Shades of Jaws (1975), from FN: “Massive great white shark stuns fishing boat: Incredible video.” Photo from Outkick/Google Images:

Headline from theguardian.com: “A new AI service allows viewers to create TV shows. Are we doomed?” Here’s Max Bialystock upon hearing the news. One can hear the wheels turning in his head. The Producers (1967) photo from GI:

It was breezy and pleasant today at the Anti-Inflation Book Shop. My thanks to Colin, who bought A Hitch in Twilight by yours truly, and to the young mom of two, who purchased The Alienist by Caleb Carr, The Complete Guide to Extreme Weather by Louise Spilsbury, Kid Scientists: True Tales Of Childhood From Science Superstars, and a hardcover in Russian… Rafa, a Jewish Soviet emigrant retired MTA/TWU employee, stopped to chat — for an hour. Disenchanted, he asked why such a high percentage of Jews and Blacks vote for Democrats. I had no answer. Forgive them, Rafa, for they know not what they do, to paraphrase a famous Jew.

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vic fortezza
vic fortezza

Written by vic fortezza

I was born in Brooklyn in 1950 to Sicilian immigrants. I’ve had more than 50 short stories published world wide. I have 13 books in print.

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