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An Ode to Awkward

June 27, 2022

I think that I should never seeSomeone who’s awkward just like me One who joins a chatty crowd— proceeds to …

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Story Sunday Episode 25 – First Flight

June 26, 2022

We are halfway through the Ray Bradbury Challenge of writing a short story each week for a year. After several …

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Change

June 25, 2022

It’s more than coins in my pocketalthough it can be just as heavynoisy – a clattering, metallic dinBut it has …

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You would think…

June 24, 2022

You would think that I would be better at waitingAfter all, I have had so much practiceI wasn’t part of …

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Inspiration is a Privilege

June 23, 2022

Inspiration is a privilege.Not everyone gets a visitby a beautiful Greek goddess in a flowing white gown.One who whispers entire …

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Late to the Party

June 22, 2022

I am late this morningcreeping outside in my pajamascraning my neck to see over the treesand it’s too late this …

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Two Hours

June 21, 2022

It’s a danceexcept without musicjust the flop sweat of nervesand the hope that this new deodorant is up to the …

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I Dreamed a Dream

June 20, 2022

I dreamed a dreamand it was no ordinary dreamit was the odd imaginings of a braintrying to tidy things up …

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Sunday Story Episode 24 (The Ant That Saved Mankind)

June 19, 2022

The Ant That Saved Mankind Bobbo studied the small structure. It didn’t match anything on the recon report. He turned …

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The Pothos in the Corner

June 18, 2022

The pothos in its shiny white potin the corner, next to the snake plantstanding tall The poor little pothos, stretching, …

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