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Photography 101 Day 16: Treasure & Close-up
What’s your treasure? Perhaps you found a coat at the thrift store like the one your grandfather wore, or took a once-in-a-lifetime trip through the Himalaya. Maybe you treasure your children, or your...
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Photography 101 Day 19: Double & Rotation
Barbed Wire Seizing a Sunset Barbed Wire Reaching to Heaven This photo was taken during one of the hardest times in my life. Corinne and I were facing a future of financial loss and utter abandonment....
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Photography 101 Day 20: Triumph and Contrast
What does triumph mean to you? My tee, my number, my running shoes, my dog…all that AND a warm crackling fire. Each time I finish a run I consider it a triumph, and it doesn’t have to be a...
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What Happens After The Dust?
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Don’t You Forget About Me.” Let’s face it, after the third or fourth generation, not too many are going to remember my name. Unless, of course I...
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To The Moon Alice!
If you could zoom through space in the speed of light, what place would you go to right now? After reading today’s writing prompt the first thing that popped into the old gray matter was, “To the...
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But Oh It’s So Painful!
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Practice Makes Perfect?.” Tell us about a talent you’d love to have… but don’t. I’m not sure if this qualifies as a talent but I would love to possess...
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That’s What I Call A Grand Slam!
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Grand Slam.” In your own life, what would be the equivalent of a walk-off home run? “Geeeeez….go away…,” I say to Luna who keeps pawing my face. “I’m...
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Aren’t We All Sodomites?
When Corinne and I fell in love and decided to become a couple, one of her friends, supposedly a good christian, tapped his foot against the wall of Corinne’s office as if shaking the dust from his...
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Be Loud Be Proud
The following is an excerpt from an article I wrote for RISE, my church. It’s my reflection upon Shenandoah Valley’s First Pride festival. I felt confident I could do it. After all, they had said,...
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Simply Fried Corn
Growing up in the country I ate my fair share of “fresh from the garden” vegetables. My Mom, a single parent, worked hard to put food on the table. During the summer months, after a full night’s...
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I Write Because…
Writing 101: Day 1 Assignment: Why do you write? This is a question you can answer again and again, as your response might evolve over time. Examples: “I write only because There is a voice within...
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10 Lessons I learned From Bugs Bunny
Writing 101 Day 2: Today, let’s write a list. Today, write your own list on one of these topics: Things I Like Things I’ve Learned Things I Wish 10 lessons I learned from Bugs Bunny: “I knew I should...
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Treasure Chest
Writing 101 Day 3: Treasure Chest “Hope should be treasured, loved and kissed.” ____ Lisa Hardy Treasure Chest I opened the chest to look inside, And there she lay. Had she died? Dirty, cold and...
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What a “Novel” Idea!
I love finding cool Groupons, and that love becomes ever deeper when the said groupon is cheap. One day while wandering the groupon field I discovered one that offered a “novel writing course” for...
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My Coffee Would Never Get Cold
The following is my response to today’s Daily Prompt: You’ve been given the superpower to change one law of nature. How do you use it? Damn it, it’s cold again! I had sat down to devour today’s...
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Welcome To My World
Daily Prompt: Write whatever you normally write about, and weave into the mix song titles. My response: Welcome To My World Luna punched my face with “The Eye Of The Tiger” so I said goodbye to...
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Into Oblivion
Daily Prompt: What is your earliest memory? Describe it in detail, and tell us why you think that experience was the one to stick with you. I’ve sat here for a good hour, debating: Should I keep this...
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Trump For A Day
Daily Prompt: I’ve decided to combine yesterday’s prompt with today’s prompt. Why? Simply because I had such a great idea yesterday but failed to put it in writing. Lucky me, it just so happens...
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Stay The Course
Each day seek to see yourself through God’s eyes rather than man’s. Be true to your calling, even when you are shunned. The pain, as much as it hurts, is far less than, the pain of living a lie....
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Wash Yourselves
I like a new bar of soap. It’s fresh, untouched and most of the time, smells nice. Soap is a good thing; however, it’s not very useful unless we apply it to our bodies. Approximately 760 years...
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