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the charms of city life

Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

Potholes, beheaded
parking meters, graffiti,
gunshots, uncut weeds.

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how does he not do it? volume volume volume

Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

The task nagged at him
sotto voce. But all the
distractions shouted.

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traveling companions

Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Anxiety and
stress cleave to each side, always
minding the next step.

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all that you leave behind

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

The trees shiver in
anticipation of their
looming nudity.

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autumnal anticipation

Saturday, September 21st, 2013

They held their breath and
waited for the imminent
arrival of fall.

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the south shall televise again

Friday, September 20th, 2013

Them yokels bring their
redneck reality to
cable’s boundless swamp.

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the face that launched a thousand quips

Thursday, September 19th, 2013

His stock countenance
was fueled by sour lemons
and a foul odor.

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the character of characters

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

The power over
words can sway minds and rally
hearts and warp nations.

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must love dogs and money and shopping and karaoke

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

The applicants filled
out long checklists to match up
their insane ideals.

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field of new dreams

Monday, September 16th, 2013

They built it, and we
came. They played hard, and they won.
And we won as well.

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16th street massacre

Sunday, September 15th, 2013

The murder of four
girls in Birmingham still haunts
the city and world.

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in e-memoriam

Saturday, September 14th, 2013

Eulogies and shared
stories yield to a Facebook
wall of memories.

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that new stadium smell

Friday, September 13th, 2013

Hot dogs and kraut, fresh
chalk on the field, beer suds, paint
and ballplayer sweat.

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calluses without callousness

Thursday, September 12th, 2013

Walk a mile in their
shoes, they said. It’ll be fun,
they said. So I did.

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the legacy of 9/11

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

We have tossed aside
freedom to eavesdrop and bomb
and make others rich.

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