Ray Errol Fox

Ray Errol Fox was nominated for an Academy Award as writer/producer of the documentary, "Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future." His book, Angela Ambrosia (Knopf), was a Literary Guild Selection. He is a contributor to Huffington Post and to his blog, “SON OF THE CUCUMBER KING/ “A New York Writer’s Chronicles” of opinion and anecdotes, www.sonofthecucumberking.com, and is writing “a memoir of sorts” of his unconventional experiences.

Mitch McConnell (R) and President Barack Obama (L).

It’s All in the Game: Wild Card McConnell v. Cool Hand Obama

circa 1925: American actress Clara Bow (1905 - 1965) holds up a large card while actor Larry Gray inscribes a New Year's greeting with a giant pen. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

I Resolve Not to Step Aside For Anyone Whose Nose is Buried in a Cell Phone

By Ray Errol Fox

26th November 1961: Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day in New York. The parade nears Times Square. (Photo by William Lovelace/Express/Getty Images)

What I’m Not Giving Thanks For This Year

By Ray Errol Fox

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 9: (FILE PHOTO) A high-angle view of a traffic jam on First Avenue during a power blackout, November 9, 1965 in New York City. The largest power blackout in the history of the U.S. affected a large part of the north eastern United States and Canada August 14, 2003 with power only beginning to come back in parts of the city early August 15, 2003. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lights Out: The Great Northeastern Blackout of 1965

By Ray Errol Fox

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