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All posts filed in Literature

How to cheer someone up

by Lindsey Charlton on June 25, 2009

“Pole!” he said. “Is that fair? Have I been doing anything of the sort this term? Didn’t I stand up to Carter about the rabbit? And didn’t I keep the secret about Spivvins — under torture too? And didn’t I –”
“I d-don’t know and I don’t care,” sobbed Jill.
Scrubb […]

“The Thing Is”

by Jacqueline on January 26, 2009


A conversation.

by Jacqueline on January 15, 2009


When It’s Good to Be Dense (if you’re text, that is)

by Lindsey Charlton on November 28, 2008


What Is Real?

by Lindsey Charlton on October 10, 2008


Life

by Lindsey Charlton on September 26, 2008


XXII

by Lindsey Charlton on August 19, 2008


Simplicity and the Industrial Revolution

by Lindsey Charlton on August 13, 2008


Summer Reading

by Lindsey Charlton on July 31, 2008


Summer reading

by Jacqueline on July 28, 2008


Sometimes the truth is
Not what you want it to be.
Is it ever what you expected?
No, probably not.
Are you okay with that?
Are we meant to create truth or
Are we meant to find it?

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