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Owner of Indemnity by Victoria's Poetry & Voices of Muse
A Dark Story Poem.....
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Pagan Mother: Toreutic Jewels by Victoria's Poetry & Voices of Muse
from mud and clay and sand to pearl
our earthy elements are adornments..
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Pandemic: Be Not Afraid! by Adele Gill
Faith and fear cannot coexist. So we need to pray for inner peace and calm, and watch our situation and our perception of our circumstances change. ..
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Parents by Mark Lichterman
“Walt, you and me, we’ve as much in common with our kid as most parents have with their kids. But sometimes you’ve got to make an extra effort; sometimes you’ve got to go out of your way. You? You never do! You work, you eat, you sleep, and you read your damned newspaper. It really wouldn’t kill you..
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PART I: Can You Forgive? by Adele Gill
For many Christians, forgiveness is their greatest challenge. At times, it may be tempting to lord the mistakes and failures of others over them. But as Christians, we don’t really have that luxury. We need to treat others the way we want to be treated by God...
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PART I: Fear-Less Faith by Adele Gill
There is an upside and also a downside to fear. Perhaps it's a good time to learn about the 7 ways to fight fear and anxiety, and embrace the fear-less faith that awaits you.....
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PART I: Light in the Darkness by Adele Gill
God sees it all: the good, the bad and the ugly. By so doing, He is able to separate out absolute truth from half-truths and lies; and good from evil for the discerning heart. This is truly a great blessing for God’s people in these turbulent times I call the “Truth Famine.”..
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PART I: Victimhood & Unforgiveness by Adele Gill
Feeling like a victim is something we all must fight against, as it will, if left unchecked, permeate every aspect of your life, making you bitter. At that point, it only serves as a drain, a distraction, and a diversion from what is most important in life: your family, friends, peace of mind, and f..
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PART I: What Do You Expect? by Adele Gill
The spoken and unspoken expectations we closely hold have everything to do with our relationships with ourselves, God, and others. It's true!..
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PART I: Where Does Your Strength Come From? by Adele Gill
When we see that we are quite limited in this life, it can be truly humbling, at best, but we still must face our imperfections and limitations head-on. And it begs this pressing question: Where does your strength come from?..
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PART I: Why Agree to Disagree? by Adele Gill
Whether or not we agree with others on high-impact issues, and perspectives, is immaterial. It is imperative that we not be silent in the battle between good and evil, right and wrong. In doing so, we often need to make hard choices as to whom to believe and follow—God or man...
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PART II: Can You Forgive? by Adele Gill
"Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”
Luke 6:37..
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PART II: Fear-Less Faith by Adele Gill
Fear-less faith enables us to see past the seemingly obvious difficulty, that which may feel overwhelming, even daunting, that which seems impending or inevitable, to see God’s blessings, in every circumstance...
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PART II: How to Agree to Disagree by Adele Gill
Sometimes conversations about current events with others can be difficult, so it is important to pray before you share a biblical world view with others who may have a different perspective. And remember: You are simply the messenger, an ambassador for Christ...
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PART II: Light in the Darkness by Adele Gill
We need to share God's Light wherever we go...
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PART II: Lord, Heal My Unbelief (2-Minute Read) by Adele Gill
There are so many examples in both the Old and New Testament of how people trusted God, and how He did awe-inspiring things for and through them because of their faith and belief in Him. ..
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PART II: Mayhem Never Wins by Adele Gill
This turbulent time in our history is just temporary, and as I said in a recent Blog: Mayhem Never Wins!!..
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PART II: What Do You Expect? by Adele Gill
How we manage our expectations has everything to do with our relationships, and how content and happy we are in our daily lives. ..
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PART II: Where Does Your Strength Come From? by Adele Gill
Jesus is the greatest antidote, the remedy, for feeling stressed, burdened, and weary. He is the one who gives strength to the weary when their strength is gone, and all seems lost. So how can that be? Well read on.....
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PART II: Year Round Christmas Spirit--Joy Like Never Before! by Adele Gill
If we can try to be a little kinder, generous, patience, thoughtful, and forgiving during the holiday season, we can certainly choose to embrace the Christmas Spirit year round, as a regular part of our lives, thereby making this world a better place...
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PART II: Your Victim Card Has Expired! by Adele Gill
When you look at the long-term effects of being a victim through the eyes of faith, you soon realize that the two are incompatible—regardless of circumstances. For faith and forgiveness cannot coexist with hatred, fear, and feeling like a victim...
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PART III: Fear-Less Faith: Be Not Afraid by Adele Gill
Whenever we experience fear, it is important to trust that God will fight our battles with us, even for us on our behalf, if we reconcile with him and ask for His help. Be not afraid!..
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Part-Timer & Retro 12 by Mark Lichterman
Sy Bornstein had worked for his father on the pushcart littered street until the old man died, then he’d upgraded himself from the second hand clothing store on Maxwell Street to Field’s, where over the years he’d worked his way into his present Sales Manager position. “My father had a place there, ..
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Pastor Joel Osteen by E Phillips
This is a true story about how to succeed in life while making it look easy. ..
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Peace by Mark Lichterman
Notation: This is a re-issue of a post
submitted early in 2010 of an excerpt from my mid 20th century, American becoming of age novel: Becoming.
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Peaceful Protesters vs Anarchists by Adele Gill
In the eyes of God, no one is better than anyone else. There is no supreme race. Everyone needs to be heard, and be protected from harm, regardless of background, creed or ethnicity. We are one diverse nation; one race under God, with commonality beyond measure. Social equality, in all its forms, is..
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PEORIA by Mark Lichterman
“Downtown here is really pretty small, but guess what?” Not waiting for a response. “I have my lead and customer files in the car with me and while driving around the name of one of the downtown streets looked familiar, so I looked through my files and found five customers on that street, so I stopp..
