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April 22, 2006 10:50 AM EDT -- The overwhelming failure and embarrassment of our family is to have pictures of so many "important" American vacation top photo ops and yet lack the significant icon of our own . . . more
Gathering Thunder
by Barbara Brink
views: 12 | rating: 10 | comments: 14
April 11, 2006 06:02 PM EDT -- People thronging in the streets Believe they're right to live and reach For the American dream of wealth and hope Despite their lack of power to vote   The cities, afraid of being sued By . . . more
Wedded Lunacy
by Barbara Brink
views: 11 | rating: 9.9 | comments: 20
April 02, 2006 07:10 PM EDT --             He was as straight-laced as they come, ties, polished shoes, slicked-back hair.  She was flip-flops, jeans so tight they gave her . . . more
April 02, 2006 08:09 AM EDT -- I'm sure that if any of you have read my work, you are expecting a very profound and literate choice for the two-word challenge.  Not wanting to disappoint my fanbase of future pulitzer prize . . . more
Suitcase Dreams
by Barbara Brink
views: 21 | rating: 10 | comments: 22
March 28, 2006 02:34 PM EST --               She falls asleep to the sound of flight announcements.  "Flight 302 to Atlanta, now leaving through gate 12."  . . . more
Spring Fling
by Barbara Brink
views: 166 | rating: 10 | comments: 8
March 27, 2006 01:38 PM EST -- Hundreds of Robins chirp from skeletal branches Mocking winter's last ditch effort Like a lion blowing cold and loud Alfred Hitchcock would be so proud   Plumes of smoke rise from our chimney . . . more
A feather light sleeper
by Barbara Brink
views: 2 | rating: 9.8 | comments: 11
March 21, 2006 02:46 PM EST -- All she ever wanted was a good night's sleep. She tried everything. At first, the warm milk before bed seemed to work, but then she had to move on to a glass of wine. A few weeks after that the wine . . . more
Sublime Abandon
by Barbara Brink
views: 5 | rating: 9.1 | comments: 12
March 05, 2006 04:37 PM EST --             I have been dieting for about a month now and I've lost a few pounds.  But the cravings for certain foods just never go away.  . . . more
Tepid Judgement
by Barbara Brink
views: 7 | rating: 9.6 | comments: 7
February 27, 2006 11:10 AM EST --         Handing your car keys to your teenager.  Giving a cell phone to your teenager.  Allowing your teenager to "hang out" with friends, unsupervised.  Giving . . . more
The Marriage Matinee
by Barbara Brink
views: 16 | rating: 8.5 | comments: 12
February 22, 2006 09:10 PM EST --                My marriage is like a movie, without the musical score, the soft age-reducing lighting, or a personal makeup artist.  . . . more
She rides like a MOM!
by Barbara Brink
views: 6 | rating: 9.4 | comments: 15
February 21, 2006 07:08 PM EST --      A couple years ago my husband decided he and our son Ben needed to start riding dirt bikes.  It would be a perfect way to bond as father and son without ever having to actually . . . more
The love of a good dog
by Barbara Brink
views: 4 | rating: 8.8 | comments: 8
February 21, 2006 05:33 PM EST --             Our family dog is a miniature, red poodle.  We named him Caleb because it meant bold.  Go figure. He's sixteen this year, . . . more
Clay Figurines
by Barbara Brink
views: 5 | rating: 9.5 | comments: 3
February 20, 2006 10:26 PM EST --             "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust..."             The somber voice droned on . . . more
Coddled Insanity
by Barbara Brink
views: 9 | rating: 9.8 | comments: 15
February 19, 2006 10:27 PM EST -- Being over forty, married, and the parent of a teenager, I often feel as though I need to be coddled.  Webster's definition says, cook gently or treat tenderly, indulge, cater to, pamper.  . . . more
Love at the Jiffy Lube
by Barbara Brink
views: 5 | rating: 9.7 | comments: 5
February 16, 2006 05:21 PM EST -- Levi Spencer worked three part-time jobs to pay the rent, and rumor had it, to settle an old family debt.  He cleaned the floor of the supermarket at night, changed oil at the Jiffy lube by day, and . . . more
 
Barbara Brink
Rosemount, MN
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