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RICK'S STORIES

TWO IMPORTANT NOTES

1. These stories are mainly meant for adults, not children!

Because many of the stories below contain cartoons and contain children as characters, they seem to be made for children. This can not be further (farther?) from the truth. Except for A Divine Shakespearean Comedy Series and Alix in one World Land all these stories are intended for Adults. (And since the author is a 50+ year old male, it would be, to some extent, geared ideally to a similiarly aged and sexed audience; however, other adults of any sex would find something good in these stories.) Mature teens in senior high school can read them, but parents should read them first before they allow their teens to read them. The story The Kat in Hat Save Nine can even be read by younger children, but, again, I suggest parents read it first and then decide which child they would allow to read it. (See the individual citings for Shakespeare and Alix series.)

All the the stories deal with adult themes, although done in a moral, Christian way. However some stories contain some very light risque "romantic-sexual' humour (Although some of this humour has been removed under advisement of some readers.) It is left in the stories for the following reason: 1) to provide humour and joyful lightness at a point in the story that needs these qualities and 2) for the reason that can be summarized by this G.K.Chesterton quote:

"It is not only possible to say a great deal in praise of play; it is really possible to say the highest things in praise of it. It might reasonably be maintained that the true object of all human life is play. Earth is the task garden; heaven is the playground. To be at last in such secure innocence, that one can juggle with the universe and the stars, to be so good that one can treat everything as a joke--that may be, perhaps, the real end and final holiday of human souls. When we are really holy we may regard the universe as a lark...that extreme degree of holiness which I postulated as a necessary preliminary to such indulgence in the higher frivolity."

However, we are not in heaven now -- though perhaps the seed is already in many of us -- and therefore I have controlled and censored some of this humour. However, it is still there in places and please keep the above quote in mind when evaluating some of my writings. Note, that this quote also explains the tone in much of my writing, for some have found that I have treated some 'serious' and 'horrific' events with too much 'humour' (especially the events of 911 in The Kat in Hat Save Nine.) But perhaps I am only looking at things from that heavenly viewpoint that G.K points out above. (Or I am just being pretentious and overextending myself here. You be the judge. However, again, keep in mind the quote above when evaluating my work.) Also this humour can be explained in terms of my goals to present some 'mystical symbology' as described below.

2. These are works of art, not doctrinal treatises!

I am indeed a Catholic and I believe in entire Catholic Creed as explained in the Baltimore Catechism. (One of my favourite books and a source of many references is "My Catholic Faith" by Bishop Morrow published in 1952; this book is based on Baltimore Catechism.) However, sometimes my stories seem to veer into what seems like unconventional wordings of Catholic Dogma. But one must remember that these are works of art and not systematic treatises in doctrine, let alone official Vatican Documents. Since these are indeed works of art -- and may fly into what might be called mystical speculation -- then much of it will be of a mystical, symbolic nature.

Let's hear on this topic of mystical expression from the Very Reverend John G. Arintero, O.P,. S.T.M. in his book The Mystical Evolution in the Development And Vitality of the Church published in 1949 by B. Herder Book Co. and published in 1978 by TAN containing a proper Nihil Obstat, Imprimi Potest and Imprimatur.

"As a result, the regenerated soul enters into vital communication with each and all of the three divine Persons...Human reason grows faint before such incomprehensible mysteries, but illumined hearts feel and experience, even in this life, that ineffable reality which can not be expressed in word or concepts. What these souls stammer disconcerts our weak understanding. They multiply terms which seem most exaggerated... we would believe that they would be treating a doctrine of pantheistic identity...Therefore such persons do not hesitate to brand as exaggerated or even pantheistic those vibrant statements of an inflamed or illumined heart which only seeks to express as best it can what it so vividly experiences."

Again, I reiterate that I am no mystical saint. However, can't it be possible for truly regenerated Catholics -- when in the state of sanctifying grace -- to experience a foretaste of this mystical experience. I am not saying that all my writing are of this nature. In a nutshell, they simply consist of a person with a lot of time on his hands that enabled him to read a lot of books and write a lot of words. Much of my work is simply a rehash and reorganization of the works of other Christian writers that have come before. But is it possible that I have sometimes penetrated this Cloud of Unknowing for a short time? You be the judge. Fell free to be critical, but again keep in mind that these are works of symbolic art that not doctrinal treatises.

