Tag: tales
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May 29, 2008 07:00 PM EDT --
The Goslings
I waited weeks for them,
I waited by the willow as it wept for winter's last hurrah,
I waited by the pond as ripples spread near the edge,
I waited under the footbridge, . . . more
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June 05, 2008 01:30 PM EDT --
"Chief, I have a preliminary report on the 68-year-old man who died on on the bench at 117 S. State Street."
"From the ME? "
"Yep. And some passersby who saw him there." . . . more
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October 05, 2007 03:06 PM EDT --
hey samson, i'm no delilah
the locks are at your feet
but it isn't me holding the shears
but to me....
you still shine like the sun
taste as sweet as the honey . . . more
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July 10, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
I was busy taking my morning nap, nestled underneath cool cotton sheets, with the robins, chickadee and mockingbirds cheerfully chirping outside. The cats were at my feet by the air conditioning.
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October 24, 2007 09:46 AM EDT --
Ok so I have to say that REALLY is the name of my road. Spooky Hollow Rd. I am just so used to it that I don't really notice. Whenever I call and place an order for something I am . . . more
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February 02, 2008 08:07 PM EST --
http://shirleyann.gather.com/
She is a novelist and I did her book cover art !!! I told her about this place. You'll be sure that soon I'll include her in my exclusive . . . more
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December 31, 2007 10:02 AM EST --
The end of an old year and the start of a new one provide annual opportunities for reflection and renewal. With that in mind, I'd like to offer you a story that really wraps up all my columns over . . . more
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June 27, 2007 03:06 PM EDT --
A few weeks ago, while playing "airplane" with my grandson (now a hefty 23 pound 11 month old) I experienced what can only be classified as a life-changing event. My body decided . . . more
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April 18, 2008 12:08 PM EDT --
Grandpa's House
Right over there on that hill, that's where the house sat. It was a big two story white clap board house. Fancy for these parts it was. Had a nice back . . . more
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July 24, 2007 05:21 PM EDT --
Yes, folks, gather a bunch of buttercups and put them into a bag. Wear this bag around your neck, and it will cure insanity! (Think of the fun explaining this!)
Let’s talk about hiccups next. . . . more
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June 21, 2007 02:32 PM EDT --
I had the opportunity to catch up with both of the supposed villainesses of this story shortly after it happened. What follows is an edited transcript of my interview with the allegedly wicked witch, . . . more
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June 24, 2007 04:14 PM EDT --
I'm a migraine sufferer, and my doctor can't do much for me beyond painkillers - they've tried beta blockers and other 'preventative' medicine, but it doesn't seem to help. . . . more
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August 07, 2007 01:40 AM EDT --
Please note the same spooky gather glitch happened with this article. That's all I'm saying.
I decided to make another attempt at the little antique house. This time . . . more
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August 08, 2007 01:55 AM EDT --
Strange occurances continued for years. My children all grew up knowing that we had something in that house, and we jokingly called her, Elizabeth, but deep down we really weren't laughing. . . . more
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October 30, 2007 07:51 PM EDT --
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November 16, 2007 10:18 AM EST --
What is the worst thing you found in your kitchen. I was cleaning out my toaster crumbs one day, and I saw three wires. One was red, one black, and one disconnected gray. I decided to . . . more
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May 15, 2008 05:23 PM EDT --
All is not well in suburbia when at midnight you rise to find a jackhammer tearing the street and a backhoe lunging into the asphalt. You block your ears to the noise and know you will not sleep . . . more
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July 19, 2007 06:28 AM EDT --
Of course we have all heard about the fabled money tree. Our parents often mention it when we ask for some green. For some reason it seems, a parent will mention this tree, but why they do so has often . . . more
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July 10, 2008 12:37 PM EDT --
The following is a real letter written by a real animal written for my real daughter.
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Mama, where are you?
I looked in your bed underneath your covers and under your pillow; you were not . . . more
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May 06, 2008 01:21 AM EDT --
When Gillie used to work at a mortuary, he was asked to pick up a man who was on the verge of death. For three days, he waited on deathwatch. Waiting for this man to die. When, finally his last breath . . . more
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