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Darn Dog Adopted Me Today

Andre — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:57:59 +0000

by Mary Ann Jacobs Sat on my porchSad eyes staring at meLike a pool of despairThumped his tailTake mePlease Don’t want no dogNever had oneDon’t know how toFeed himBathe himTake care of himDon’t want no dog Tongue hanging outLike clothes hanging on Granny’s clotheslineSlobbers up to meGoes under my handWants to be petted Don’t want no slobbering dogGo awayLeave me Read More

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Cerberus began as an experiment in Vulcan’s forge

Andre — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:14:40 +0000

by Caroline Streff and Ray Ball Not content to dabble in golden fobs and adamantine chains,The hobbler stole his uncle’s notebookFrom its hiding place in the hollow of a tree.It barely held its shape, like a pillowcase all stuffed with dreams.He chose at random from the chapter of the Horrible.He sculpted the monster’s trunk from clayAnd crowned it with five Read More

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Righteous

Andre — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 10:00:50 +0000

by Gale Acuff After Sunday School I walk the long mile home, full of God for another week and the memory of Miss Hooker to last just barely that long. I’ll see her again in seven days, walk to church and it won’t seem so far as it is coming back. I love her and want to marry her but Read More

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Masters

Andre — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:30:22 +0000

by Gale Acuff When I can’t fall asleep I think about my dog, Caesar, run over long ago – thirty-two years it’s been: I spend the night at a friend’s house. My father picks me up next day, and, halfway home, at a yield sign, where Post Oak Tritt runs into Sandy Plains, Son, your dog was hit by a Read More

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doG

Andre — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:40:54 +0000

by Val Rigodon God came back to Earth in the year 2018. He appeared in front of every single person in the form of a dog. Different people got different breeds. If you were having lunch in your high school cafeteria, two dogs appeared in the east and west of the cafeteria. If you were in a board meeting, a Read More

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