Author: Howard Lachtman

Howard Lachtman

An Evening of Ten-Minute Plays

Stockton Civic Theater Play Review Some readers prefer the brevity and clarity of short stories to novels. The same is true of theatergoers with an

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Howard Lachtman

One of the Lucky Ones

          One of the Lucky Ones Or so they saidwhen I returned to their praisesand thanks for my service, gratified their prayers

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Howard Lachtman

Incident at the Cafe de Montmarte, Paris

It began with feverish whisperingsI could not help overhearingfrom the stylishly fashionableand seemingly civilized couple at the next table, reminding one another more and more aggressivelywhere

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Howard Lachtman

Trick or Cheat

From the Files of the Delta Detective Agency Fiction by Howard Lachtman For my armchair detectives Tiffany and Brandon. 1. Business Not As Usual One of

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Howard Lachtman

Oliver!

Stockton Civic Theatre Puts a New Twist on a Dickens Christmas Oliver! Stockton Civic Theatre Puts a New Twist on a Dickens Christmas by Howard

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Howard Lachtman

The Little Dog Laughed

Stockton Civic Theatre Review by Howard Lachtman Stockton Civic Theatre’s “The Little Dog Laughed” scores a controversial comedy hit Diane has a problem. It’s called

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Howard Lachtman

Look Out, Here Comes Keller!

Game Four, Tenth Inning, World Series, October 8, 1939 Editor’s note – After chasing fly balls across the windblown outfields of San Francisco in his

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