Joyce O’Day
Bio
After retiring from teaching world history for over 20 years, I am living every day on holiday: enjoying life with my family, traveling, gardening, engaging with my community in Las Vegas, and reflecting on the current state of the world.
Stories (56/0)
Pavlovid: Miracle Drug or Poison?
President Biden‘s very public Paxlovid treatment for COVID has been a great advertisement for Pfizer. Whereas, Dr. Anthony Fauci had to double down on Paxlovid when he experienced an unfortunate side effect of the new drug – a rebound of COVID. Both President Biden and Dr. Fauci were prescribed Paxlovid due to their advanced age – 79 and 81 respectively – despite each of them having relatively mild symptoms. For Dr. Fauci, his second round of COVID was much worse than the first.
By Joyce O’Day5 months ago in Longevity
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson For President?
For years, “The Rock” has publicly declared his desire to be president. His TV show, Young Rock, seems to solidify his intentions. Does celebrity status qualify individuals for high political office or make them ideal candidates to solve the myriad problems facing America?
By Joyce O’Day5 months ago in The Swamp
Mob Hit
WARNING: Violence It was late 1977, when I was ordered out to Vegas at the direction of Tony Accardo, the boss of the Chicago mob known as the “Outfit.” Word was out that Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal was mismanaging the skim from the Stardust Hotel and Casino. My instructions were to get to the bottom of things and let the guys know what the hell he was up to.
By Joyce O’Day5 months ago in Fiction
Silent Goodbyes from the Dirty War
WARNING: Historical Violence, Antisemitism, and Sexual Assault Buenos Aires, Argentina March 1979 The deep scream brought Raquel back around. Her pain was intense — like being hit by a truck. Her feet and private parts were burning and tingling. More than anything, she wanted her torment to end. Death would be welcomed over another round of torture.
By Joyce O’Day7 months ago in Fiction