Stories tagged creative-non-fiction

Wattle and Daub - 2

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Wattle and Daub - 3

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Walter met Danial at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. They didn't have much in common at first, other than AA, with Walter on the recovery side of treatment and Danial reluctantly just beginning.

Wattle and Daub - 4

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They've learned to profit from our confusion. Not only governments but corporations, too. And individuals, who go from government positions as legislators and regulators to lucrative positions in corporations.

Truth Or Consequence - 2

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. . . he wants to organize society into its most efficient configuration with everyone thinking alike and willingly cooperating. Only then, he believes, can humanity reach its full potential.

Truth Or Consequence - 3

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"What does it say about our political process when I could pick students at random out of any of my classes who would do better than the actual candidates. That scares me. What’s happening to people? How did we get here?”

Truth Or Consequence - 4

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"When we say something is good, beautiful, pious, or brave, what idea or image do we hold in our mind?"

Population Milestone

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" . . . what can you and I do to stop it?"

Global Arms

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Shout

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My damn thoughts scatter like mercury across the bathroom floor.

Target practice

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...it didn’t take much to just toss it aside and muster up some fresh bravado.

Washing the dishes...

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There are certain items in the sink that are giving me an anxious feeling in my stomach.

Exhale

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It's as if the house knew I was relinquishing my hold on it.

Strangers on a Train

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I'm putting makeup on my face. The woman next to me is reviewing legal briefs.

When I Was Nine

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I just tried to stay outside as much as possible. Especially when she started playing Connie Smith on the record player.

Watching

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An anorexic middle-aged woman walked up and watched me..