New Haven Independent

Serials | January 1, 2008

Chapter 7: Inauguration Day

by Paul Bass | January 1, 2008 9:25 AM | Permalink

Mayor Elbows makes Lenora Garvey an offer.

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Serials | December 30, 2007

Chapter 6: Precinct 24 Turns Out

by Paul Bass | December 30, 2007 1:37 PM | Permalink

Finally. Election Day arrives.

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Serials | December 27, 2007

Chapter 5: Dinner With Elbows

by Paul Bass | December 27, 2007 5:54 PM | Permalink

Lenora Garvey's in for a surprise. And an unforgettable dessert.

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Serials | December 26, 2007

Chapter 4: A 3-Alarm Protest

by Paul Bass | December 26, 2007 8:04 PM | Permalink

Can a Libertarian mayoral candidate find common cause with preservationists?

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Serials | December 25, 2007

Chapter 3: Rendezvous For Destiny

by Paul Bass | December 25, 2007 9:18 PM | Permalink

The mayor finds an ace in the hole to save his seat.

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Serials | December 23, 2007

Chapter 2: Garvey Finds An Issue

by Paul Bass | December 23, 2007 10:10 AM | Permalink

Guess what language the main branch's new "Spanish-Speaking Librarian" doesn't know?

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Serials | December 21, 2007

GOP Finds Mayoral Candidate

by Paul Bass | December 21, 2007 12:32 PM | Permalink

She's black. She's gay. She's ... a Libertarian?

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Serials | November 30, 2005

Revolt of the Turkeys, Part One

by Allan Appel | November 30, 2005 10:16 AM | Permalink

In which a rabble-rousing turkey escapes the farm and finds himself in Washington, where his talents land him a broadcasting job.

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Serials | November 29, 2005

Revolt of the Turkeys, Part Two

by Allan Appel | November 29, 2005 8:22 AM | Permalink

In which Terence becomes so popular as a media personality, such a spokesman for the downtrodden, that he is recruited for a political career. Read part two of New Haven novelist and playwright Allan Appel's four-part Thanksgiving fable. (Click here to start with part one if you didn't yesterday.)

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Serials | November 28, 2005

Revolt of the Turkeys, Part Three

by Allan Appel | November 28, 2005 8:24 AM | Permalink

In which Terence’s surprisingly successful rise as a presidential candidate encounters the mother of all roadblocks when Farmer Ed, recruited by the slime-throwing opposition, outs Terence as a turkey. Here's part three of New Haven novelist and playwright Allan Appel's four-part serial.

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Serials | November 27, 2005

Revolt of the Turkeys, Part Four

by Allan Appel | November 27, 2005 8:25 AM | Permalink

The conclusion of New Haven novelist and playwright Allan Appel's four-part holiday serial. Today, Terence’s oratory, leadership, and remarkable political candor reach their height, leading the turkey nation â€"- and us -- into a future perhaps without Thanksgiving.

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