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25 Most Recent Cultures Short Stories

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Brandy's Story. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A friend of Katherine's shares her story. Like Katherine, she's a beauty pageant contestant, but she happens to enjoy what she does...
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Braxton's Story: A Boy Living In Two Worlds. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A nine-year-old boy of mixed racial heritage can't decide which one to remain loyal to...
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Bride Price by Sandra Mushi
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Bright Sunshine's Story ~Conclusion~ by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
The final installment in Bright Sunshine Tjahiti's series of stories. This won't be the last I write of her; I will keep you updated from time to time about her. Stay tuned~ This is the final update, as recorded by Louisiana Sandusky, who is her nurse...
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Bright Sunshine's Story, Part Two by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
The continuing saga of the little Maasai girl from Tanzania who came to America for lifesaving surgery...
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Bright Sunshine's Story..A Maasai Girl Comes To America by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A young girl from Tanzania comes to America for lifesaving surgery. She has spina bifida and other health problems. ..
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Bullfights & Burgers by Maggie Dove by Maggie Dove
A year in Spain made me realize that I was a true American...
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Bullies Run to Mama by David Arthur Walters
Mama protects bullies..
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Buon Natale: Alessia's Christmas Story by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
Buon Natale,Christmas greetings from Italy...
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Cajun Mardi Gras Memories (By Ronee' Le-Anne Reaux, aged 14) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A young Cajun girl reminiesces on the times she went to the Cajun Mardi Gras in Lafayette, Louisiana, when she was younger...
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Celebration of Education by Leonie Campbell
Education, Health care, and sufficient food...this is something that all people should have access to, as of right.....
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Celeste's Journal: The Life of an Italian Child by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
I like reading books, and doing the same things other kids my age do, and I adore American shows like Hannah Montana, Mum says perhaps one day we can visit the U.S and go to Hollywood. I think I would like that. ..
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Charles' Story. (Part Eight) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Charles Quigley updates us on his life, as well as the life of his sister, who lives back "home" in Darwin, Australia, where he lived until 1o years ago, when he moved to "the States"...
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Charles' Story. (Part Nine) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Charles Quigley is working again, but he isn't making nearly as much money. He updates us on what has been going on with him as well as his younger sister, who still lives in their native Australia. Image (c) 2011, by Karla Dorman...
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Charles' Story. (Part Seven) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Charles Quigley updates us on what has been going on with him (and his sister, Meegin, back in Australia). Image (C) 2010, Karla Dorman...
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Charles' Story. (Part Six) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Charles Quigley writes an update as to what he is doing, along with an update about his sister, Meegin, who has since returned to her home in Australia...
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Charles' Story. (Part Three) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Charles' sister Meegin is out of the hospital; she is now at home, where she can continue her recovery from recent stomach surgery. Image (C) 2007, Karla Dorman...
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Charles' Story. (Part Two) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Charles updates us on his sister Meegin; he is excited because she gets out of the hospital tomorrow, just a few days shy of a month-long stay. Image (C) 2009, Karla Dorman...
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Charles' Story. (Part Four) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Charles Quigley updates us on his sister's status, as she continues to recover from peritonitis. She is doing better, much to his relief...
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Children Without A Place: The Children of Darfur by Michelle Kidwell Power In The Pen
I do not want to sound angry or bitter, but anger and bitterness tends to go with the territory of war. Hate and anger are what drives us to war, what drives us full of hate. ..
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Chinese School. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A girl is learning Chinese, as a part of understanding her dual heritage, but it isn't nearly as easy as it seems. This is her story...
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Chuy. (Part Two) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Chuy (Charles) Villarreal continues his story. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his family. Image (C) 2006, Karla Dorman...
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coal fire by Bill reyland
A fictional short story set in India ..
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Coin Toss by Mary Llewellyn Nisson
It's hard to remain culturally sensitive when the to do list at work is longer than ever...
