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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Apr.27.2011
I find NO joy telling you all that I once was completely ginormous, but I was.  It's a very long, complicated story, one I don't relish writing or...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
May.12.2011
This will sound very boorish and reveal the wastrel in me but I don't like to read science fiction--I like to watch it.  I know I'm supposed to love...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Jun.14.2011
A word to the wise: If you're plagued by panic attacks or other psychological woes, you might want to make sure your treatment doesn't involve time-...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Oct.15.2011
In recent weeks, I've heard a term bandied about, one that gives me pause, but one that works in a few good instances:  douchebagery. Yes,...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Nov.09.2011
A long time ago, I took a writing class from a local, well-known author.  This was one of my first fiction classes, and I was very nervous....
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Nov.16.2011
I would have never made it far in a strict academic setting because I'm a big old sap.  Yes, it's true.  I'd rather find some kind of...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Dec.07.2011
Sometimes, I forget what part of the year it is.  Before you start to worry about my cognitive function, consider I've been teaching at a...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Jan.04.2012
Wanting to believe in complete rebirth, renewal, and redemption, I love the part of a movie or novel where the character falls flat on her rear or...
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jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Feb.19.2012
Call it a long weekend or find any other excuse, but it seems that far too many people are at home today, working on a new social networking site...
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gary-g-gach's picture
May.11.2008
Would to God that my mother had not been a leaf scattered every-where and as the wind listeth ....When the image of her comes up on a sudden –...
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terence-clarke's picture
Dec.04.2008
Poema 14 Juegas todos los días con la luz del universo.Sutil visitadora, llegas en la flor y en el agua.Eres más que esta blanca cabecita que...
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khaled-hosseini's picture
Jan.29.2008
Today is the day that we, as a community of writers, show our support and encouragement for one of our own, Patry Francis, author of The Liar's Diary...
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tim-wise's picture
Nov.02.2008
To Whom It May Concern, With so little time remaining before election day, and with so many things running through my mind--things that I'm hoping...
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terence-clarke's picture
Jul.30.2008
A beautiful dress can flow down a woman’s body like delicately fashioned color and fine, scented oil. It can flourish upon her, literally, so that...
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stacy-mantle's picture
Nov.22.2008
Yep, puppies get pneumonia. Well, I kind of knew that, but still.... Now our little fosters have "Aspiration Pneumonia". This is a result...
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dorothy-nixon's picture
Oct.16.2012
  I was awakened today by the sight of blazing morning sunlight on dying autumn leaves. Maple leaves certainly do go out with a bang, not a...
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steven-robert-travers's picture
Aug.10.2012
What if? What if Baron Davis stayed at UCLA, Jaron Rush had never been suspended, and Schea Cotton had not been denied the chance to play in Westwood...
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shaun-d-landry's picture
Nov.25.2011
This story from The Los Angeles Times was inevitable.  As though news reporters are camped out at every Black Friday Sale store waiting for this...
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michael-anthony's picture
Apr.06.2011
Discipline is one of the necessary tools to success in business and life.  One of the organizations that's best in teaching self-discipline is the...
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terence-clarke's picture
Jul.20.2008
Night 79De noche, amada, amarra tu corazón al mío y que ellos en el sueño derroten las tinieblas como un doble tambor combatiendo en el bosque...
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