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WIN Pair TOMS Shoes & TRIP to Durbin, South Africa

lundstudio wrote 21 minutes ago: Two chances to win amazing free stuff via @free4tweet & @TOMSshoes. TOMS just announced a great … more →

Tags: free4tweet, Free, TOMS Shoes, Shoes, Trip, durban, South Africa, opportunity, Life

Have you ever lonely, anguish, and absurd?

saifurrohman wrote 3 hours ago:   I am feeling lonely.  Suddenly that i have never friend before, and you know that your are standin … more →

Imagination and Travel in 'The Shadow Lines'

satarupa wrote 5 hours ago: ‘…Kokovoko, an island far away to the West and South. It is not down in any map; true places never a … more →

A Double Parable (if there is such a thing)

marstead wrote 8 hours ago: About a year ago I was long-distance driving and I had a GPS device monitoring my average speed for … more →

Tags: Blogging, Humor, Life, Personal, Random

Content #3

eastiejolt wrote 14 hours ago: Blah Blah … more →

Trip to China -- part 2

freestone wrote 19 hours ago: I put off for a long time to write about my trip to China, despite some friends’ request. They … more →

Tags: Cross Culture Communication, Life, Natural Learning, Open Project

On Independence Day

Sam wrote 21 hours ago: Twenty one steps right, twenty one seconds facing me.  Twenty one steps left, stop.  Place weapon on … more →

Tags: Pictures], Picture, Independence Day, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, War, Arlington, American, wreath, Washington D C

Which Will It Be?2 comments

marstead wrote 1 day ago: Which will it be: “literature” or “religion”? Usually I know exactly which Marstead Kvenel piece to … more →

Tags: Fiction, God, Random, Religion

40 years after Stonewall Part 6: Kevin Kopelson

Christopher wrote 1 day ago: Author Kevin Kopelson wrote the following essay, ironically enough, just a few days before the Iowa … more →

Tags: Queer, Stonewall series, 40, Author, Family, Gay, Kevin Kopelson, Marriage, Prose

chapter three

bumbaleena wrote 1 day ago: I sit on my bed to put on my jellies. What’s the use of even making the bed when you just mess … more →

Tags: memoiresque novel, Childhood, 80's, memoir, Personal, dark, Mother, Daughter, Comedy

chapter two

bumbaleena wrote 1 day ago: Today I am going to wear the dress I wore when I was the flower girl in my aunt’s weddingthe prince … more →

Tags: memoiresque novel, Childhood, 80's, memoir, Personal, dark, Mother, Daughter, Comedy

Barbershop Diaries, Volume I, Issue 71 comment

volaar wrote 1 day ago: The Original Sole Brother Free the Gaza 21.  Boycott Israel.  Cynthia McKinney and Naomi Klein are … more →

Tags: 9/11, Financial collapse, Fascism, neo-liberalism, zionism, kidnapping of the Gaza 21, political deceit, Ramla Prison, Naomi Klein

book review: the writer as migrant

jjackunrau wrote 1 day ago: Ha Jin wrote this little book about emigrant/exiled/expatriate writing called The Writer as Migrant. … more →

Tags: Books, writing, Exile, Ha Jin, language, pico iyer, Review, the writer as migrant

stressed?3 comments

IdaPida wrote 1 day ago: Not so much anymore thank god! This week have been weird, because instead of doing the very importan … more →

Tags: Uni, Work, Kikki, Renate, Friday, BBQ, mum, dad, Stress

Old College Trial

David Gillaspie wrote 2 days ago: Older Student gives college another try to either ‘Close Old Chapters’ or, ‘Open New Horizons.’  An … more →

Tags: College, Education, Family, Fear, History, Travel, Berlin Wall, College Campus, Culture

On The Great Silk Road

range wrote 2 days ago: Kristen Hoggat, of the Ask a Poet column at the Smart Set, gives us a glimpse into her life when she … more →

Tags: Asides, politics-social-racism, writing, ask a poet, kriten hoggat, peace corps, Social, Travelogue, Uzbekistan

Guest Blogger – The Daily Blonde 12 comments

hadassahsabo wrote 2 days ago: When Hadassah asked me to write a guest post for her, the first thing that came to mind was, “ … more →

OH, THE HUMIDITY!

dangerousjamie wrote 2 days ago: For these last few days it has been hot as a motherfucker, I’ve been sat in my room careful … more →

Tags: Stuff, gig, Punk, University, kilt, Weather, humidity, Sunny, summer

chapter one

bumbaleena wrote 2 days ago: CHAPTER ONE “Slut!” I hear my dad call my mom. If you wanna start a fight with my mom, this is a g … more →

Tags: memoiresque novel, Childhood, 80's, memoir, Personal, dark, Mother, Daughter, Comedy


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