Michael Gettel-Gilmartin

Joined February 2021

4 stories

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Born in Panama, educated in England, resides in Portland, Oregon.

Have been hotel porter, carpet cleaner, summer school dean, ESL teacher, writer/editor, and in-home caregiver.

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Our Romie
“There’s something wrong with her,” I told my wife, worriedly. “She hasn’t made a sound since we got her. She doesn’t bark. Maybe she’s got a damaged larynx?”
By Michael Gettel-Gilmartin5 years ago in Petlife
Sex and Drugs and Artichoke
The vacant stare of the Catholic prelate during his show trial rang alarm bells back at C.I.A. headquarters. It was 1949 and, in Soviet-occupied Hungary, Cardinal József Mindszenty was confessing to plotting to steal the crown jewels, restoring the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, and orchestrating a third World War which would allow him to seize power for himself.
By Michael Gettel-Gilmartin5 years ago in FYI
Ram-alam-a-ding-dong
March 21st. It used to be the first day of spring, but the equinox has become increasingly shifty of late. (This year, in the northern hemisphere, spring starts on March 20th.)
By Michael Gettel-Gilmartin5 years ago in Futurism
Winning Numbers
Numbers, Ambrose’s father had drilled into him, never lie. Numbers unlock the secrets of the universe. They set you on your life’s path. And, if the practitioner is skillful enough, they can be divined in such a way as to lead to one’s fortune.
By Michael Gettel-Gilmartin5 years ago in Humans