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  • Brian Clements Presents a Poem by Milton Kessler

    December 19, 2010

    Comma of God   I am nothing compared to the Medicaid sneer I am nothing compared to the owner of the door I am nothing compared to the elevator of Heidegger I am nothing…

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  • Quote of the Day

    December 18, 2010

    "What is a lyricist except a poet who has the possibility of making cash?" Steven Colbert to Stephen Sondheim, 12/14/2010

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  • Mastery (a Mystery) by Amy Greacen

    December 17, 2010

    I volunteered to do some baking for a dessert auction fundraiser for my eight-year-old’s school. Never mind the ill omens that have attended all my holiday baking projects this year. Yes, the elaborate stained…

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  • Every angel is terrifying . . . [by Amy Glynn Greacen]

    December 15, 2010

    Every angel is terrifying… Inspiration. An etymologically rich word deriving from the Latin inspirare, to blow or breathe into or out upon. To breathe life into something; to animate with "spirit," a vital essence.…

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  • Last Minute Contest with Prize! Deadline Midnight Saturday December 18, 2010

    December 15, 2010

    The 411:   Yesterday, while on the phone with my insurance company, I typed this as my Facebook status update: All of our representatives are assisting other callers at this time. Your call is…

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  • Whom do you write for? by Amy Glynn Greacen

    December 14, 2010

    As a frequent-flier at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference I’ve heard an incredible array of craft lectures delivered by a collective embarrassment of intellectual riches. They’ve rewritten my assumptions, thrown down gauntlets, touched off inspiration,…

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