Tag: family
group name: criticscorner
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June 12, 2006 11:43 AM EDT --
My dad died several years ago.
You didn't know him.
Then again, maybe you did.
My dad was the guy on the boardwalk wearing black socks and sandals, the guy at the checkout counter who couldn't . . . more
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September 17, 2006 02:22 PM EDT --
for Jenn B., my "jennie james," brilliant young writer and ex-Gatherer who I've worried about for four months since she left us, but now have learned happily is full of more life than ever! . . . more
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May 16, 2006 04:11 PM EDT --
A Trilogy of Coincidences
(Call them coincidences, divine interventions, willpower or whatever. These are true events.)
I had married quite young. I had fallen in love much before that. We two . . . more
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April 17, 2006 12:36 AM EDT --
Originally entered in the Travel Writing Contest, I am now posting to new groups.
Being handed a hot cloth after a long night's flight was a nice gesture, but mine was so hot that I was surprised . . . more
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August 13, 2006 09:27 AM EDT --
We are washed out with winter's rain
Pushed along by Santa Anna Winds
Winter's mild smile hidden today
As we roll out on our whims
Road trip riding up the coast
Ignite friendship's eternal . . . more
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May 13, 2006 05:57 PM EDT --
Being a believer in the cosmic balance of the universe, I have come to the conclusion that someday, somewhere on this planet, there will be... a Museum of Embarrassing Purchases. I hope someday to be regaled . . . more
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September 06, 2006 02:46 PM EDT --
My favorite skirt ripped last night as my son, 11, helped me take the clothes off the twisted rope hanging across my backyard. It caught on the rough tin edge of the garden shed as I swung it from line . . . more
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July 26, 2006 01:57 PM EDT --
Our cars and our stars all look the same
What happened to originality who can explain?
Our art is defined by the greed of the market
Cash flow charts and the big box office
A new show comes out that's . . . more
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August 17, 2006 05:07 PM EDT --
Where do we meet?
Yes, I know at gather but where do you sit to meet with your gatherites. What kind of place is it? Idea?s can be shared so why not how we uniquely make our space in our homes. To have . . . more
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October 19, 2006 12:44 PM EDT --
Tell me quick – what joy is this?
It has two sparkling eyes, barely open,
Two tiny lips, rosy and sucking,
Little hands, rolled into tight fists,
A head of long black hair,
And small . . . more
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May 04, 2006 06:26 PM EDT --
Being a nurse, dying is part of my everyday life. I see death in many forms. Quick and unexpected, slow and lingering, peaceful, and agonizing. Recognizing the signs of impending death are a learned . . . more
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September 28, 2006 10:10 AM EDT --
Swans
The consensus among the family was that Susan's brother-in-law Ed was henpecked – only that wasn't the word they used. Susan had always liked . . . more
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May 02, 2006 06:31 AM EDT --
8, the letters it takes
3, the words they make
1, the meaning – all that's needed
831 – A phrase completed
8, from January to August
. . . more
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May 27, 2006 06:56 PM EDT --
Somewhere between my first thirst
And the day I realized she needed help
Putting her annuals in
We parted ways
Somewhere between the shelter of love
And the day I realized she was her own . . . more
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February 26, 2006 02:42 PM EST --
The Coffee Monkey - James Fox -
Our old dog passed on a while ago, so we've got a new dog now. By new, I mean new to us. It is a puppy and we are its first owners, but it's . . . more
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July 10, 2006 01:59 AM EDT --
TO OUR HUMANITY!
Who is it that will not die?
Or live beyond his or her half life?
The years of wear and tear reveal-
What profiles life engendered.
Life is full of unknowns-risks
that humble all who . . . more
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January 18, 2007 09:06 AM EST --
I wrote this my freshman year in college. Let me know what you think. I plan on revising this a little more and passing it out to the family. If you see any grammatical or tense issues, or would like . . . more
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August 04, 2006 01:28 PM EDT --
My sister and me with local friends, March 1986
"'Oars! Oars!' he intensely whispered, seizing the helm -- 'grip your oars, and clutch your souls, now! . . . more
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October 01, 2006 03:28 PM EDT --
Autumns' Sun in golden haze,
Shines out on shorter days,
Lengthened shadow colors all,
As cattle's gathered in their stall.
The harvester brings in his bounty,
Of wheat that he . . . more
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November 16, 2006 09:55 AM EST --
Thanksgiving. A day set aside to eat, share time with family and friends, eat, a time to pause and be thankful for all the good things in life, and eat. Nowadays, I think almost all Americans . . . more
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