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An Insane Devotion Mutti and Herr Finkham stooped low in the back room of Herr Finkham’s shop. The roar of broken glass was deafening. Shouts…
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It was sophomore year, Spring semester breaking as the frozen Winter campus melted into meadows of crocuses, colored deep blue and gold, the University’s colors.…
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When I was a young girl, hard-wired tight and oh so sensitive, I forced myself to look impenetrable, on the outside. So attuned to the…
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When it comes down to it, she hasn't kept anything. Not the china or the silverware, not the enormous flat-screen television she never wanted in…
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To be honest, I'd never even heard of the term "social isolation" until this whole virus took hold of all of our lives and everything…
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We all have that child in us, right? At least I hope we do, since I’d rather not be alone in this sad but necessary…
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I don't expect a miracle, said Mister Fitzpatrick. I merely ask that in the remaining minutes of class you write a paragraph about the Court's…
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Olivia Benson is my spirit animal. For those who know not of the divine Olivia, let me teach: LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT is…
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Sometime in the middle of all the divorce mediation mess , with my fits of rage, and Paul's bouts of fear shredding whatever solid foundations…
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Among a number of teachers with remarkable qualities and habits, at a high school I once taught at, Miss Davis stood out for two qualities.…
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I have no idea what I offered Gwen. Maybe I was someone in her life more levelheaded. I was definitely capable to of doing things…
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"Fuck it — Sure." Ana looks up at the waiter with a tired smile. He looks glad and uneasy. The couple sits down across from…
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I? Do I want a lavish life? Ha, ha, ha. I seen those movies. Tons a them. The gangster marries a blonde, only he don't…
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Malibu I was at a friend of mine’s daughters second birthday party. My friends lived in a small apartment in Santa Monica but they were…
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Most of my life I’ve suffered for love…and written every tear - drenched moment down in the pages of my journals….pages and pages and pages…
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Make a house of our words Let's live there together If we feel the spark of joy We'll laugh & say oh boy! If we're…
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It’s what everyone zeroes in on, what all “mature” writers advise aspiring ones: “find your voice!”!! All those who seem to have found theirs preach…
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