From the memoirs of a former gifted kid:
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From the memoirs of a former gifted kid:
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βThese strange machines are still working! Could they be a relic of The Mysterious Ancients?β
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Follow the threads back to the beginning.
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I feel like video games are the first place most people encounter electronic music, so it makes sense as a jumping-off point when you decide to start making your own.
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Nothing is more annoying than somebody whoβs asleep as soon as their head hits the pillow.
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And now for something completely different: a little wandering music.
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I drove past an old house and saw this, and it made me wonder about it.
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Classic!
Airports are their own special worlds. They are βbetweenβ sorts of places, existing only as the endpoints of a line. And the usual rules donβt apply.
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This is what you get when you hit βpublishβ on a rough draft.
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Better late than never!
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If your holiday is a celebration of kindness, of giving, of joy, I would be honored to share in those aspects with you.
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βDon't think of it as dust. Think of it as maybe the soil of some great past civilization. Maybe the soil of ancient Babylonβ¦He may be carrying soil that was trod upon by Solomon. Or even Nebuchadnezzar.β
-Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Christmas
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Thereβs a cosmic balance between all that is difficult and all that is simple, and Ryan Reynolds (and his spleen) play a surprisingly key role.
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Sometimes you canβt. Sometimes you can. If you can, maybe you can help someone who canβt.
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Washing machines donβt last thirty years anymore, which leads to the inevitable conclusion that we should be listening to more Slovak techno. Or something.
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One of my favorite types of poetry is βwhat do you think this is actually about?β Post your guesses in the comments!
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Itβs 11/11! Make a wish!
Was your wish for a stream-of-consciousness commentary post? Iβll never tell!
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Need something fun to read on a brisk fall day? Cassandra, Sebastian, and their dreams of a Christmas-themed coffee shop will heat things up!
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New flash fiction!
The pond was beautiful, tranquil, still, like a painting. Until it wasnβt.
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Striking symmetrical photo of a pond in autumn, reflecting trees along the shoreline.
New flash fiction tomorrow!
Welcome to the jungle!
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I think you can get away with a βdear readerβ type of commentary filled with the banal details of what you had for breakfast last Thursday as long itβs not every week. Or every two weeks.
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Cannot wait to read it!!
Thank you!!
Todayβs poem is the first January River thing thatβs been published elsewhere, which is really exciting! Check it out!
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One thing Iβve been discovering as Iβve started submitting things to places that might want to publish them is that there is actually a βmarketβ for reprints.
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The words of a child possess such stark wisdom, such doubtless truth. Heed them well.
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