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I have 695 stories published in one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 596137 times and 139 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Joseph Xavier Martin

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What Does That Mean?

By jxmartin on Fri, 27 Nov 2015

What Does That Mean? Our language is continually evolving. Every generation contributes its own idioms expressing their collective wisdom. A few...
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Never Look a gift horse in the mouth

By jxmartin on Wed, 04 Nov 2015

Never look a gift horse in the mouth. The meaning of that phrase came to mind one day when we were standing in line at the Panera Bread Company,...
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Happy Days Are here again or are they?

By jxmartin on Mon, 26 Oct 2015

Happy Days are here again or are they ? In a personable tour de force, Donald Trump appeared on ABC’s morning “ Today Show.” The genial Mr. Trump...
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Off With Their Heads !

By jxmartin on Tue, 20 Oct 2015

Off With Their Heads ! Many of us grew up watching the animated cartoon version of the Lewis Carroll fantasy, “Alice In Wonderland.” The greatly...
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Have you no sense of decency, Gentlemen?

By jxmartin on Fri, 16 Oct 2015

“Have you no sense of decency, Gentlemen?” During the 1954 “Army vs. McCarthy” congressional hearings, there occurred one of the more memorable...
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