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I have 813 stories published in one collection on the site.
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Joseph Xavier Martin

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Respect For Diversity

By jxmartin on Sat, 13 Jan 2018

I sent this letter out, several years back, to a hard-working, hyphenated American citizen whose worth had been maligned by an insensitive comment...
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America, a colorful quilt of diversity!

By jxmartin on Fri, 12 Jan 2018

Martin Luther King Day is celebrated every January 15 th in America as a national holiday. Most people like me, who are of a certain age, remember...
Spiritual
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New Year's Eve 2017

By jxmartin on Sun, 31 Dec 2017

New Year’s Eve It is the 31st of December in the year of our Lord, 2017. As I contemplate the beginnings of New Year, arriving in a few hours, I...
Spiritual
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Please sir, I would like some more !

By jxmartin on Mon, 18 Dec 2017

" Please Sir, I'd like some more. " The words are from a scene in the movie "Oliver." Charles Dickens portrayed the characters in his epic novel "...
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Antecedents

By jxmartin on Fri, 15 Dec 2017

I was born on the Fourth of March, a time of year in Buffalo, N.Y. when Winter still locks the area in its icy grip. Spring always seemed a long time...
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