Tag: short stories
group name: miraclemaker
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July 09, 2007 11:59 PM EDT --
I slammed the door again on my way out just to get my 11-year-old point across with some punctuation, and shoved my hands in the pockets of my striped bell-bottoms. Out in the yard, pocked with holes dug . . . more
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October 13, 2007 03:34 PM EDT --
The boy walked the path that rose upward leading to the farm perched on the side of the hill in Appalachian country. The autumn sun was weak and miserly with its warmth, and he fastened the top button . . . more
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January 25, 2007 08:24 AM EST --
THE SICKNESS
The sickness was hard and it came often, sometimes lasting for days. But, when it left, somehow, he knew what must be done. . . . more
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July 09, 2007 02:22 PM EDT --
Ron Breedlove has a way with words. His Vietnam memoirs captivate the reader, at times putting them in the driver's seat. I've had the pleasure to read his material, and I'm never disappointed. . . . more
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October 22, 2007 09:08 PM EDT --
Too many jack-o-lanterns and cornstalk scarecrows stretched across the sprawling backyard as Sylvia entered through a back gate and made her way towards the house. She counted thirteen lanterns and twelve . . . more
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November 05, 2007 04:25 AM EST --
“My dear Mrs. Pemberton, hello!” Captain Williams said as he answered the door to her insistent knocking. “Won’t you please come in?”
“Good morning Jeffrey’ . . . more
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March 02, 2007 04:26 AM EST --
Later, when sorting through my memories in an attempt isolate the truth, three facts remain with me: Michael was standing at the gate. I shook his hand. And it was definitely Monday.
First, a little history. . . . more
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February 13, 2008 02:13 PM EST --
Hey everyone, February is boiling down and the date for Emuse's March issue is drawing nearer. I wanted to take a moment to let you know some of the exciting things you can expect to find in . . . more
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March 20, 2008 06:28 PM EDT --
As a poet or writer, do you post all of your writerly endeavors on Gather to share with your friends, or do you hold back the things you intend to publish elsewhere to abide by rules that do no accept . . . more
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January 21, 2008 06:27 AM EST --
Sam's shadow fell silently across the gravestone. His usually bright blue eyes were dulled by the pain behind them and a sorrow which he never believed possible tore deep into his heart. They had . . . more
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June 18, 2008 04:47 AM EDT --
Dear Celestial 01
Dear Divine Personage
I was going to address this letter of self-introduction to dear Mr God but then it occurred to me that You might . . . more
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July 02, 2008 06:09 AM EDT --
Dear Celestial 03
Dear Vegemite Correspondent
The Divine Personage - Big G., as we saints affectionately call Him - asked me to reply to your letter enquiring . . . more
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June 25, 2008 05:42 AM EDT --
Dear Celestial 02
My dear Mr Beelzebub
My mirror, mirror on the wall recently informed me that my laughter lines were really crow's feet - and then . . . more
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July 09, 2008 08:22 AM EDT --
Dear Celestial 04
Dear Ape
I'm the CEO of the Office for Perdition and am replying to your letter of self-introduction. I am doing . . . more
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July 16, 2008 04:21 AM EDT --
Dear Celestial 05
Dear Saint Jude
The CEO of the Pearly Gates Watchtower , a certain Saint Peter personage, replied to my letter to God requesting . . . more
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July 11, 2007 06:26 AM EDT --
Tales from Leprechaunia 01
The Shamus Affliction
Shamus was a Leprechaun who had itchy feet, and who loved to play the Irish bagpipes. His affliction was not life threatening . . . more
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August 01, 2007 04:31 AM EDT --
Tales from Leprechaunia 04
Guilty Secret
Shamus O'Leprechaun had a guilty secret. He liked everything Irish that was present in County Cork; and anything absent, . . . more
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August 15, 2007 05:12 AM EDT --
Tales from Leprechaunia 06
Figs Leprechaunia
Shamus didn't give a fig about multiculturalism. If he'd had a fig, he'd have eaten it. Or given it to . . . more
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September 05, 2007 04:57 AM EDT --
Tales from Leprechaunia 09
On the Wagon
Shamus took the pledge to go on the wagon. Father Paddy O'Leprechaun had set this is as the penance after Shamus confessed . . . more
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October 24, 2007 05:29 AM EDT --
Tales from Leprechaunia 15
Between Two Stools
Colleen O'Cork loved Shamus when he was sober. It was a rare event! Together they would . . . more
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