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Tango Of Two

We dance around each other after the awkward first kiss: He took a step forward like a lion in pursuit of prey and I would take a step back and to the side. It became our odd variation of the...

6 comments    relationship heart memoir
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Undress

I can write stories, I can write characters having adventures off some far off land, and I can write about things that happen to these made up characters: Unspeakable things, good things, romantic things, and...

4 comments    writing relationship myself
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Family of Nine Voyage to Canada

We boarded a boat at night from Tarifa. It was an August night and the days were already much shorter. We were leaving for good, papa said. Grandma and our eldest brother were coming later by plane. I thought...

0 comments    family children fiction
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The Six Words of Your Life--Mini Memoirs

There is something intriguing about the six-word memoir. Created by Smith Magazine, the book, Not Quite What I Was Planning, is a riveting read. Filled with short sentences from people all over the world, the...

10 comments    poetry writing creativity
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Lockout Stories - Seventeen Years as a Locksmith

Locksmiths get people in when they are locked out. Hopefully the person hiring the locksmith belongs in the place they hired the locksmith to break into, but it is not always the case. My first choice was to...

13 comments    story memory stories
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Word

He had a habit of giving out endearing nicknames for me both in English and in Spanish. Every time he substituted my name with them to beckon me at his side, grab my attention, or sweetly ask for...

1 comment    love relationship heart
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Thoughts of Honesty and Service

Thoughs of Honesty It all ends, I except that harshness. We all die, all of us, not a single person survives this—the way it should be. Someone will go first and someone last, it is inevitable that...

0 comments    writing war memoir
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South Pacific Adventure

First visitors were surprised to be served human meat The Peace Corps recruiter in Minnesota, a balding ex-Peace Corps volunteer, told us we would be going to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, a...

1 comment    travel women humor
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Potato Pickers Chapter Five

Grab. Thunk. Grab. Thunk. Grab. Thunk. Had the potatoes grown smaller but heavier since lunch? Lorraine's bucket was not filling. Her arms felt like rolling pins without the roll. Elaine was moving...

0 comments    hubchallenge potatoes 1943
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How to Choose a Digital Camera Phone

A mobile phone today needs to be capable of serving a variety of different functions. Most people want a phone that doubles as their music player, laptop and digital camera. The problem is that one of these...

2 comments    shopping cell phones camera
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