In Your Own Words
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Sneak Peek: Part 1/2 – The Road to Freedom – Joseph’s Story
Another Sneak Peek is in. This is Part 1/2. Stay tuned. The story picks up tomorrow! Continue reading
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I Knew it Was a Mistake the Moment It Was Over
Portia Banks smoothed out the wrinkles forming in her dress, and picked at imaginary lint. She took it all in, snapping imaginary pictures of memory with her eyes as she scanned the room. Bachelors in Computational Journalism from Stanford University, Exceptional Research and Development, the list goes on and on. She wondered if it was… Continue reading
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For Rose – A Story in a Single Image
The city never afforded her body the chance to be this intimately part of creation in the way to which her eyes were now experiencing. The sun danced splashes of yellows on her skin and the light immersed her body into the landscape. Forty-two acres of earth welcomed Chelsea until her eyes were not big… Continue reading
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Writing 101 Assignment #17: To Map a Purpose
Life is never really this easy. It’s not like you can trace the outlines of a state with your finger and find out who you are. Not like you can exit I-20 and stand before a better you. “Maybe Baltimore will be good for me,” thought Jessica. In any event, she’d better hurry. She had… Continue reading
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Writing 101 Assignment #14: Recreate a Single Day
Age: 10 I lay on the concrete and it felt like nothing underneath my skin. Not like a bed of rocks or warm gravel. It just felt like nothing and I didn’t want anyone to touch me. Now, if only I could get the message across to someone. Anyone. Guess I should go ahead and… Continue reading
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Writing 101 – Assignment #13 – The Third Eye: 203-Word Story
The Third Eye Mrs. Labno was a small woman. Short and petite with a splash of hip. It would not have occurred to me that she was mid-wife to my third eye. That this little lady would lend it to me all small and delicate and black, and I cherished the way it hung from… Continue reading
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Writing 101: Assignment #7 – Social Media Inspiration: The Best of Both Worlds
https://twitter.com/BluMarTen/status/605128443475456001 “Whatever”, Tasha spoke under her breath and logged out of her twitter account. It amazed her how exactly those few words had summed up her life. Technology was a trip. Curtis “Hello love” Tasha Not a good time Tasha slid the smart phone under the covers as her husband entered the room. “Hey babe,”… Continue reading
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