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the last drop

Wednesday, January 8th, 2014

Inspiration can
be found at the bottom of
a potent beverage.

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after the crowds left

Tuesday, January 7th, 2014

The players took one
last look at the field and dwelled
on what could have been.

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winter weather watch

Monday, January 6th, 2014

They pressed their little
noses against the icy
panes seeking snowflakes.

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sportsmanship 2014

Sunday, January 5th, 2014

Taunting, shooting birds,
killing trees, kicking, punching,
all on video.

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the oompa loompas are on food stamps

Saturday, January 4th, 2014

Charlie shut down the
chocolate factory and moved
it to Mexico.

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frosty french toast

Friday, January 3rd, 2014

Extreme cold can be
crippling for Southerners caught
without bread and milk.

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no time for reflection

Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

The weary laundress
stacked shirts neatly, not letting
her eyes drift away.

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a day that marks a month and a year

Wednesday, January 1st, 2014

To some, another
day. To the rest, a chance at
love joy peace friends grace.

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promise to a future wife

Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

I will pretend to
like your cat, even as he
stabs my crotch with claws.

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so 2013

Monday, December 30th, 2013

While Instagramming
a selfie, he sent bitcoins
to binge-watch twerking.

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quadruple agent

Sunday, December 29th, 2013

She worked for neither
country nor agency, nor
even principle.

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king of the cargo container

Saturday, December 28th, 2013

The tiny house had
a tiny kitchen and a
tiny bed crammed in.

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neat freak

Friday, December 27th, 2013

Bills unpaid. Laundry
piling up. Children without shots.
But the house was clean.

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inside for a spot of warmth

Thursday, December 26th, 2013

The bedraggled gent
huddled quietly on a
hard chair for the night.

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holly and jolly

Wednesday, December 25th, 2013

Shreds of gift wrapping
flew everywhere in a blur
of children and toys.

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