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The Drive Home Tapes - Essay Series (2 of 4)
For him — God — taking my father, I unleashed nightly in vulgar, seething teeth-clenches, a rage I doled in whispers. I lulled...

Jason James Barry
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The Drive Home Tapes - Essay Series (Part 1 of 4)
We just wrapped up a stakeout on a case I didn’t want to be on. It was my case, my father told me, but he’d still be there. I nodded. I...

Jason James Barry
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THE WAR ON STATUES: America's Destruction Intensifies | Scott Jardine
(This essay originally appeared as a Facebook posting for The Conservative Core with Scott on July 1, 2020). Chaos. Destruction. Anarchy....

Scott Jardine
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ANARCHISTS VS DEMOCRAT MAYORS: The Mob's Betrayal | Scott Jardine
"When is this going to end?". We've all asked this question frequently. It's likely the main question asked by every single law-abiding...

Scott Jardine
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Prologue: Critical Acclaim | Vanessa Rodriguez
Present Day Year 2075 Lily They’ll kill my baby. That was the first thought which ran through Lily’s head as she stared at the plus sign....

Buzzard Digital
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Writer Profile - Vanessa Rodriguez
Dog Eared & Read: Tell the readers, what got you into writing? How long have you been at it? Vanessa Rodriguez: I got into writing so I...

Buzzard Digital
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Suit life in our Future | SiSi Daye
Have you ever considered becoming an astronaut? An astronaut's job is very difficult and requires hard work. These scientists have to...

SiSi Daye
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The #Walkaway
By the time, in 2008, when I had already been gone from journalism for a handful of years, I arrived at being a mixed bag of convention....

syZmc Commentary
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Aliens, For Real | SiSi Daye
There are many wonders of the universe. For example, will human life everevery live on Mars? But one question still ponders even the...

SiSi Daye
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Time | SiSi Daye
What always goes and never stops What is it that makes you think it’s the end How much do I have Questions still linger in my mind Of...

SiSi Daye
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Wouldn’t It Be Wonderful | SiSi Daye
Wouldn’t it be Wonderful if…..There was no Coronavirus. There are many things that people would wish would have never happened and what...

SiSi Daye
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Kneeling in Football & Elegant Words
Is there an elegant way to use the word douchebag? I’ve tried: I think I read somewhere that Colin Kaepernick is transitioning to become...

syZmc Commentary
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Divisible, By Facebook | syZmc
One of the last times I saw Roger (not his real name), he was making out with his college marching band girlfriend somewhere toward the...

syZmc Commentary
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A Family Cares and Waits | Record-Journal | Jason J. Barry
MERIDEN - Felix Pagan talked without whispers from the porch swing set up in his living room. His 9-year-old daughter Maria slept across...

Jason James Barry
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COVID reports: Otter Mystery | SiSi Daye
Have you ever wondered why our school mascot is a Sea Otter? That question still remains in my head. And I’m pretty sure it’s stuck in...

SiSi Daye
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A Requiem of Love in COVID Captivity | SiSi Daye
We’ve stayed apart like everyone’s insisted Love is so awesome amid captivity over COVID Way better than a dead possum Instead you should...

SiSi Daye
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The Time When #MeToo Goes #TooFar
I’ve wondered, in this gilded age of the outing of pervs, bullies, predators, and sexual assaulters, when will #MeToo go #TooFar, if it...

Jason James Barry
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