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Work is who we are
Work is who we are. Our jobs are the essence of what we are. You wouldn’t think so when you listen to daily casual conversations. “This Job sucks!”...
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Please Don't Comment
*** I'll think you thought ... ***
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Reef - Chapter 1
Reef, the collie dog, lived in a village far, far away from the crowded towns and cities of Scotland, way up in the Highlands where the winds could...
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Autumn Angel (Carol)
1. The Angel Michael appeared to me; his crown, an aster, appeared to be; his wings were feathered with Autumn leaves he smiled and told me, “Thou...
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Buttered Crumpets
She walked out of the room as I was waking-up, that mystery woman. Her perfume lingered on my hands and on her pillow. Her footsteps padding down the...
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Hobo Turntable
I have no story to tell how I got here if I did it would be mostly fiction to make things more interesting. I didn’t hail from a broken home, I’ve...
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BELONGING
Was it a twisted sense of loyalty That made me linger far too long? Or a fear of not belonging That kept me when I should have gone? Is independence...
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Day after Day 21
Lansdowne Crescent, Worcester January 1, 1905 Dearest Harold, Thank you so much for the beautiful brooch of quartzite as you call it. I will be very...
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Death Co: 6 (Mirror Mirror)
6. Mirror Mirror As it turns out, being an agent of death is something you can get used to. Much like killing time while waiting for the bus, killing...
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Progeniture, Ch. 4
She darted to the left, then stopped suddenly behind another tree, pressing her back against it. Moving silently, she skirted around the trunk as...
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The Frogs and Francesca
Once upon a time there was a little girl, named Francesca, who longed to meet a handsome prince and, because her mother had told her the tale of the...
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The Craigslist Thrill Killers
Elytte and Miranda Barbour murdered a man just to get a thrill. It is always very stupid and senseless when people kill. They said they killed him...
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The ABC of Zoe
Autumn returns – way too soon
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Lost Girl
I fell in love with Peter Pan in the forest I was alone tired of running for my youth He picked me up and took me to his camp He promised to love me...
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Anti-Semitism 4
Liberals also tend to think of Europe as some kind of progressive model. But the truth is, there is a lot of things that are good about Europe...
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Calling All Cosmonauts
Yuri is calling, shouting perhaps, into the ether, into the void at the bottom of a bottle once full of potato vodka. Staryj, Staryj Knight mumbling...
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On war
How many wars are the settling of scores nurtured in young hearts Filled with romance hormonally charged and searching for easy answers? How many...
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Day after Day 20
Letters between Muriel and Harold 7 Lansdowne Crescent, Worcester September 1st, 1904 My Dearest Harold, I know that, as I write this letter, you are...
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Keep People Out Of My Business!
Dear God, Please keep people out of my business. Please tell them to leave me alone. People always trying to figure out what's wrong with me. People...
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Two Fans
Two fans enthusiasically spin amongst a pile of rubbish waiting for pick up, roadside. Through wind and rain, even thunder “Look at me!” but nothing...
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