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the house of no repute

Friday, July 8th, 2011

The foreclosed abode
waits to be adopted as
the weeds take over.

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faux foe

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Not the virtual
enemy that has all the
luck, but your own fears.

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the lightweight

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

It took one beer to
do him in. One more sip and
he would’ve passed out.

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summer harvest

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Into the basket
leapt the tomatoes off the
vines, the corn from stalks.

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the freedom to

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Speak, move, assemble,
disagree, vote, worship, bear
arms, have a free press.

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a weird distance

Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

Seeing people you
thought you knew well puts a weird
distance between you.

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the past in pixels

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

The one gallery
brought back moments from childhood,
both joy and sorrow.

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the watermelon patch

Friday, July 1st, 2011

It comes in red and
green and cures the craving for
spitting seeds around.

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halftime 2011

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Break out the bands and
the cheerleaders. We’re down by
a lot, but not out.

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snack attack

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

The tiny candy
bar pacified the tummy.
Until the second.

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the untended yard

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

The most noxious weed
wasn’t in the ground, but out
spreading seed elsewhere.

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approach at 0 feet altitude

Monday, June 27th, 2011

Cars stuck in holding
pattern circling for pick-ups
of worn passengers.

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the unwelcome stranger

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Immigrants welcome,
as long as they smell OK,
work hard, have papers.

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mother nature has the power

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

Power blinks out once
more. No TV, no laptop.
And there goes the milk.

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elevated tweetup

Friday, June 24th, 2011

The birds perched on the
power line, gossiping on
the juiciest flaps.

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