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the torch approaches

Sunday, June 24th, 2012

Along a quiet
road in the English country,
a flame heads homeward.

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all the ghosts have moved on

Saturday, June 23rd, 2012

He looked back for friends
from childhood, lost loves, schoolmates,
but they were all dead.

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the blind recruiter

Friday, June 22nd, 2012

The agency wants
the right candidate, but no
one too “elderly.”

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Celebrate Social Media Day at the J. Clyde!

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

The J. Clyde

Celebrate Social Media Day with an old-fashioned tweetup!

Join us at the J. Clyde on Southside for a Saturday evening happy hour. We’ll have complementary hors d’oeuvres and the legendary J. Clyde beer selection.

RSVP in advance to be entered in a drawing for a $100 gift certificate to the J. Clyde!

Be sure to stick around for dinner there …

RSVP

P.S. The hashtag is #bhamtweetup.

the limits of obsession

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Sifting through garbage,
watching through binoculars,
but no mornings, please.

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summer at last

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

The walk from parking
lot to doorway roasts bare flesh
with intense UV.

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dream car

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

Runs on moxie, parks
anywhere, top comes down, big
cup holder, blasts tunes.

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ode to a catfish

Monday, June 18th, 2012

Dark orphan purrs his
way into a regal life
in hilltop castle.

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american nightmare

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

New dream: Can we stop
working one day? Newer: Will
we have enough work?

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the hum of comfort

Saturday, June 16th, 2012

As long as the fan,
fridge, TV and computer
work, summer’s a blast.

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walking invalid

Friday, June 15th, 2012

Her brain demanded
she be happy and sane and
miserable, too.

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sustainable food 2012

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

People, people who
eat people are the super
hungriest people …

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the fraternity of the notebook and pen

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

They would never be
strangers. Each member knows their
kin from all newsrooms.

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to the guillotine

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

They marched to their doom,
not for crimes committed, but
for years of service.

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lenses

Monday, June 11th, 2012

We look at the world
through warped lenses, eyeing each
other with concern.

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