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Archive for April, 2012

dirt nip

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Compost heap awaits
transfer to battleground where
it aids seed forces.

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headspace

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

The crowded go to
extremes to find peace, quiet,
places to think hard.

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furrows in the yard

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

Negative space, where
trenches of dirt become lines
of sprouts and sunshine.

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calm and clear

Friday, April 27th, 2012

The hundreds lost to
raging winds would have loved to
see this sunny day.

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turned around

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

The photographer
snaps their family moment,
backs to nosy eyes.

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skirmishes in the race war

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

The invisible
fault line shakes the residents,
wrecks institutions.

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Vote 2012: Alabama primary runoff election results

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Wade on Birmingham - Vote 2012Today’s runoff results from state and metro Birmingham races … (Primary results from March 13.)

More election coverage for Vote 2012.

The general election takes place Nov. 6.

Runoff results

Winner in red

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More Vote 2012 coverage.

no child left to leave behind

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

The town elders held
grudges. Pupils went blind from
miseducation.

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a park under siege

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Gangs roamed the city
park, but Batman was nowhere
nearby. Gotham falls.

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wastes of time

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

Each second squandered
by 7 billion people
devours lifetimes.

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another round of flapjacks

Saturday, April 21st, 2012

The girls and boy chirped
for more pancakes as fast as
Mama could fry them up.

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afternoon pick-me-up

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Slowly, the drones came
to the counter seeking their
steaming hot fixes.

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digital ghosts

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

How we must look as
we talk to unseen people
for unseen reasons.

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not even a wide spot

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

The cashier eyed the
road wearily, waiting for
her next lost driver.

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render unto others

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Calculating my
fair share costs more than simply
emptying pockets.

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