Tag: story
group name: beforeandafter
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December 20, 2007 12:30 AM EST --
Christmas arrived early at our household today! When the kids went to check on the chickens in the morning after a night of heavy rain, they found a surprise. One of our Ameraucanas, Abby . . . more
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January 02, 2008 05:20 AM EST --
Hello everyone. I hope you all had a very fun & safe New Years Eve and enjoyed your New Years Day.
A few days ago, I posted an article asking for some laptop advice and I was overwhelmed (in . . . more
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December 11, 2007 08:56 AM EST --
[Author's note: As requested, I've reposted the story rather than link to the original.
Part 2 will post at lunch today 12.11.07 EST and Part 3 at lunch tomorrow 12.12.07.]
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December 12, 2007 11:19 AM EST --
[ Part 1 ] [ Part 2 ]
Bad company
And I won't deny
Bad Bad company
Till the day I die
Till the day I die
The heavy song made its way from the . . . more
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December 08, 2007 09:06 AM EST --
This is a link back to a story I began writing in 2006 and posted on gather in April.
It didn't get much readership back then, however, I am curious about what many of my new friends think of it. . . . more
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July 16, 2007 07:43 PM EDT --
Why I don’t smoke
>My stepfather was quite brutal; I had to sit near him at supper time. That was because if I said something that he didn’t like he could smack me with the back of . . . more
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July 07, 2007 04:33 PM EDT --
One day Buttercup was chasing his friend Charlie the red squirrel, ran out on a limb, fell, and was hanging by one paw.
Charlie said, "Buttercup I told you not to chase me out on that limb. . . . more
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June 13, 2007 10:02 PM EDT --
Five cannibals (Man eaters) get appointed as programmers in an IT company. During the welcoming ceremony the boss says:
"You're all part of our team now. You can earn good money here, and you . . . more
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April 10, 2007 10:23 PM EDT --
Maiden In The Lake
A legend tells the story of
A pretty Indian maid
Who loved a handsome pale-faced lad
But marriage was forbade.
Her father chose another mate
A fine strong Indian . . . more
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July 12, 2007 01:01 AM EDT --
The Submarine
One day as the ship, I was on the USS Miller was going up the channel to Newport NewsVa.I was on the starboard watch and saw a spar buoy sticking up out of the water. I decide . . . more
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December 26, 2007 07:35 AM EST --
Author's Note: There are several other pieces to this story. Depending on reader interest, I may be persuaded to post them.
_____________________
Sometimes opportunity . . . more
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July 07, 2007 04:47 PM EDT --
Slopping the Hogs
When we were on vacation and visiting my Great grandmother, I wanted to watch her slop the hogs. She was carrying a bucket fill with, water, orange . . . more
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July 07, 2007 07:38 PM EDT --
Bird of Many Colors.
I read a book once about an Indian myth about bird with many colors; that flew all the way to heaven, to talk to God about the weather down . . . more
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July 08, 2007 07:45 PM EDT --
On the way to the top of the fire tower; Allen Chomes and his best friend, Charley Shake; were looking around at the valley below. They could . . . more
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July 01, 2007 07:19 AM EDT --
“What is life if full of care?
We have no time to stand and stare.”
- W.H. Davies (‘Leisure’)
Life keeps throwing . . . more
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July 01, 2007 07:12 AM EDT --
I was walking along the sandy beach behind my parent’s old house. It had been twenty whole years since I had visited this place which had with it the sweet memories of my childhood. I turned to face . . . more
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July 07, 2007 05:03 PM EDT --
WillowSwamp
By
LARRY HINKLEY
Early one morning at Willow Swamp, a blue heron named Bartholomew was telling his cousin Finnegan, who lived at the edge of a pond in New York City.
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July 07, 2007 07:44 PM EDT --
Granny and Pappy’s Color TV
My granny and Pappy were the very first in our family to have a color television. . . . more
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July 07, 2007 07:53 PM EDT --
Freezing Rain
One winter day a friend and I walked to school in a freezing rain. The roads were as smooth and shiny as glass. The branches on the trees were covered with ice, and you could see . . . more
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July 08, 2007 05:23 PM EDT --
Lost in the Garage
Outside the wind was blowing snow in circles around in the driveway and yard; piling snow along the sides of the house and garage door. Mark was in the garage looking for the snow shovel. . . . more
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