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THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF 2012

by Stan Lerner

I woke up that morning, a few months ago, I’m not sure what the day or date was then—the importance of days or dates are no longer. I don’t know why it came as such a surprise to so many people, in reality the European Union had failed when it bailed out its first member, [...]

IRON GATE AND THE OPERA STARS

by Stan Lerner

The reasons I put my life on hold in Los Angeles and moved to Winfield Kansas are many, but the one of which I write about now, is perhaps the most interesting, at least to myself. What would the world be like if society dedicated itself not to the purely personal accumulation of wealth, but [...]

RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM BETTER THAN EVER

by Stan Lerner

I’m pleased to say that the Richardson Auditorium / Richardson Performing Arts Center, Southwestern College and the town of Winfield, Kansas have decided to NOT participate in the decline of America. Saturday night, the great auditorium, which resides in the great building on the hill, overlooking the entire Walnut Valley, reopened. Having undergone an almost [...]

GET THE RIGHT GUY

by Stan Lerner

Foreword by Stan Lerner: WARNING FOR WOMEN READERS  if you want to spend your life alone or enjoy unfulfilling going nowhere relationships this blog is not for you. If on the other hand you want a real man, that knows how to treat a woman to share your life with, read away!!! Get The Right [...]

Get Chicks 101

by Stan Lerner

Foreword by Stan Lerner: I’ll keep this simple, while “Stan Lerner’s Criminal” wins the big awards, “Get Chicks 101″ tops the ebook download charts. I wrote this work as a satire of self-help books and somehow managed to give the best relationship advice ever given–go figure. Anyway, read this blog sample of the work and [...]

SHELTER EPISODES 1-5

by Stan Lerner

Foreword by Stan Lerner: “Shelter “combines comedy and drama in an effort to bring us all a little closer to understanding and bringing to an end the tragedy of homelessness in America. SHELTER EPISODE 1 The Malibu mansion, poised atop a cliff’s edge, with a one hundred and eighty degree view of the vast Pacific [...]

IN DEVELOPMENT THE BOOK

by Stan Lerner

Foreword by Stan Lerner: “In Development” is a hilarious account of a day in the life of Stan Peters—Hollywood’s most powerful and scummiest producer. AND YES, “IN DEVELOPMENT” THE BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE IBOOKSTORE FOR YOUR IPAD!!! PROLOGUE Breakfast at the Peninsula The Peninsula Hotel ranked among Beverly Hills’ finest establishments. A modest [...]

CROOKED COPS EPISODE 11

by Stan Lerner

A new blog series, from the Abby Normal Mind of Stan Lerner! The middle-aged, Maytag repairman stood behind Mona and watched intently as she tried to coax Pester the cat out of the washing machine awaiting his repair expertise. “Pester you come out of there right now,” demanded Mona, reaching in to try and get [...]

THE MUSLIM AND THE JEW

by Stan Lerner

In a time, seemingly long ago, a time before the fax machine, cell phone, and Internet there was a great metropolis called Los Angeles. And this metropolis, because of its year-round pleasant weather and friendly inhabitants attracted people from all over the world who wanted to visit and in many cases move to such a [...]

CROOKED COPS EPISODES 1–10

by Stan Lerner

A new blog series, from the Abby Normal mind of Stan Lerner! CROOKED COPS EPISODE 1 It was a bright, sunny morning in the suburbs of Los Angeles. And from the Skinner home, a single story ranch-style, emanated rays of happiness, perhaps even more illuminating than those from the big happy face in the sky. [...]