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Over the Hill
Sparrows chirped in the pine trees. The cool summer breeze softly blew over the tops of the trees and sent leaves drifting down to the ground below. The white flowers blossoming from the dogwood swayed, touching petals with a lover-like caress. A white-haired woman sat on a rock, basking in the sun like a lizard. In the distance, wind chimes tinkled softly, and she listened with relish. It was a Saturday. It was her day...more
WRITING: More Than Pen Meeting Paper
All the work I have done this semester has helped mold me into a stronger writer. I think my “growing edges” lie mainly in the area of developing several different voices. I have lately been experimenting with minimalism, which I thoroughly enjoy. I need to work on becoming more prolific, however, and intend on practicing writing styles of all the authors I read and incorporating their ideas into my writing...more
Fixing that Flat
There comes a day in the life of many drivers when the unfortunate may occur, and one must know how to change a flat tire. Those who don’t already know how to handle a situation like this should take every opportunity possible to learn the necessary precautions and steps in order to turn a tire crisis into a no-sweat-situation...more
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Rescue Me from This Shelter
Shattered fragments of beer bottle lay strewn across the concrete floor, a lonely light bulb swinging above it on a long cable from the ceiling. The bulb had been swinging for quite some time; in fact, every half hour the air conditioner would set it off again. This was the air conditioner that didn’t help ...more
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A Bad Day
The smell of hay drifted up as one walked in the front door of the barn. Upstairs was a hay loft filled with loose hay. Old wooden beams stretched from one end to the other supporting the leaky roof. Ropes hung from a pulley in the center from which children once swung...more |
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