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“And what would you have me do?” he asked me, breaking up in tears. “They were pushing me away; I had to push back!”
The last time I saw him, a few months back, he was alone. I walked up to him, and he said hi in a jerky kind of way. He [...]
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Invisible To Everyone
Posted in as a college student, as a friend, as a storyteller, as a traveler, as an obscure commentator, tagged decisions, Friends, walking away on September 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Shoes That Didn’t Fit
Posted in as a storyteller, as an observer, tagged control, obedience, passion on July 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Some time ago, he tried to tell you what could have been in store for him. He seemed focused about the whole thing, see? From the time he received his first notebook when he was four, the thing sort of grew on him. And as words grew into phrases into sentences into [...]
If It Doesn’t Make Sense, Maybe…
Posted in as a storyteller, tagged dreams, funny, weird on May 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
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Someone was banging on the door. I heard a crack; then, a thud. It was them. They’ve come to take us away.
The three of us – I thought our silence said everything. Although we realized that the end was imminent long before that moment, there was still a sense of resignation we [...]
The Things We Don’t Know About Them
Posted in as a storyteller, as a traveler, as an observer, tagged impressions, learning, seminar on May 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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His real name escapes me, although everyone calls him Wally.
It wasn’t easy not to observe him. On our second meeting one Saturday morning last April, he stood by the door with what personally appeared to be an unconventional taste in clothing. His shirt was covering his knees quite easily, being too huge [...]
Transcripts From The Once and Future Dream
Posted in as a storyteller, as an obscure commentator, tagged cynicism, doubts, future, possibilities on February 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Thanks for taking the time to take this interview with us. We know you’ve been very tired through all the campaigning.
No, no, the pleasure’s all mine.
Well, first of all, congratulations on your victory this afternoon. How does it feel?
I guess ‘shocked’ would be an overused word, though, then again, that’s exactly how [...]
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