http://WORDWULF.com/KINDNESSHAPPENS In 1847 the Choctaw Nation of Native
Americans donated $710 or the equivalent of $20,000 at that time to the Irish
during the potato famine. Today the Irish completed the monument to say thank
you.
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~Downhearted, she gave up then, stuffed her firefly hopes and dreams into a
mason jar, screwed the lid down tight, held them while they dimmed and died
away.
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~Across the Years~I’m on my way now, I hear that whistle blowin’. Oh, I‘ll come
ridin’, I rode into here. That old train whistle, she just keeps on blowin’. She’s
callin’ me home, all across the years.
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~Adulterated Standards~ In my youth, folks who talked me into religion
eventually scared it out of me with their personal behavior. ~WordWulf~
http://WORDWULF.com/STORYBOOK ~Dapping~The middle pole was
bent over and, as they watched, went horizontal. Zzz-ip and it disappeared
underneath the water. The boy with freckles dove in after it. “No!”the oldest boy yelled.
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~Tom’s having a bad day. He tried to button his shirt and a button fell off. He
went to open the door and the knob broke off his hand. He went to open get in
his truck and the handle fell off. Now he’s afraid to pee.
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~Father/Time: I~There, where my pillow’s lain, her face in its cradle, shadows
in half-moons, my lover’s eyes. ~WordWulf~
“People living deeply
have no fear of death.”~Anais Nin~
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~Blowback~I drank a lot of Wild Mountain Grape wine and MD 20/20 back in the
wild days of my youth. I know a little bit about pissing into the wind.
Tom Sterner is a writer. He lives in Redding, California and Arvada, Colorado with wife Kathy. He has been published in numerous magazines and on the internet, including Howling Dog Press/Omega, Skyline Literary Review, The Storyteller, and Flashquake. His internet pseudonym is WordWulf. A native of Colorado and proud father of five children and a stepdaughter, he also writes lyrics, sings and composes music with his sons. He is winner of the Marija Cerjak Award for Avant-Garde/Experimental Writing and was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2006 and 2008. Published work includes two novels, Madman Chronicles: The Warrior and Momma’s Rain.