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Permission Given by Mark Lichterman
How does a person have any idea that one might have a heretofore unknown medical syndrome such as postpartum depression, or—when that syndrome departs—how does he or she know it was replaced with yet another heretofore unknown syndrome: depression...
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Perspectives: Living With Deaf Parents. by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A girl tries to understand her parents, who are deaf...
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Perspectives: No Habla Ingles! (Illegal Immigration) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A young Mexican woman shares her story about trying to make it in America...
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Perspectives: Not Being Able To Read. (Story #6,500!) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
A lady copes with not being able to read. She finds out that she is missing out on a lot.
Image of hard cover book (c) 2011, by Karla Dorman...
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PERVERT: The Disillusionment Of Paradise by Mark Lichterman
Muttering, “Oh, yes!” The man had been waiting for her, watching for her, expecting the young woman because it was at this approximate time that she came each day.
The man had seen the lone woman and baby a number of times over the past week, but had been with his wife each time so it wasn’..
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Phase 2: Sharon (R Rated) by Mark Lichterman
Although the flash of remembrance of a fellow CIA operative, a truly ‘gutsy’ woman by the name of Doris Wainright who’s mangled body Morgan had carried from a muddy field in Cambodia....
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Phase 3 The Arrangement by Mark Lichterman
Being a guy, and being me, I know that wrong words sometimes… ‘often’ come to mind then to mouth before I can stop them, and Marsha seemed to be doing pretty good, so I said nothing — so far...
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Phase 4: Milt & Sherry by Mark Lichterman
Guess it’s just my pessimistic attitude. Marsha’s words spoken directly into my ear. Drawing my head back, looking directly into her eyes. “What’s wrong?”..
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Phase 5: Time Onward by Mark Lichterman
The old couple — I say old because they look to be older than me — the old couple on the far end strictly seem to be ‘coincidental meeting and minimal obligatory’ conversation types, as in the twenty-four years I’ve lived at 2821, whenever we coincidentally run into each other the conversation is al..
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Phase 6: Si & Sy by Mark Lichterman
“ ‘Yeah’! Today I’m presenting a purple honey bee playing tag with a yellow humming bird.” Si said bitterly as, jamming the gear into ‘Drive’, the Hummer loudly hummed away from the curb..
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Phase 7: Heavenly Cookies by Mark Lichterman
Okay, let’s call it as it was and who it was. The Mason Jar was handed...actually forced upon Marsha by ‘Hugh Ivy’, a ‘hillbilly’ neighbor. The second and third sips of ‘Pappy Yoakum’s Kickapoo Joy Juice’ were all Marsha’s idea..
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Phase 8: A 2 Cent Plain by Mark Lichterman
Remember now, I’m not speaking of those panty-waist six or eight ounce Coke glasses they have nowadays, but a ‘real’ Coke glass containing twelve ounces of — well, I’d guess preferably Coke! But in my case, ‘Seltzer water’...
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Philly Style and Philly Profile: Basketball players playground life! by Julius Thompson
March Madness!..
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Pigeon-sill Sunday by Odin odin@aflx.com
This is an experiment in both the recalling of motivations we employ at different times in our lives to understand ourselves better, as well as formatting a different style of short story/prosetry for me. Let me know how it works for you. ..
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Pineapple Upside-down Cake by Andrea Graham
Based on the aftermath of my paternal grandmother's battle with parkinsons' disease. Two young sisters, Annie and Chrissy, cope with the turmoil created by their dying grandmother and find hope in a gift their parents view as a painful reminder of promises unfulfilled...
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Pink Cards and Piscators by Max Blue
Liddy and Loo try out their new boat on Little Buffalo Lake, and encounter an unexpected obstacle. ..
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PIT #10: Marsha by Mark Lichterman
Deep down, though, Marsha Lipensky’s little ‘randy’ seed began to blossom and she sensed a re-moistening within her vagina at the thought of seeing naked men… Much as her husband had at the thought of seeing naked women..
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PIT #11:The Fields: Evie by Mark Lichterman
Feeling the hot air upon her body... upon her ‘entire’ body. Holding her husband’s hand, all sense of embarrassment suddenly gone. Knowing that for a woman her age... Knowing that for a woman her age with four adult kids she looked damn good...
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PIT #13: Morgan (R Rated) by Mark Lichterman
Taking the silver flask from Morgan, bringing it to my mouth… Cool as it went down. Hot when it hit bottom… “Holy shit!” I said once I caught my breath. Handing the flask back to Morgan. “This what I think it is?..
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PIT #16; Baby Sitting by Mark Lichterman
“Homely as hell, but she did...”Evie said “...have fantastic tits…” flapping her minute breasts up and down “... Guess they came from her father’s side of the family.”..
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PIT #18: ‘50 Pontiac (R Rated) by Mark Lichterman
Making no coy pretense! Seductive words first spoken by my wife after our terrible, months long breakup and sexually beautiful marital recovery way back in — I’ll ‘never’ forget the exact day. It was on the Fourth of July in nineteen-fifty eight when, whispering in my ear, Marsha asked…..
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PIT #22:Nate by Mark Lichterman
Thinking. Then hesitating before speaking. “When you had all our stuff packed and moved out and you ran away to Lakeside and told ‘everyone’ not to let me know where you and my son were and I didn’t hear from or see you or my baby for ‘three months’?”..
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PIT #24: Outside Life by Mark Lichterman
“Know what?” Marsha’s eyes touching on all here. “Looks like we’ve got our own little clique going, so screw ‘keep all personal outside of Elysium stuff to ourselves’! I’d like to see how you all look in clothes.”..
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