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Does the river have a soul?
soul- \sol\- n: the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause (Webster’s Dictionary, Ninth Collegiate)
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She loves me…She loves me not
He entered my office with that non-confident gate that shouts more than what is verbalized. My guess was a beat-down man, a man who questioned ...
by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9:59 am
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Let the miracles come!
Ah, yes. You would think after just harvesting a crop a mere five months ago we would still be resting on its fruits, content to ...
by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, April 16, 2014 10:45 am
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Watching children while the preacher’s praying
I glanced through the glass from the back, waiting to enter. All adult heads had taken their stately posture, some heads higher than others, but ...
by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:46 am
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The doctor is in…again
As she stepped into the office, I looked up from my desk and welcomed her with a handshake and smile, hoping to do my part ...
by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 10:56 am
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Am I the only one who…
Sweeps dirt under the rug? Uses his hair brush as a back scratcher? When still in bed early morning, gets a phone call asking “Did ...
by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:18 am
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Confronted by silence
He cranked up the radio upon sliding behind the steering wheel. “I got sunshine…on a cloudy day… .” The car rumbled to a start as ...
by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, March 5, 2014 10:39 am
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The doctor is in
Like most first-time patients, he came into the office with a somewhat suspicious countenance and a sheepish grin that conveyed mistrust of the entire ordeal. ...
by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, February 26, 2014 11:20 am
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Just a few questions
Why do people grow older and not younger?
by Rex Alphin, Wednesday, February 19, 2014 11:23 am
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True love
It was just something about the way she looked. Everything seemed to fit. She was wide where she was supposed to be and narrow in ...