May 21, 2013 by bryon

haiku 264

tornado outbreak –
grilled cheese sandwich
while I watch

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May 17, 2013 by bryon

#quikfic 51

My dog kept me awake half the night with his barking. I don’t know why. It was the neighbors’ home that was broken into, not mine.

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May 15, 2013 by bryon

Quotable 151

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
– Orson Welles

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May 14, 2013 by bryon

haiku 263

bookstore coffee
smells like something
a baby did

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May 10, 2013 by bryon

#quikfic 50

The flipped coin landed on its edge. Allison honored our bet and slept with me. Can’t wait to see what else that magic store has.

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May 8, 2013 by bryon

Quotable 150

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
– Maya Angelou

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May 7, 2013 by bryon

haiku 262

I throw out
the damaged keepsakes
Mom can’t bear to

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May 3, 2013 by bryon

#quikfic 49

My kids went home with their mother, leaving two dozen Easter eggs in the fridge. I ate one daily and remembered the fun we’d had.

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May 1, 2013 by bryon

Quotable 149

You can fix anything but a blank page.
– Nora Roberts

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April 30, 2013 by bryon

haiku 261

warmer days –
pretty young women
shed winter cocoons

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Tagged clothing, cocoons, days, haiku, pretty, shed, warm, weather, winter, women, young
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