The AM Intrigue
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Chastity Exercise
No adjectives, adverbs, nor dialogue. Only verbs, nouns, pronouns, and articles. A child sits at her desk, peace enveloping her. She thinks this: the joy and comfort she’d feel snugging into an envelope then traveling the world swaying in a…
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Two hippos go to church
The heat wave in the summer of 1954 scalded Boston, Massachusetts like a burn from a hot stove. Those folk in the North End fled their stuffy homes for a chance of a cool breeze from the Charles River or…
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Not Meant for This
Marco lived with his family in what was once referred to as the northern part of Canada, though that had little bearing in his life. He did know that he loved his woodland home, a true natural paradise it seemed.…
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A Wish Come True
The last time I got my wish: Merry Christmas! In the spirit of the day, the last time I got my wish would be everyday: after a lot of work, which in the moments seemed interminable, I love the life…
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Influence
J.R.R. Tolkien undoubtedly has the grandest literary influence on me. I joke that I feel so much pressure in wanting to create the next Lord of the Rings – just a joke! I recently read his The Letters of J.R.R.…
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Present Tense Practice
With Select Words: vale simper fling cranberry kioske winsome prey quacky Deep in the Vale of the River Roaming, a traveler journies on the whispered promise of adventure. To his right, Roaming runs shallowly, splashing and spilling along fen and…
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The Winter Solstice
From an instagram post sent to me by a crush: I don’t have much hate in my heart – certainly the least I’ve had in my life – but still there is some, though it exists mainly in the form…
