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The day we moved out of our Lukens Avenue home, I dug a shallow grave by the gazebo, and buried my paper-dolls, forever. Taking the small toys and bird nest that I found in the playroom when we moved in, I carefully placed the items in a brown-paper bag. Leaving the poke by the backyard swing, I threw a kiss in the air…
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Added by Barbara Case Speers on August 14, 2014 at 5:00pm —
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I dialed Steve and left a voicemail. Disappointed, I dropped the phone on the bed and fell into a deep sleep. The camera rolled. I not only acted out the script but I narrated the talking points of the cinemascope footage.
My sister and I were standing in a pizza parlor in Brentwood, New York. The contours of Janie’s face changed. My older sibling’s lips…
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Added by Barbara Case Speers on August 13, 2014 at 7:30pm —
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Feeling a bit buzzed, drinking the last drop, I indubitably guzzled the entire three-dollar bottle of red wine. This was a monumental undertaking because I’m not a drinker. Socially, I do imbibe at quarterly business functions but everyday survival; booze has never been a consideration or consolation. My life supports are…
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Added by Barbara Case Speers on August 13, 2014 at 7:00pm —
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By Gloria Faye Brown Bates/Granny Gee
I was sitting at my computer one evening about six years ago. I was home alone, Skip was driving long-distance. I heard the happy sounds of Tommy, his wife and the children. They knew to just unlatch the gate to come on in... just to be careful not to let the dogs out. I trusted them, knew they'd be very careful.. so, I sat there.
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Added by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/Granny G on October 2, 2012 at 10:00am —
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Added by Mark Miller on September 14, 2011 at 9:11pm —
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