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I have 826 stories published in one collection on the site.
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Joseph Xavier Martin

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Brotherhood of the Befuddled

By jxmartin on Mon, 29 Nov 2021

The pressures of paying rent or mortgage, and all of the other collective bills in a family’s life, was a burden that most men carry daily into jobs...
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Story
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Happy Thanksgiving, y'all.

By jxmartin on Wed, 24 Nov 2021

Thanksgiving As Thanksgiving Day approaches, on Thursday, our thoughts turn fondly to family dinners, funny looking turkeys, football games and for...
Spiritual
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The Brass Spittoon

By jxmartin on Fri, 19 Nov 2021

The Brass Spittoon When we were younger, my father would sometimes gather up a handful of his Martin urchins, for a brief ride, to visit his parents...
Surreal
Non-fiction
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Corona Log Entry

By jxmartin on Sun, 14 Nov 2021

Corona Log Entry- November 13, 2021 It is sunny, warm and humid this morning in, Southwest Florida, with the promise of rain to come. We were...
Reviews
Non-fiction
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Queen City of the Lakes

By jxmartin on Mon, 01 Nov 2021

During the shipping season, at the Erie Basin Marina on Buffalo’s waterfront, you can often watch the massive bulk of a lake freighter glide by the...
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Non-fiction
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