Notes From The Flash Fiction Underground

The Old Soldier With A Friend At A Doors Tribute Band Concert About 12 Years Ago

It’s around 5:30 in the afternoon and the Old Soldier has already broken his pledge to eat vegetarian for the next few days.  I had a salami sandwich.

Well, I’m stretched out on the sofa with a couple of fat pillows under my weary head as I wait for the six o’clock national and international news on public television to give me an idea to blog about, like the Occupy Movement.

Most of the encampments of the Occupy Movement have been torn down; but don’t despair.  The tyranny of the 1% is not going to disappear and I predict neither will the Occupy Movement.

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Time To Go Vegetarian Again

The Old Soldier is feeling guilty after several days of chowing down on a corned beef brisket, fish and cheese.

So it’s back to eating vegetarian for a few days.  I have plenty of dry goods (spaghetti, beans and noodles) in the apartment, but maybe I should take a walk to Bloomfield (Little Italy) and buy some fresh vegetables.  Maybe it’s time to get back to eating salads.

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Even though the high will be in the low 40s today, there will be plenty of sunshine.  I’m look forward to getting in a good walk and visiting the public library.

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Cooking: Kidney Beans And Smoked Turkey

Black-eyed bean and kidney bean curry with hom...

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The Old Soldier’s commitment to go vegetarian lasted about two days.  Why?

I went to the supermarket and got a carrot, an onion and a red pepper.  I was already to check out when I spied a package of smoked turkey.  I battled with myself.  In the end I got the smoked turkey. It had about eight pieces in the package, most of them smaller than my fist.

Feeling guilty, I walked back to my apartment, diced up the onion, red pepper, carrot and opened a large can of kidney beans that I had in the apartment.  Then I threw the vegetables and the smoked turkey into my crock pot.  I added lots of black pepper.  I used the liquid of the kidney beans and a cup of water to add moisture.

Four hours later I had a delicious bowl of…of what?  Whatever it was, it was delicious.  I added a little hot sauce.  Let’s call the meal, smoked turkey kidney bean stew.  This is good food for any flash fiction writer…

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