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Do You Know How To Text To Attract a Lover?
Do You Know How To Text To Attract a Lover?
The power of words to jump-start an affair
MonalisaSmiled
Feb 5
Surprise! I Didn’t Learn Motherhood with Barbies and Dolls
Surprise! I Didn’t Learn Motherhood with Barbies and Dolls
MargiePearl’s article brought me back to a part of my childhood.
Manon F.
Apr 6
A Fight to Retain Inclusivity
A Fight to Retain Inclusivity
Opposing the Exclusion of Under 18s from Al-Anon Fellowship
Marla Bishop
Oct 3, 2023
Can You Lose Love?
Can You Lose Love?
Through a hole in your pocket
Margie Pearl
Jan 19
Wake Me When You Really Want to Attack the Climate Crisis
Wake Me When You Really Want to Attack the Climate Crisis
I’ll Be Here, Dreaming of Blue Skies and Green Fields
Michael Centrone
Apr 3
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Americans In Paris Ready to Rumble with Pick Pocketers
Americans In Paris Ready to Rumble with Pick Pocketers
If your hand is in my pocket, I’m beating your ass
Toni Crowe
Aug 17
War of the Poll Workers
War of the Poll Workers
“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death,” but must Poll Workers sacrifice themselves in the name of Liberty?
Melissa R. Mendelson
Aug 11
Banksy, Samo, and Farts?
Banksy, Samo, and Farts?
The art movement of GenX is graffiti.
aimeepalooza
Aug 10
On Hearing My Neighbor's Tesla Hum
On Hearing My Neighbor's Tesla Hum
I seek my chubby garden Buddha for wisdom
Mark Tulin
Aug 10
Love Keeps the Door Open
Love Keeps the Door Open
An aunt’s lament
Margie Pearl
Aug 8
I’m Glad I Retired Before They Could Steal My Black Job
I’m Glad I Retired Before They Could Steal My Black Job
There were a lot of close calls
Toni Crowe
Aug 5
here we GO …
here we GO …
Free Verse
Sally A Mortemore
Aug 4
Have You Thanked Your Postal Carrier Today?
Have You Thanked Your Postal Carrier Today?
I have
Margie Pearl
Jul 31
5 Telltale Signs That Kamala Harris Is Black
5 Telltale Signs That Kamala Harris Is Black
The complexities of Kamala Harris’ racial background
Toni Crowe
Jul 23
We’re All Doomsday Preppers Now But We’re Screwed Anyway
We’re All Doomsday Preppers Now But We’re Screwed Anyway
The apocalypse won’t be as much fun as Hollywood promised
Patrick Metzger
Jul 21
Have I Told You About Donald?
Have I Told You About Donald?
Hurt people Hurt people.
Melissa R. Mendelson
Jul 19
Celebrating Diane and Jeremy’s Win for Britain
Celebrating Diane and Jeremy’s Win for Britain
A Fourth of July poem
Zi Bishop
Jul 15
No Donut For You
No Donut For You
Some people should not be parents.
Melissa R. Mendelson
Jul 10
Never A Fan Of Following~
Never A Fan Of Following~
Was not for a lack of trying
Anthony Cloe Huie (Choose Living Over Existing)
Jul 8
Would I Have Aborted The Baby?
Would I Have Aborted The Baby?
Glad I dodged that bullet.
Melissa R. Mendelson
Jul 7
Is Any Of This Nazism Making You Nervous?
Is Any Of This Nazism Making You Nervous?
I’m definitely anxious and worried for my family.
Melissa R. Mendelson
Jul 5
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