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earl-merkel's picture
Jan.24.2013
"And while we're telling stories about each other, Officer, let me tell you a little about him. "And by 'little,' I'm not kidding..." And, I have no doubt, she'll swear to it in open court. For the (permanent) record... -- Earl Merkel   (Image courtesy of the Northwest Florida Daily News.)
r-n-morris's picture
Jan.22.2010
It's always been a fantasy of mine to spot someone on the tube (aka the London Underground) reading one of my books. I don't think I would ever actually say anything to them. It might be just a little too odd. (Though possibly I might have to say something, just to explain why I was looking at them...
SharonWalling's picture
Nov.05.2009
SIZE MATTERS… Just 1/16th inch shorter, and a life would have been changed. A child would have been happier. Parents would have been smiling. Why just 1/16th of an inch? Because that would have been less than three inches. And Zachary Christie could have enjoyed his lunch. He wouldn’t have been...
pj-stuart's picture
Aug.31.2009
I am a writer. Simply because of that fact I am curious and pay attention to the world around me; I study people by watching how they move, how they gesture and even how their facial expressions play across their faces when listening, watching or participating in life. I also keep up with the...