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The Super-Duper, Ultra-Compacted, Rainbow-Swirl, Big-As-Your-Fist Superball

I was about eight years old, lying in bed, reading the latest "Tales From the Crypt" comic book under the covers with a flashlight. I finished the last story and perused

1700 words, 49 comments, October 13, 2004. In <200 lines, Inspirational

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Endings

He watched an old woman in a black dress carefully navigating the cobblestone path and wondered if the loves he had known in his younger, more careless days would remember him with fondness when they too had

100 words, 14 comments, August 12, 2005. In , Other
Three Kinds of People

I used to think that there are two kinds of people - those who are awake and those who are asleep. But after living a little while longer, I realized that there are actua

100 words, 13 comments, August 12, 2005. In <200 lines, Other
The Crawlspace

When I was about eight years old, my father changed jobs and we had to move. They bought a house that was much larger than our old one. I didn't want to move and le

2500 words, 48 comments, November 3, 2004. In <200 lines, Spiritual

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The Mohawk at allpoetry
There's nothing any of us can do
About what was
I Got Your Faithful Branch Right Here at allpoetry
Yeah yeah, it's me, the Christmas tree.
What's that? Surprised to hear from me?
Traveling with Bukowski at allpoetry
Smoke floated above the river
As it carried the cherub along,