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AGE: 49
LOC: Berkeley Springs, WV
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: July 14

     Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don’t, and a day without sunshine is like, you know, night. Never put off till tomorrow what you can ignore entirely. Time is the best teacher; unfortunately, it kills all its students. Two wrongs don’t make a right,   but three lefts do.

     While money doesn’t buy love, it puts you in a great bargaining position. You can fool some of the people some of the time, and that is sufficient. Under capitalism, man exploits man; under communism, the opposite applies. And, you know, while I’m being profound, the next war will determine not what is right, but what is left. Finally, I’d rather have a bottle in front o’ me than a frontal lobotomy.

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Short Story / A One-Line Stand
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It doesn't happen often, but every once in a while someone will recognize me as DC Scanner, and usually take it upon themselves to try and make me laugh. A One-Line Stand "So, is that a swollen stick of pepperoni in your pocket, or are you simply pleased to see me?" the comely woman named Monica jibed as she unlocked the door to her apartment. "Pretty funny," I remarked laconically as we were entering her living room. I turned to her and said, "Darlin', I got something I want get straight bet...
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Short Story / A Tense Night In Tucson
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A Tense Night In Tucson The year was about 1983, and I was on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, a town with unforgiving heat and sun, yet is strangely hypnotic at night. It was very tranquil to look up at the sky at night and see literally millions of bright stars, along with an occasional meteorite. Actually, I was just sitting around my house with my cousin Duane, who I lived with at the time. He was a body and fender mechanic for a number a years. The telephone rang, and it was from an "a...
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"Call me anything you'd like, but please don't call me... *collect*!"
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Short Story / A Tense Night in Tucson
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*A Tense Night In Tucson* The year was about 1983, and I was on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, a town with unforgiving heat and sun, yet is strangely hypnotic at night. It was very tranquil to look up at the sky at night and see literally millions of bright stars, along with an occasional meteorite. Actually, I was just sitting around my house with my cousin Duane, who I lived with at the time. He was a body and fender mechanic for a number a years. The telephone rang, and it was from an ...
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"When push comes to shove... *whip out a gun.*"
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Short Story / Father/Son
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Poetry / Moments In Time~
Well, I may not know poetry (although I have written lyrics), but I do know what I like... Keep the ink flowing...
Non-fiction / To be somebody
First thin that I noticed was your lack of a line break between paragraphs... When presenting your work on the Internet, you might want to consider inserting a line break between your paragraphs. It makes the pages much more readable and presentable. Don't take my word for it - try it and see.