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Some things should not be known


by Heather Hughes
Jan 06, 2011

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The Imperfect MouthFool


by David Rosen
Jan 05, 2011

 

 

 

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The Plague


by 50solo
Jan 03, 2011

Just before I started junior high school, my family and I moved into a high-rise building that I considered the height of sophistication and modernity.

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Names on a Wall


by rinstek
Jan 03, 2011

Names On A Wall
 

Rin Steketee

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Trawler


by rinstek
Jan 03, 2011

Trawler 

Rin Steketee

© Copyright 2001 by Rin Steketee

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How Katie Couric saved me from peeing in my pants


by Viva
Dec 26, 2010

I am 39 years old. Female, white, married. I have a Ph.D., am successful at my job and live in a middle-class neighborhood in a coastal town in the Pacific Northwest. The only things missing to make it a perfect American life are a dog and...

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Enlightenment by Wasabi (a Christmas Story)


by Chrystine Julian
Dec 25, 2010

 It is easy for me to get caught up in what I do and take on a bit of arrogance. I am quite flexible and have never strained a muscle as I pat myself on the back. Fortunately the universe has a way of keeping me in check. One example is what...

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Romance in the Stone


by Rue McKenrick
Dec 20, 2010

Hello,
 
Below  is a short explanation of what brought me to carry, on foot a five pound rock from Canada to Mexico
in 2007.  It is a story of beast of burden, romance in the stone, sacrifice, and yielding a great...

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An Actor's Sibling Rivalry with his super successful Dog Star


by sparkice
Dec 17, 2010

 

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An Asshole In His Prime


by sparkice
Dec 17, 2010

There’s an old Yiddish expression.  A “Schlamiel” is the kind of moron who spills his hot borscht soup in someone’s lap.  A “Schlamazzle” is the fool who gets that hot borscht...

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The High Cost of Saving a Fallen Angel


by ldaly0
Dec 15, 2010

One night back in April (2010) I watched a documentary about the protestors from Westboro Baptist Church(those fundees who are obsessed with homosexuality). Well, I was struck by how decent a person that one of the church goers seemed to be(once...

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Killer Camera


by Charles C. King
Dec 11, 2010

I would walkout on stage and take a picture of the audience with my camera.
Then tell the story about the Killer Cameras.
I have had several different cameras in this time period. Some film and some
digital and taken thousands...

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My Inner Maccabee


by dr. strangemom
Dec 05, 2010

The best Chanukah gift I ever got was when I was twenty three years old: I was sprung from prison.

 

I was on tour to promote my first record album.  It was an album of...

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Hell: Or Learning To Be Comfortable In Your Own Skin


by Blakeslee Stevens
Dec 04, 2010

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It's all in the eyes of the beholder


by mbunnell
Nov 30, 2010

     I feel blessed to have a job as an Obstetrician to helps usher in life, almost always a perfect baby. I learned from Michelle what a perfect baby means.   Michelle was an older mom, 40 in a time that it was unusual to be...