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Our shared American Dream
Come, come, ride with me on a ferry boat past Ellis Island, walk with me up the winding staircase inside the Statue of Liberty, and let us look out...
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"Crimson Morning"
Sunrise appears vivid pink red-gold ribbons amid blue light Awaking diurnal creatures Lifting blossom heads towards sunlight while bird songs fill...
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GOODBYE, SOUL BROTHER - The Cavalry of Ten Thousand Horses 2
2. THE PURPLE TWILIGHT 2.101. Capt. Shuvee b ears alm o st perfect resemblance to his mother, that is, u nde r close scru t iny a nd w i th a the...
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Head shaved
I got my head shaved, the barbers eyes full of glee when I said it. Locks of hair falling like autumn leaves, covering the floor, a carpet. When I...
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Tanked Up
I am not drunk, but do have a tank. (Okay, I lied, I'm drunk as well.) While the police look up the penal code which prohibit panzers in built up...
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My Dinosaur Era Chapter 31 *Rewrite*
Random rewrite post
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Free Offer: “Come, all you who are thirsty …*
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Deepest turmoils of the soul stilled for those who drink, abide with their Maker – hear His call – ‘thirst’...
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Cinquain: Yellow
Cinquain: Yellow I stand as life buffets me, challenging my right to live with contentment and achieve my dreams at last Frances Macaulay Forde ~...
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The Less Miserables Spot a Liar (3)
(Cont.) At the edge of the parking lot, they could see Dusty and Wesley confronting a small group of burnouts by a rusted-out Camaro. No shouting. No...
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The Less Miserables Spot a Liar (2)
(Cont.) The silence after she left was worse than the confrontation. Garrett stood there, the heat pressing down on him, his face burning with...
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The Less Miserables Spot a Liar (1)
Garrett counted the money three times before he was satisfied. Forty-seven dollars. Crumpled bills smoothed flat on his desk, sorted by denomination...
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Tom All Alone (9) (ii)
The car swung abruptly towards the doors, forcing Tom to lean against the man, and then the doors clattered shut behind them and they were into the...
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Tom All Alone (9) (i)
I've published this piece before, in another novel. But I've lifted it out and rewritten it. It rightly belongs in 'Tom All Alone'. Apologies to...
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The Fix It Man in Florida - IP
The women in my life don’t know where I live. Mama called me this morning, woke me up, damn it, to ask me to “fix the problem light in her car.”...
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Random Access Memory
It's about ... well, whatever. Image is free for non-commercial use.
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If This Repeats
Dear New Me, For the next go around, after our mother dies and you have to sell the childhood home, visit it one last time when no one is there. On...
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4. Away with Words (iii)
After he'd gone, I finished my coffee and sat in the armchair to read. Through the bedroom door, I could see the two black sacks sitting there,...
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Security.
Years ago, when bank statements came through the post, it was easy to check each item that went in and out of our bank accounts. Slowly each bill was...
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Tripping to Dystopia – (1984)- Time Tunnel- Tale :4
It is funny when you think of it in terms of 2023, but back in 1984, workers still went for a drink at lunchtime, in fact it was really the ‘norm’ of...
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Bron-8
Continued from Chapter 7: Bron 7 | ABCtales Chapter 8 Pubs were grim places, in Bron’s very limited experience, but she liked the Plasterer’s Arms in...
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