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charles-a-ray's picture
Aug.21.2008
     As we approach the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., I am reminded of the importance of patriotism. ...
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anne-brooke's picture
Aug.21.2008
Was rather flummoxed yesterday when purchasing my rail ticket at Guildford Station when the woman behind the counter gave me a bright smile, was...
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delana-ra-dameron's picture
Aug.21.2008
Last Tuesday I had a reading in Brooklyn, Park Slope to be exact. It was at this cute little place called the Perch Cafe. I read with two other women...
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stephen-evans's picture
Aug.21.2008
I just found this statement in an old notebook.
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lynda-fitzgerald's picture
Aug.21.2008
Lately, I've been giving a lot of thought to getting older.  I've been laughed at for saying it, but I've found the process to be exhilarating.  It’s...
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bill-schmalfeldt's picture
Aug.21.2008
It goes without saying that Obama's VP pick will tell us a lot about how he sees his chances in November and what kind of a President he would be if...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Aug.21.2008
I don't know what it is like to be the quiet child, the one who does no harm, or, at least, not as much.  I don't know what it's like to be the one...
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loren-rhoads's picture
Aug.21.2008
Vampires stroll Golden Gate Park. Dragons prowl Nob Hill. Witches craft curses and love potions in the Tenderloin. And what's really chasing BART?...
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scott-c-holstad's picture
Aug.21.2008
The brand new issue of Poets & Writers magazine has an interesting tidbit I feel a duty to share with you. It's about submission rejections....
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farzana-versey's picture
Aug.21.2008
The best way to lose your inhibitions is to go for medical tests. You invariably have to take off your clothes. I seem to have perfected the art of...
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catherine-nagle's picture
Nov.02.2008
What does your heart say?     While writing this story, my editor asked me more than a few times to write how I was feeling and the...
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charlisse-maikee-lin's picture
Nov.02.2008
please bear with me...... uhmm.... i will soon write something ok... i am still a highschool student... GOMENASAI...   see the picture? that is...
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LadyHawke's picture
Nov.02.2008
Peaceful night falls softly, Touching the earth In gentle shadows.   Treetops are ablaze With the sun’s last rays.   Time pauses On the...
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catherine-nagle's picture
Nov.02.2008
Our Souls speak to our hearts…     I read somewhere a long time ago, when someone dies: The reason our minds and hearts find it hard to...
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brian-mckee's picture
Nov.02.2008
Why did Giuliani drop out when he did? That's a question that's been bugging me. Sure he lost Florida, but he wasn't that far behind. And why did he...
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susan-brown's picture
Nov.01.2008
It's been raining here since yesterday.  Good NorCal rain, where it goes for several days without end.  The sky is a uniform gray and the rain is ...
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beth-nickel's picture
Nov.01.2008
*whew* Day one done...or at least mostly done and it is going better than I hoped considering that my MC is a town???? Yeah, don't ask because I have...
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former member's picture
Nov.01.2008
by former member
The motel was a dwarfed relic, ready for the bulldozer. To stay in business, it catered to the assignation trade, professional or otherwise, and...
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former member's picture
Nov.01.2008
by former member
I’d seen it all around me, in the Tenderloin, in Tucson, in the Gentleman’s Adventure. Once peace disturbed becomes an established pattern, it looms...
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tegugecko's picture
Nov.01.2008
Today, the first day of the contest, I decided to take my kids to the Franklin Institute for a relaxing day at the museum...turned out to be anything...
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