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new to the forest

Monday, November 18th, 2013

The campers lugged in
giant tents and fancy boots
and vintage canteens.

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how to learn to save a life

Sunday, November 17th, 2013

Rows of poor plastic
patients lie with no pulse, no
breath, waiting for aid.

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the littlest hero

Saturday, November 16th, 2013

It’s not the villains
he caught or the deeds he dared
but the light he shined.

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a past that never dies

Friday, November 15th, 2013

What nostalgia pins
us to moments when we miss
those for our future?

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cravings

Thursday, November 14th, 2013

Temptation left his
mind, only to sneak back in
through seductive dreams.

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orphaned peppers

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

Frost slapped the vines hard
scarring leaves and breaking stems
without witnesses.

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the arctic plunge

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

Before the turkeys
could hide, before the chestnuts
could roast, Jack Frost struck.

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Happy Veterans Day!

Monday, November 11th, 2013

Video: Honoring military personnel Sunday
at the Alabama Veterans Memorial Park

Today, we celebrate those who serve and who have served in our armed forces.

The nation’s largest Veterans Day parade takes place at 1:30 p.m. today in downtown Birmingham.

veterans’ days

Monday, November 11th, 2013

After the parade,
they still need jobs, medical
services, housing.

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jailbird breakout

Sunday, November 10th, 2013

Their death sentences
were nigh. They had to flee. The
turkeys would escape.

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laziest verse ever

Saturday, November 9th, 2013

Cliches are the new
black. Avoid like the plague! The
rest is history.

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the sport of knaves

Friday, November 8th, 2013

Such combat that robs
men of their faculties, their
dignity, their souls.

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will flip for cash

Thursday, November 7th, 2013

A splash of paint, a
scented candle, a new rug,
it smells like money.

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the early risers

Wednesday, November 6th, 2013

The sunrise emits
a subtle psalm bringing all
a gracious howdy.

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post-modern tones

Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

The phone would scream, burp,
quack, sneeze, ping, whoosh, beep, laugh and
clink, but never ring.

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