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Keeping It Short (Short Stories/Essays)
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My attempts at writing short stories and prose of other forms
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Cerulean Blue
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What happens when you find a suicide note fifteen years later? Does it change things?
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The Compassion Project
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If you could read one's mind legally, would you? What if the tables were turned?
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Jake and the Professor
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A bright young artist learns of failure and success in a small town retirement village.
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May 13th, 2008
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SHORT STORY
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When Life Gives You Chicken Livers
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A GGMother passes down wisdom while fishing w/ chicken livers.
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Jul 17th, 2008
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Contest Entry
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SHORT STORY
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Andrew's Legacy
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Spring brings healing- (Apr Quote Cont.) w/poem-"April, When I Find You"
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Apr 27th, 2008
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SHORT STORY
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The Escort (1710 words)
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Entry for Beyond the Water's Edge Contest
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The Proposal
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Writers cramp entry 12-26-12 1153 wds (trying to reduce to 1000 for contest. In progress)
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Dec 26th, 2012
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Stranger than Fiction
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On a 12 hr train with a stranger who talks nonstop. 995 wds for contest, now 1080 wds.
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Dec 18th, 2012
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Links to my other SHORT STORIES
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This book item offers links to short stories found elsewhere in my port.
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The Starter Home
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Sometimes, you just might get what you wished for.
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Dancing Lonely in a Crowd
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For Project Write World June 09
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SHORT STORY
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She Always Knew
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Project Write World Entry
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ESSAY
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The Absence of Dignity
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That which is free costs too much. Project Write World entry - April 09
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Apr 10th, 2009
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Family
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Taking a 2nd Look at 1st Impressions
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Neurodiversity: Educating public about ADHD, Asperger's, Dyslexia with examples and links
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Attitude: The Re-Making of a Family
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Quote of the Month Entry. Attitude- through the eyes of a social worker.(1966 Wds)
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Jun 19th, 2008
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OTHER
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The DSM Zoo
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A call for a book of gifts and talents to go along with labels in the DSM.
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Jun 13th, 2008
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Villa Amistad
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About a little girl I met in Bolivia and the trust she asked of me
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Jun 1st, 2008
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SHORT STORY
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One Last Student
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Same story as Jake and the Professor but more than 2000 wds required for contest.
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May 30th, 2008
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Young Adult
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Psychology
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SHORT STORY
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Mrs. Abercrombie (original version)
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How the Birthday Song and a spry old lady made a difference
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Dec 10th, 2007
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Apr 8th, 2008
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Family
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OTHER
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Mrs. Abercrombie
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1893 Happy Birthday Contest (had to shorten original for contest limits).
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Dec 10th, 2007
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