Tag Archives: yeah write
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Big Summer Blowout
16August 28, 2014 by Melanie L.
Trigger warning: explicit sh!t. Even in ideal circumstances dating is awkward. Dating experts advise daters to, “Just be yourself.” That’s …
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The Dream That Wasn’t (Fiction)
27August 21, 2014 by Melanie L.
“It was 1930 something, and I remember my shoes.” They were solid black, heeled, wing-tip Mary Janes. Despite my best …
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The Accidental Naturalist (Edited)
30August 12, 2014 by Melanie L.
I was scared sh!tless. I was scared because the labor of my second pregnancy was nothing like my first. …
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Summer Beckoned
27August 5, 2014 by Melanie L.
Summer beckoned. Outside we bounded. “Avoid the cornfield!” Mom hounded. Heather we joined. Others we summoned, including the boys. Kickball ensued …
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Redefining Dominion (Fiction)
19July 31, 2014 by Melanie L.
“Your husband passed out at the bar. Can you come pick him up?” the bartender asked. “Oh, and be sure …
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“Courage” (Fiction)
13July 22, 2014 by Melanie L.
“Wait. R.E.M. and waking stages combine? Sleep paralysis invades while supine causing visions of strangulating hags or threatening assailants while …
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Discarded
28July 15, 2014 by Melanie L.
I, lovestruck, swooned upon receipt. He even remembered my favorites! But, I tossed them all, including those two-toned roses. They should …
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Independence
41July 6, 2014 by Melanie L.
One half a queen gained. One pillow reclaimed. Two bedrooms shed along with three dressers, a title, and winner of …
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First Impression #Fail
38July 1, 2014 by Melanie L.
I screwed up. I secured a career, got married, had two kids and only after I accomplished all that did I find the love …
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Saying Goodbye
27June 23, 2014 by Melanie L.
At age thirteen, I stood with my mother at the back of a packed funeral home to say goodbye to a plump-cheeked …
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My Own Champion 