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  Thirty Days

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  A Mother’s Stand

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  The Candles Were Lit. The House Smelled Of Cinnamon And Roast Turkey.

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  The Voice From Downstairs

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  The Last Rose Bush

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  My Nephew Had Been Baptized Three Months Ago.

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  The Seat In The Kitchen

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  The Fortress And The Fracture

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  For Father’s Day, My Son Gave His Father-in-law A $50,000 Truck And Handed Me A $15 Watch; One Week Later He Called Me 47 Times Screaming, “dad, Don’t Do That!” – And That Was The Day I Finally Stopped Being His Personal Atm And Remembered I Was A Father, Not A Resource.

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  Bikers Confronted An Animal Abuser… Then Recognized His Dog

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  The School Called About A Daughter I Didn’t Have

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  My Father’s Voice Cut Through The Quiet Of My Own Dining Room.