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an endless supply of ones and zeroes

Wade — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

The ink-stained wretches
looked at computers in awe
and with creeping dread.

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around sunset

Wade — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

The duo played some
Beatles songs and hummed along,
sitting on the porch.

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while her grandmother was under the knife

Wade — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

Waiting for news from
the surgeon, the granddaughter
passed time giving blood.

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beach countdown

Wade — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:16:55 +0000

Sandy shores await,
once the bags are packed, the tank
is filled, the work done.

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paralysis

Wade — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

People parade by.
Everything happens without
guidance from within.

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try, try, then give up

Wade — Sun, 20 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

Persistence can win
in the end, but surrender
can subtly subvert.

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on the nature of sass

Wade — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

Only later would
the gentleman come to learn
that her sass was love.

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literature in stereo

Wade — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

The author gently
unwinds his novel into
her waiting earbuds.

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open, not closed

Wade — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

The best things in life
aren’t always free, but open
to all who seek them.

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what to do with ripe tomatoes

Wade — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

Plump tomatoes blush
with naked abandon, as
they get downright sauced.

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the boy in the mirror

Wade — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:52:55 +0000

Looking into the
glass, I spy a trembling lad
staring at the floor.

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the war on learning

Wade — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

Who can excel when
children fight viciously and
parents defend them?

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beginner’s curve

Wade — Sun, 13 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

Pressure for the slow
witted and tardy, racing
to stay average.

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spas like us

Wade — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

The mud is relaxed.
The towels, fluffed and piled high.
Bring us a chai tea.

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gadget fever

Wade — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

Shiny and new and
still in the box, beckoning
with beeps and flashes.

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standards beyond standards

Wade — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

Perfection remains
an elusive minx, never
to be caught or tamed.

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the need to play in a word sandbox

Wade — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

Syllables pour out
like grains of sand, building book
castles, word spires.

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lines on a map

Wade — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:06:55 +0000

The squirrels run rampant
across political zones
and property lines.

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presence

Wade — Mon, 07 May 2012 05:00:55 +0000

Focusing on now,
time does not stand still but fades
from our existence.

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open-door policy

Wade — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:46:55 +0000

They came on foot, by
bicycle and car to gawk
at the stranger’s wares.

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