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Aug.27.2009 - 7:04 am
For almost all my life, I have been plagued with bad manners. Not the kind that I would write about to, say, Miss Manners for some advice, because she might laugh at me or at...
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Aug.13.2009 - 9:04 pm
Once there was a boy. There wasn’t anything particularly unusual about him when he was born, but his parents, like most parents, believed him to be the most perfect baby. He was a...
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Aug.05.2009 - 10:28 pm
Like Shakira, I have a fijacion oral. That is probably the only thing I have in common with the Hispanic superstar despite a year and a half of belly-dance classes and two year of...
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Apr.28.2009 - 11:20 pm
I know — it's ugly and wrong. The only times I post on here is when I'm promoting a talk for "Knowing Pains." I'm sure this will send me straight to writer hell. I'll...
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Comments from Vicki

Aug.26.2009 - 10:06 pm
In response to: The Priest, the Politician, and the Prostitute
And this is why I don't go to church or synagogue! Thanks for a truly funny story.
Aug.17.2009 - 9:16 pm
In response to: A most perfectly different hero
Lynn, what a lovely compliment to come from you, especailly after reading your stories.
Aug.17.2009 - 9:11 pm
In response to: A most perfectly different hero
Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad you have found the "meaning of life." I keep redefining it!
Aug.17.2009 - 9:08 pm
In response to: A most perfectly different hero
Thank you, Mary. That is very kind. I enjoyed your story, too.
Aug.16.2009 - 7:16 pm
In response to: Heroes are Everywhere
Thank you for this lovely post. My favorite superhero has always been Batman — he has no super powers; he's just a man...