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Coming To America! Kibiki's Story Continues by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A 17-year-old exchange student from Tanzania, Kibiki Afiya Ntanta, comes to America, where she will be attending school for her senior year. She is of the Maasai tribe, and she is very tall and elegant looking. She will be staying with the Mulligan family of Nashville, Tennessee...
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Compassion Zone Putas by David Arthur Walters
I encounter a string of virtual putas in downtown Kansas City..
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Conflect #5 by Judy Meeker
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Conflect #6 by Judy Meeker
photo credits Judy C. Meeker..
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Copper's Story (Part Two) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
There's a new family member in the Morgan family, and Copper Penny, the second oldest child, lets us know what else is new in her world...
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Copper's Story. (Part Four) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Copper Morgan updates us on her life in the hills of Eastern Tennessee, where she lives with her family...
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Copper's Story. (Part Three) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Copper Penny Morgan, now nearly a teenager, shares an update on her life...
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Copper's Story: An Appalachian Girl's Tale. -For Joyce Bowling- by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A young Appalachian girl living in the mountains of Tennessee tells her story...
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Copper: An Update, August 2009. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A young Appalachian girl living in East Tennessee updates us on her life...
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Cotton Comes Home by Mitzi Jackson
Love is rising like a spring he promised he would never leave his body is gone carried past many of streams.....but he comes back to make love to me......cause he loves me ..
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Crawfish Festival Musings (From A Newbie) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A first-timer from Finland attends his first Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. He is in the States visiting friends from Louisiana; they invited him to go to the festival. *Author's note: I have been privileged to have gone to this very festival, way back in May of 1992. I ..
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Crawl Space by David Arthur Walters
Everybody needs some crawl space..
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Credit to the Race: True Story by Cynth'ya cynthyaspeaks@gmail.com
(Name of the Artwork shown: "She Fought To Feel Life" by the artist, Pleasant.) His website is as creative as his art; if one clicks on what appears to be a plain solid black square, an collection appears. To me this is a message in itself: "People see what they choose to discover." Pleasan..
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Cruisin'. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A teenage boy looks forward to hanging out with friends and showing off their cars...
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Culture Shock: A Maasai Woman's America by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
I remember it all so well. I was born in Thika, a little village in Kenya, Africa,that is northeast of Nairobi, but I came to America because I wanted to get an education and become a teacher to small children. I remember when I first stepped from the plane: the sights, sounds, an..
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Curlybear's Story. (Part One) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A Native American teenager living in South Dakota shares his story...
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Curlybear's Story. (Part Three) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Joe Curlybear Spirit continues his story. Image (c) 2010, by Karla Dorman...
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Curlybear's Story. (Part Two) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
"I have managed to make a few friends, but not many, and I kinda prefer it that way." Curlybear continues his story. Image (C) 2010, by Karla Dorman...
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Curse of the Heiroglyph by Saberi Roy
Masud discovered a secret and knew it would change his fate forever......
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Dancing in the Dark by John Howard Reid
MEXICAN AUTUMN is a book of inter-related short stories. All the characters are fictitious, of course, but the setting is real, namely a little fishing village in Lower California, called (would you believe?) Bahia de los Angeles...
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Dear Friend Sikik: A Letter From Louie Sandusky by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Louisiana emails her friend in far, northernmost Alaska, trying to offer her comfort in the midst of her grief over the death of her beloved mother...
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Dear Gina: Uma Tullaq Writes From Alaska...(For Michelle Kidwell With Love) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A new friendship is born...
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Dear Hiroko: Thanks For Writing! Nice To Hear From You! (Louie Writes...) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Louisiana writes to her friend in Japan...
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Dear Ilsa: A Letter From Sari Annike by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Two friends from Finland write another letter to each other...
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Dear Ilsa: Sari Annike Writes... by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Two long-time friends from Finland write to one another...
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Dear Jenna: Louisiana Writes To Her Alaskan Friend, Jenna Aurora by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Louisiana finally buckles down to answer her friend's email before she heads on home from her job. She is through for the weekend; she goes back to work on Monday morning...
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