Joey's sunshine 1

This is just my first attempt, hope people enjoy it. Criticism is welcome. Enjoy. Life, on the whole, treats us pretty well. Sure, there are broken arms, lost keys, stolen cars and the odd break-up,[…]

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Too tight

"What do you think about Southern Illinois," asked Miss Weston, "it's got a great communications department, one of the best in the nation." Sarah Foster looked intently at the brochure her guidance counselor had placed[…]

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Family therapy

It was dinner time with my family – dad (Henry), mom (Phyllis), my twin sister (Andrea) and me (Alex). Andrea and I were twins and now 18-years-old. My dad and sister were engaged in a[…]

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Taken many times

Bao Han is the only Vietnamese singer who came from Vienna Austria. Her family left Vietnam in 1975 and settled in Europe when Bao Han was 2 years old. While at a performance in Paris,[…]

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Vengeance 40

Vengeance 40 Our cottage was right on the beach so the walk was a short jaunt down the long porch and over a few small dunes. Halfway there I gave Ellie a good smack and[…]

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The fringes

Frank Cotter pressed the button on his intercom and said, "Send in the next applicant, Miss Brooks," and as an after thought mumbled, "an let's for christ's sake hope she's a good one!!!" While he[…]

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Train ride

In 1947 a train ride from New York to L.A. took 4 days. Millie planned on using the time enjoying the scenery and the new mystery novel she’d purchased in the train station before leaving.[…]

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