Thanks,

Rick Bubric.

LOSERS ELEVEN

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Time to Read: 3 hours.

Length: A movie script 300 short pages long for a movie lasting two and half hours.

Organization: Organized as a movie script but designed also to be read.

Reading Level: Minimum age is a mature 15, but mainly written for adults. Parental guidance suggested. (See Note above.)

Caution: For mildly suggestive language dealing with abberant sexual behavior.

Synopsis: The cast of a Saturday Night Live type show attempt to fraternally correct the Producer of their show by having him watch a show specifically written by the cast to present his main fault. His main fault is a current sin that reverberates upwards to be brought to justice, but which the contemporary world sees mostly as harmless and at most a psychological dysfunction. The purpose is to make the Producer eventually repent and turn back to our Lord. As a by-product, the cast must gain the courage to whet their blunted purpose and, with help from above, must learn once again to gain the strength to swim against the strong currents of modern society in order to get involved in Catholic Action.

The Hamlet Factor: The majority of skits involve a paraphrasing of Shakespeare's Hamlet. In fact, the main protagonist, Sir Richard Hamlet Junior, is visited by his poor dead father in order to have his blunted purposed whetted.

Divisions:

Act 1: Losers 11: Intro and Trailers

Act 2: Losers 11: The Movie

Act 3: Losers 11: Special Features

Act 4: Green Eggs and Hamlet: Part One.

Act 5: Green Eggs and Hamlet: Part Deux

The rest of the skits, used to transform the producer, are in the form of a movie within a movie and is itself called Losers 11. The cast--which star in the movie--watch this movie and then perform the Hamletian skits. The purpose of the mini-movie--which is more or less a comedy--is to prepare the ground for the darker and more harder hitting Hamlet skits. The movie's main purpose is to help the producer to disengage himself from certain false earthly idols such as overvaluing life and friends to the detriment of our Lord. The mini-movie also reminds the producer that death is imminent any time. It's final purpose is to show the nature of true love.

Influences. The TV show--which is called Friday Night Live or FNL for short--is based more on the Canadian comedy sketch show SCTV. It also contains references to--and spoofs of--other shows: Stars Wars, Star Trek, Pride and Prejudice, The Ratpack and their version of Ocean's Eleven and of course to Shakespeare's Hamlet. Although one will get more out of the play if one is familiar with all these sources, one can understand and appreciate every line of this play if you don't.

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Warning! This story is picture intensive at a few points and this may prevent users with slower internet systems from completely downloading a few parts of the story.

Length: 28 Small Books (3 completed at present)

Organization: Organized in four series of seven books each.

Time to Read: 5 hours per book.

Reading Level: For readers 15 and up. (See Note above.)

Caution: Deals with adult material. Intended for adult readers, but a mature teen fifteen and up may get something out of it. At times, it deals with the hard issues such as romance versus lust, incest and murder. However, all this is only suggested and never dealt with in detail. Parental Guidance suggested (I.e. they should read the stories beforehand.) Evil is vaguely depicted, but never honoured, and, of course, good always triumphs in the end.

Synopsis: The Hardy Boys except set in Bavaria from the year 1884 to the present. Deals with Family, Political and Catholic themes. The scope and themes of these stories is best suggested by the names of the four series:

1) The Last of the Good Times? (1884-1918)

2) The Last of the Jews? (1918-1948)

3) The Last of the Catholics? (1948-1984)

4) The Last of the Human Race? (1985-Present)

The first three series deal with the century that God gave to the Devil as declared in the Vision of Pope Saint Leo XIII. Therefore it shows how good Catholics faced the evil of this century (Liberalism, Communism, Nazism and especially Modernism) and how the Church has been decimated over the century until there are only a handful of true Catholics living today. The last series deals with the present and the the upcoming end of the world.

Although these themes are dealt with in a serious manner, these books are not devoid of humour, adventure, Romance and entertainment.