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Shattered Sanctuary

Shattered Sanctuary

A true story about courage, strength, and faith to start over.
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Amanda June Matthews
Avalanche

Avalanche

Sex differences — one of the most fascinating topics imaginable. The topic that’s as broad and deep as the ocean, at least for me, a woman…
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Marta Mozolewska
When You Came Along

When You Came Along

For my son on Mother’s Day
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emma poe
The High Canning

The High Canning

Saturday, August 18th, 10:35 P.M. — Weathered in by wind and snow at the Waldo Arms, the little hotel in Barter Island, which is really no…
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Edd Jennings
Welcome Home

Welcome Home

No empty nest
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Stuart James
Lyrically, speaking

Lyrically, speaking

I was grateful for a quiet Sunday, my cell phone shut off, and the only intrusion into my day was a child, before school age, and caring…
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Harry Hogg
The Death of Jeff Spicoli and the Rise of the Surf Punks

The Death of Jeff Spicoli and the Rise of the Surf Punks

The End of Jeff Spicoli and the Rise of the Surf Punks
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Steve B Howard
Our impossible love

Our impossible love

As an expat student in Mexico, I often received undesired attention. My fair looks (at least fair by Mexican standards) were part of the…
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Margie Hord de Mendez
Lost in Space:

Lost in Space:

A frontier too big and too far away
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Julia Kantic
The Inner Critic

The Inner Critic

In San Francisco it is not yet spring. I’m walking off a self-inflicted alcohol-induced headache on Golden Gate Bridge. In front, two…
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Harry Hogg
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