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Sam Barry

The Daily Sam: 233 Years Old and...

In Armonk, New York, where I was raised, we celebrated the Fourth of July in the most traditional of ways: standing alongside Route...
Anne Brooke

The art of waiting

A glorious day out in London today but I still managed to squeeze in a meditation moment or two:Meditation 164Your life is measuredin...
Jennifer McLagan

More Gooseberries

There were lots of gooseberries at the market this morning and at $5 a small box I should have opened my own stand!...
James GAitis

In Search of Abbey’s Grave

James Gaitis © 2009  Here’s my understatement of the day:  In a literary sense, it is an exceedingly difficult challenge for all but...
Diane Lockward

Poetry Festival 2009: The Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG74lFzZWE4Here's a slideshow I made for the poetry festival I ran on Sunday, May 17. This was the sixth year for the festival....
Miriam Forster

More opinions pleez...

 (cross-posted from my blog Dancing With Dragons) Thanks for the great suggestions on Wednesday! (If you didn't get a chance to air your opinion,...
Sherrie Theriault

Renting Joy

July 4  RENTING JOY   I cannot buy happiness.  No matter how much money I spend, how hard I work, I can never pay...
Mary Wilkinson

America-Star Rating **************************************************

Fifty reasons to love a country:1. The open road2. Diners3. Big Sur and a Bloody Mary at Nepenthe4. ''Have a Nice Day''5. Sink disposal...
Sherrie Theriault

Liberty Hope?

July 3  LIBERTY HOPE?    If you had to choose, would it be liberty or hope?  Liberty is highly recommended, but without hope, how...
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Ivory Madison

Best Baby Name Ever: "Author" !?

"Author" was the 868th most popular baby name in 1880. There were forty-nine families who named their baby son "Author" during that decade, according...
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UPDATE, MAY 14TH, 2009: Unfortunately, a bug discovered by one of our most dedicated authors reveals that comments are disabled on blog posts...

Overheard In the Red Room

"(Love Story) did kind of leave a scar. Love means always having to show my ID."

-- Jennifer Barrett