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May.20.2013
The Early Bird Gets The Worm
by Dale Estey
  Admittedly, it was none too early this morning when I saw a sight that I believe I have actually never seen, though it is fabled the world...
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May.20.2013
Caroline Leavitt's Is This Tomorrow
by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro
How Leavitt captured the 50's--nuclear paronoia, attitudes toward women and work, suspicion of divorced women! The buzz words of the era are...
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May.20.2013
Time for a Nature Hike! by Terry Spear
by Terry Spear
So what do you see on a nature trail?  My son actually worked on one of the trails here for his Eagle Scout project. Cub Scouts and other...
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May.20.2013
Writing What Hurts - Stylistic Writing
by David Niall Wilson
Style is a word you see tossed about a lot in literary circles.  There have been epic battles fought over stylistic writing vs. plot-driven...
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May.20.2013
What's with "Billy"?
by Jeffrey A Ricker
Getting into Jamie's head was far too easy. I've been him. I've lived through those days. And there are some phenomenal lines from Ricker here that...
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May.20.2013
When a Saint Calls, Surrender! by Judy Joy Jones
by Judy Jones
 When a Saint Calls, Surrender  my book about my travels with Mother Teresa will be on the market in April, 2014!   We will...
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May.20.2013
Bravo! Our night at the symphony
by Chris Rodell
  (667 words) My wife prepared me for a night at the symphony by assuring me I’d be enthralled with the conductor. “Oh, he’s magnificent,” she...
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May.20.2013
Short Stories 365:140
by 'Nathan Burgoine
Today we fly to Houston and begin our vacation. There's nothing like the sense of escape that comes with a vacation, even though we're not really...
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May.20.2013
(P-S-S-S-- Wanna Read Your Stuff On Radio?)
by Earl Merkel
It's early --most likely, 'way too early-- but here's where you can read the teaser for my new radio show: "The Book, With Earl Merkel," debuting...
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May.20.2013
SWEAT 101s: #24 - Hippocrates' CrossFit (!)
by Bill Hayes
For years, I've been carrying around in my head thoughts, observations, and personal tips on exercise. I've started to keep a list--one a day until I...
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May.20.2013
Qualifying
by A.J. Attard
As I have may have mentioned, I am a huge motorsports fan. I love all types of racing, but especially F1 and IndyCar.  May just happens to hold...
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May.20.2013
English poet & Bishop Thomas Sprat died - 1713
by Michael Barry
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May.20.2013
Exploring the World, One Matchbook at a Time
by Bruce Douglas Reeves
        I’ve always been restless, but the year I turned twelve I was desperate to escape my life and discover a...
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May.20.2013
They Deliver Happiness
by Sean Jackson
It’s easy to see why Jordan blacks out his windows. There is a leaky drain pipe along the side of his house, a nosey neighbor who is friendly with...
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May.20.2013
TODAY IS SPIRITUAL-PHYSICAL FITNESS MONDAY
by Susie Hill
TODAY IS SPIRITUAL-PHYSICAL FITNESS      This expression appeared before me while I was working on another blog. Indeed this...
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May.20.2013
Another new short story posted
by Mark Gillispie
I have no idea whether this works or not. It could be one in a collection of short stories, or could be fodder for nothing. It can be found here:...
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May.20.2013
International PEN Conference in Krakow, Poland
by Annmarie Sauer
I have been away attending the PEN Conference together with three other colleges from Pen Belgium Dutch speaking. The conference was extra-ordinary:...
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May.20.2013
THE "CADENCE OF GRACE" SERIES FROM AUTHOR JOANNE...
by Virginia Campbell
THE "CADENCE OF GRACE" SERIES FROM AUTHOR JOANNE BISCHOF--a spiritual journey for two hearts in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia at the beginning...
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May.20.2013
Not My Typical Monday
by Monique Belli
Sitting on the back porch (yes, foot elevated), drinking coffee, writing, watching the cats decide if they want to put a paw down on the wet grass,...
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May.20.2013
Martinizing
by Sherrie Theriault
  May 20     Martinizing     The price of upkeep scares me, it daunts me even.  I pay the initial cost, I have bitten...
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