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caught looking ahead

Friday, July 5, 2013 by Wade Kwon

The moment of the
present was interrupted
by future what-ifs.

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Happy Independence Day!

Thursday, July 4, 2013 by Wade Kwon

Video: Ruben Studdard sings “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Happy birthday, America!

society under glass

Thursday, July 4, 2013 by Wade Kwon

What is freedom when
we face surveillance online
and everywhere else?

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narrative pulse

Wednesday, July 3, 2013 by Wade Kwon

The pages would flip
by more rapidly as we
neared the chapter’s end.

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more fun than a barrel of pixels

Tuesday, July 2, 2013 by Wade Kwon

The entertainment
center needed only a
lamp, chair, stack of books.

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freedom without responsibility

Monday, July 1, 2013 by Wade Kwon

What would it mean to
roam without a care, a thought,
a plan for living?

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down by half

Sunday, June 30, 2013 by Wade Kwon

Half a year flies by,
and with it, half the hopes and
dreams we had in mind.

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down at the laundry hole

Saturday, June 29, 2013 by Wade Kwon

Jeans go for a swim
in cool suds. Shirts bob, and odd
socks play hide and seek.

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timer tyranny

Friday, June 28, 2013 by Wade Kwon

The countdown left no
room for second guessing, just
for precise action.

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a notion of the past

Thursday, June 27, 2013 by Wade Kwon

Those who fail to learn
the lessons of history
are oblivious.

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the ruins in progress

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 by Wade Kwon

The aging house gave
up the fight, part by creaking
part, and no one saw.

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the slope of no return

Tuesday, June 25, 2013 by Wade Kwon

The faint ant of a
climber hugged the bump on the
marble of the Earth.

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a common tongue

Monday, June 24, 2013 by Wade Kwon

Whether through laughter,
food, music or alcohol,
we bond with others.

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we are all voyeurs

Sunday, June 23, 2013 by Wade Kwon

Peeking into the
lives of others, laughing, in
shock, judging, with scorn.

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this is freedom

Saturday, June 22, 2013 by Wade Kwon

A blistering hot
summer day, walking to the
mini-mart carefree.

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