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i am...
by stephen c green
topic: writing
12.3.08
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I am truly a liar,
Aligning myself with the oily green dollar,
Making believe so that I can feed.
I am hopeful despair,
Among the living that lay dead,
Mourning over wasted abundance.
I am the faithless believer,
Anointed in the paranormal,
Mocked by the collar and cloth.
I am creative destruction,
Advertising as art,
Micro-managing my muse.
I am a loving hater,
Armed with pillowed hammers,
Mixing words of poison to taste like honey.
I
Am
Me....
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tmi
let’s not k.i.t.
by robert a. melos
topic: pop culture
11.19.08
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I used to be all about too much information. As a Realtor early on I discovered that buyers and sellers wanted to know everything they could about the market, and given even a litt...
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anniversary.
by carrie ann deahl
topic: writing
11.16.08
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Your eyes. Distant. Glaring. Your expression. Familiar. Displeasure. Your movement. Determined. Removed. The situation. Ironic. Deafening. My reaction. Awestruck. Searching. My e...
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concrete graveyard
by carrie ann deahl
topic: writing
11.16.08
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It smelled of flesh. They were everywhere! Some still soft, others rock hard, and the survivors--barely moving... I walked over to the side of the house, grabbed the hos...
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belt tightening
surving the recession (depression?)
by lucy lediaev
topic: general
11.12.08
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As unemployment increases and layoffs loom in many industries, I’ve started to think of areas where I could do some belt tightening. Here are some of my thoughts: - Withdraw...
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rumor central
are they selling the farm?
by ellen marsh
topic: general
11.3.08
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The company where I work is approaching the end of its 25th year. Twice in the past three years, our elderly owner and chairman of the board has come to the brink of closing a deal...
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here comes the sun
solar energy, and us
by cheryl l
topic: general
10.21.08
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Last September and October, I spent a month traveling across China - from the pollution-choked cities of the east, to the wide-open incredible landscapes of Tibet in the west. And...
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driven to distraction
what the democrats need to be thinking about right now
by margot carmichael lester
topic: general
10.2.08
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As I write this, most Americans (and every pundit on the TV) is focused on the vice presidential debate. I'm going to watch it, but I've got some other stuff stuck in my...
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an ode to bacon
originally published in the carrboro free press
by margot carmichael lester
topic: general
9.30.08
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I didn’t realize how bad my bacon habit had become until a few weeks ago. There we were dining in the lovely Salish Lodge restaurant, perched over Snoqualmie Falls near Seattle. Ev...
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A writer and web master in corporate America, Lucy Lediaev, is looking forward to retirement and time to write interesting things of her own choosing. While technical writing pays the bills, it's always fun to write something else.
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anniversary.
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belt tightening
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rumor central
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