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 The Cheese Stands Alone Not chosen, not lifted from the board, it waits— a pale block in the circle of absence. The kni... [read more] |
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Tall Poppy It rose without counsel, a stalk among stubble, like a wedge of cheese left on the board— plain, unadorned,... [read more] |
 I am grateful for my parents… and this wisdom they subtly dispersed… that behind every child who believes in themself is a parent who... [read more] |
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May we be blessed as parents… knowing there will always be something as parents we lack… that our children understand even when... [read more] |
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I had to climb the ladder in our bookstore the other day to retrieve some books off the upper shelves… as I do from time to time…. an... [read more] |
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I Really Should Know Better The pattern was plain, woven long before my hand touched it. Still I pressed the thread, as... [read more] |
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In the End I carried the shape you traced, a vessel cut to your measure, but the grain ran otherwise— knots where you wanted p... [read more] |
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I ASKED THE CLOUDS WHY THEY WERE SPITTING ON ME I GUESS THAT SOUNDS KINDA CRAZY CLOUDS DON'T SPIT DO THEY WHAT IS RAIN ANYWAY SPIT OR... [read more] |
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"The Masked Reader"It comes with warmth, a friendly tone,a note that seems to stand alone.But read between the lines, beware—not ever... [read more] |
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غني انا بحبك وساحافظ على ثروتي ساحميها بكل امكاناتي بسهري واخلاصي واهاتي ساجعل من حبنا رواية نحن شخوصها نخط فصولها كما نريد نجعل سطورهاشوقا... [read more] |
 THE JESTER’S WAGER (from “Clickity Clack” – stand-alone adaptation) The lights rise like bruises. I’m in a cabaret where the jester... [read more] |
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It’s been eighteen weeks and two days, and I still think of you the same way. Nothing has really changed — I still look at the sky and wonde... [read more] |
 I know a gal Erica from work Who was married to a man named Kirk Kirk was a pain in the neck So, one day Erica said 'Heck! I'm leaving Kirk... [read more] |
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What's up? Shout out Shutdown Shittin'? Shit down? Shut out Shut up! Sit down!... [read more] |
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INTO THE ABYSS OF THE PRECIPICE IT DOESN'T EXIST SO HARD TO RESIST WHEN IT JUST PERSISTS AND I MUST INSIST SOMETHING SUCH AS THIS HIDDEN IN... [read more] |