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Summer Morning Haiku
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Facebook prompt to write a haiku about anything that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.
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"One Word" writing exercises
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Writing responses to "One Word" prompts: http://oneword.com/index.html
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"Seens" from Autumn Walk
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Taken on a writer's walk, weekend of 11/8/2008
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OTHER
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Whew!
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Letting go, but still holding it in... pretending to be okay
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COLLECTION
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Book/Article Reviews
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A journal of items that I am reading/ have read: a personal commitment for 2008
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Reference
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POLL
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Email Forwards: Love 'em or Hate 'em?
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How do you feel about email forwards? For a future essay on the topic.
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PROSE
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If Only For that Moment (Revision)
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Written after a friend's beloved father's eulogy
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The Dilemma
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Inspired by a middle school reading lesson
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Facing Fear
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Sometimes you have to look fear in the face
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Feb 26th, 2006
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Oct 13th, 2024
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PROSE
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Holding Pattern
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Scenario: Starts with one word, each line increasing by one word.
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EDITORIAL
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Oh, No, She Didn't!
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Blog entry concerning Barbara Bush's evacuee comments
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Sep 18th, 2005
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Sep 18th, 2005
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PROSE
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First Person, Singular
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Personal
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A Revision of "Alone is Not Lonely".
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Jul 30th, 2005
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PROSE
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alone, not lonely
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How I like it most of the time. People needn't worry about me.
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Apr 11th, 2005
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JOURNAL/BLOG
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Random Musings
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What's on my mind....
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Feb 18th, 2005
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Nov 6th, 2014
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PROSE
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Lazy
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Written on the Sunday after the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Nov 28th, 2004
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Nov 28th, 2004
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PROSE
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Word of the Day
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Random musing inspired by that question posed and pondered at this time of year.
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Nov 26th, 2004
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May 26th, 2010
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PROSE
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Mantra
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A little something I told myself to get back into gear.
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Nov 13th, 2004
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Nov 14th, 2004
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A Moment
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Comedy
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Written for the Anecdotal Arms Contest and my daily writing exercise.
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Oct 21st, 2004
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Oct 24th, 2004
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EDITORIAL
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Why Bother???
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An ineffective introduction can inhibit the quantity and quality of feedback recieved.
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PROSE
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...just some verbs
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Piece written as I attempt to work my way back from a long bout of writer's block.
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Oct 10th, 2004
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Oct 11th, 2004
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Truth
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An essay on the word, Truth.
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Jul 19th, 2004
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Jul 19th, 2004
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POETRY
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Extinguished
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The ending to a poem I'd previously written about someone very dear to me.
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May 2nd, 2004
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Oct 12th, 2004
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POLL
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Why Don't I R&R Really Bad Items???
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What is your reason for passing, without comment, poorly written items?
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Apr 10th, 2004
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Oct 12th, 2024
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434 Votes
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Experience
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Research
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Personal
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POETRY
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Lines (Revised)
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Lines: Written entirely in first person and slightly revised
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Apr 8th, 2004
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Apr 8th, 2004
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Other
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NON-FICTION
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A Dream
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One dream that didn't manage to elude me upon waking. Interpret it as you like.
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Apr 4th, 2004
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Apr 7th, 2004
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ESSAY
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A Few of My Favorite Things
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Just a list of some things in life that bring me joy.
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Mar 30th, 2004
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Apr 1st, 2004
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NON-FICTION
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Don't Use the Restrooms!
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Written in response to a journal prompt for filthy restrooms
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Mar 20th, 2004
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Mar 22nd, 2004
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Where Did That Come From?
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An Anecdote from my life as a mother of sons....
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Mar 13th, 2004
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Mar 30th, 2004
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POETRY
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Lines
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Written for SLAM Final Round 2: Boundaries
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Mar 9th, 2004
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Mar 9th, 2004
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If My Name was a Verb
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Journal Entry: Excerpt for the Express Yourself Contest
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Mar 7th, 2004
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Mar 9th, 2004
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POETRY
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Hush
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Based on the proverb, Silence is Golden
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Mar 14th, 2004
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Writer's Workshop Prompt Journal
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Journal created for working with the Writer's Workhop Prompts, Etc.
