My IED
Should I love my IED That goes off so suddenly Not hidden underneath, But for all to openly see?
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Author: Earl Yarington
A School Bus and a Smile
As a school bus driver, I am the most invisible person in the most visible vehicle on the road. For many students, I am simply not present in their lives. The soft and kind “good morning” barely audible floats by them like a dying breeze. It is there, but they pay little attention to it. Or, so I think.
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Dear My Favorite Miss
Failure has taught me this: Nothing else matters, That if I could have a wish, I would binge watch Netflix
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Little Salmon
Sweet little salmon, so fast and so swift; She keeps up with the others so big and so strong. Swims
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True Love in Two Seconds: What I Learned from Anne Frank
I never really believed in true love or romance for that matter. As a male, I felt some obligation to
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Putin, Abortion, and that Special Operation: How SCOTUS Screwed US
The U.S. has largely had a liberal-leaning Supreme Court since the Roe v. Wade decision. Now, for the first time,
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A Beautiful Dancer Magnified
What is it like to be a beautiful dancer Of ballet, of jazz, of modern dance The traditional tutus and
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Accepting Yourself is the First Step in ‘Becoming a Writer’
For many creative writers, we are the greatest foe to our identities. Similar to many writers, I started writing poems
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Too Big to Be Eaten, and Too Small to Save the World
What if your life was at the bottom of that dude’s cooler? Your eternity, that bit of liquid there; You
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