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Thou · Tourists · Enjoy

6 stories · started over 16 years ago
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Ourselves

We are plagued, wretched, cursed... doomed to be followed by the multitude, hounded by paparazzi, our flesh peddled ...

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Forsaken, forsooth

Thou wanted to enjoy his iced latte Thou wanted to bring the mood down in this joint Thou wanted these tourists to be...

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Deo Vindice

They come here every year. They come in droves to see the battlefields where good men gave their lives defending thei...

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14 stories · started almost 15 years ago
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Void

Why didn't you hear me when I called? Or did I not hear you hearing me? Is that possible? I guess anything's possible...

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My Island

I stand here alone on the grey, stone foundation of a tiny island. Save a few patches of dark green moss clinging to ...

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Life and Lighthouses

The scene was peaceful, serene and calming. I stood at the base of the light house and pressed my back against the so...

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4 stories · started over 15 years ago
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My Father

I remember when I was a kid. I sat on the edge of my father's car, waiting for him come home from his walks. I would ...

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Soft Mountain

I remember the smell of wet snow on a blinding morning. Squinting through glare and steam. Battleship twigs wobble in...

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America the Bountiful

The winter of 1970 in the Bay Area was not something I ever expected to experience- especially since I was born in 19...

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6 stories · started over 15 years ago
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Just a Dream

"What are you laughing about Jes?", inquired Sally. "I just had the most wonderful dream", replied Jes. "Can you ...

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The Fish Beneath the Fire

"The river's on fire," said my son. The river did seem to be on fire, if you were only looking at the river. "No, th...

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Summer on the River.

The sun set. My boat had stopped drifting. The Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania was calm. The rain ...

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Millions.

7 stories · started over 15 years ago
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One in a million.

Millions. Millions of stars in the sky, millions of dollars in some People's bank accounts. Millions of souls walk...

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The Question of Survival

Millions died during the War of the Worlds in 2080. Not just on Earth but on our sister planet, Gaia. The worst probl...

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Prince Charming

Millions. Well, it seemed like millions anyway. Millions of girls in colorful ball gowns crowded into the auditorium....

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5 stories · started over 15 years ago
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Push

What's this? Dad showed me the picture of the orangutan splayed on the grass. A monkey, I said. It's you, he said....

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Zeke's Dreams

She looked fondly out the window at him. he was lying in the grass with his eyes closed, enjoying the many priviledg...

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A Learning Moment

"Who among you, if her son asks her for bread, will instead give him a stone?" I was paraphrasing, and quoting out o...

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14 stories · started over 15 years ago
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You Two

"And when I get older, I'm going to be a fairy!" little Leslie exclaimed. On their second playdate, she and her new p...

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Fairy

I danced in the circle. Just me, my friend Jeanine, and a fairy. That's right, a fairy. People who study this would c...

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Dancing at the Water's Edge

They danced in a circle by the shores off the lake, laughing as they held each other. Their shifts, made of white sam...

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