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Mar 6th, 2004
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Mar 27th, 2004
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POETRY
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The Artist
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Written for SLAM, Round #11: Artist/Models
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Mar 2nd, 2004
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Mar 4th, 2004
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JOURNAL/BLOG
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Recollections
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Memories, mined for writing practice
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Feb 29th, 2004
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Oct 3rd, 2004
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POETRY
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Fading Light
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For the love of someone very precious to me.
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Feb 24th, 2004
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Mar 7th, 2004
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POETRY
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Unholy Ghost
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A secret that shouldn't have been kept
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Feb 20th, 2004
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Mar 7th, 2004
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Writing
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POETRY
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Her
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A woman's self-discovery and personal evolution Feb.'04 SLAM Round#2
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Feb 18th, 2004
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Feb 19th, 2004
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POETRY
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The Act
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Written for February Slam #1 Topic: Spontaneous Combustion
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Feb 15th, 2004
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Feb 20th, 2004
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Assorted Haikus
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Feb 11th, 2004
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Feb 12th, 2004
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PROSE
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For Miles
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Miles Christian Mason, May 12,1994- Feb.1, 2004, my nephew (Cerebral Palsy complications)
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Feb 3rd, 2004
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Feb 19th, 2004
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FICTION
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The Little Pirate's Mother
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A journal entry composed from a prompt for the "Anything Goes" Contest
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Jan 31st, 2004
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Feb 22nd, 2004
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PROSE
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When
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What happens when my pen meets paper
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Jan 26th, 2004
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Feb 1st, 2004
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CLIP ART
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my signature
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My Signature
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Jan 25th, 2004
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Is It Miss, Ms., or Mister?
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A spelling lesson that didn't quite take.
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Mar 29th, 2004
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MONOLOGUE
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Personal Observation
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An entry written for my daily journal.
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Jan 19th, 2004
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Jan 24th, 2004
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Snippets
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Slices of life, haiku, and other random thoughts
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Jan 15th, 2004
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Feb 11th, 2004
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PREFACE
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Southern Comfort
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For my aunt, who helped script the preface to my life....
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Jan 4th, 2004
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Feb 1st, 2004
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ESSAY
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If ...
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Experience
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My answer to the question...
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Dec 26th, 2003
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Jan 20th, 2004
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3.17 KB
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Experience
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Entertainment
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Inspirational
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ESSAY
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by 10 members
Still Learning
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Experience
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776281
Sometimes the best lessons come to us in the strangest places and at the strangest times.
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Nov 10th, 2003
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Jan 20th, 2004
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Experience
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Inspirational
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Educational
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PROSE
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by 8 members
Stuck
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Writing
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770320
Stay with this until the end. It's long, but it will be worth it.
Created:
Oct 27th, 2003
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Jan 31st, 2004
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2.90 KB
Genres:
Writing
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Self Help
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FICTION
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The Queen of Harts and a Diamond
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Fanfiction
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767590
Backstory introducing Miss J.J. Hart, daughter of Jonathan and Jennifer Hart/Hart to Hart
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Oct 20th, 2003
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Jan 24th, 2004
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40.84 KB
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Fanfiction
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PROSE
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by 6 members
The Color Black Speaks for Itself
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Arts
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766232
Not obsessed with black. Another piece on the color, written from another perspective.
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Oct 17th, 2003
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Jan 20th, 2004
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1.13 KB
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Arts
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APPENDIX
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On the Color Black
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Arts
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765504
A reflection piece comparing myself to a color (completed for a creativity class)
Created:
Oct 15th, 2003
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Oct 15th, 2003
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1.78 KB
Genres:
Arts
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Personal
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