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Archive for September, 2013

field of new dreams

Monday, September 16th, 2013

They built it, and we
came. They played hard, and they won.
And we won as well.

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16th street massacre

Sunday, September 15th, 2013

The murder of four
girls in Birmingham still haunts
the city and world.

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in e-memoriam

Saturday, September 14th, 2013

Eulogies and shared
stories yield to a Facebook
wall of memories.

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that new stadium smell

Friday, September 13th, 2013

Hot dogs and kraut, fresh
chalk on the field, beer suds, paint
and ballplayer sweat.

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calluses without callousness

Thursday, September 12th, 2013

Walk a mile in their
shoes, they said. It’ll be fun,
they said. So I did.

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the legacy of 9/11

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

We have tossed aside
freedom to eavesdrop and bomb
and make others rich.

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the declining value, in words

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

Digital photos:
their proliferation drags
down the worth of all.

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primordial batter

Monday, September 9th, 2013

The pan’s deep center
hid a chocolate tar pit
of underbaked goo.

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riding the slipstream

Sunday, September 8th, 2013

Hunched over, glancing
the scenery sideways and
pedaling along.

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patricidal tendencies

Saturday, September 7th, 2013

She could not, would not
confront that which kept her in
fear: daddy issues.

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options and they’re all bad

Friday, September 6th, 2013

Does strength lie in an
honorable defeat or
prudent withdrawal?

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yard mullet

Thursday, September 5th, 2013

The front lawn is groomed
impeccably. The back yard
swallowed three small dogs.

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soon the leaves will fall

Wednesday, September 4th, 2013

Soon the leaves will fall,
the earth wrapped snugly while the
pale trees stand naked.

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the world is run by high schoolers

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013

Graduation is
an illusion. We are kept
in check by sophomores.

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Happy Labor Day!

Monday, September 2nd, 2013

Video: Chad Vader is stuck at work on Labor Day.

Happy Labor Day!