He fought cancer all alone and won the battle, at the tender age of twenty-one. He never knew who his real father was, and refused to bond with the string of husbands he watched his mother marry and divorce. He did a five year stint in Leavenworth Penitentiary, for a crime that he swears he [...]
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We were at the Renaissance festival in Washington Gardens; a beautiful southern park which sits along the banks of the Intracoastal Waterway. A place where you could lay your blanket and picnic under the canopy of ancient oaks, as pods of dolphins breech the surface and play in the blue green waters just a few [...]
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She stood in the doorway of the veranda, the moon shining through the branches, casting eerie shadows over the lawn. She watched as he pulled out of the circular drive, his taillights disappearing into the night; remembering his last words, wondering if she’d ever see him again, knowing full well she didn’t want to live [...]
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It was a small southern town in the 1950‘s, just like every other, all across these “united” states. They were standing on the corner outside the drugstore; where the sign on the door read, “No Coloreds Allowed.” Threes brothers in their late teens and early twenties, all of them the spitting image of their [...]
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Dearest Ophelia,
Forgive my delayed response; not for lack of trying, but it seemed as if each time I sat to pen my reply, something or someone needed my immediate attention. I’m sure you understand and can relate.
You asked if you are allowed to be this happy…not only are you “allowed,” but you deserve such happiness. [...]
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Dearest Ophelia,
It has been so long since we sat and talked. There once was a time; long, long ago, when there was nothing we didn’t share. Two young girls; hearts brimming with hopes, dreams and silly fears, of that which was unknown; much that we only imagined, some truths that even now are difficult to [...]
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I came upon him in the woods; sitting on a bench nestled among a patch of wild ferns growing along the trail; dapples of sunlight playing on his face. I could tell, even behind sunglasses that his eyes were closed in quiet contemplation. Perhaps it was the tilt of his head or the relaxed posture [...]
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Feeling old, past her prime, out of the loop as it were; sitting in solitude, quiet contemplation; sipping pink spirits, sweet nectar de Paris; watching from a distance, always at a distance; some foolhardy, others a disgrace, but no two the same and none of particular interest.
When in the wee hours he came, from his [...]
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Electric blue
Trancelike state
Mind connects
Thirst quenched
Giving completely
Fulfilling needs
Doors burned
Truth accepted
Hearts unite
Fear released
Soothing calm
Promises made
To love
To dream
To hope
To be
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