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A Personal Teaching Philosophy Statement
Father Ben Torres’ room in the rectory was lean and spare. A tall Eurasian Jesuit priest, he taught my first-year Oriental Philosophy section. Aside from his rolled-up futon that he sat on,…
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In Praise of Chicory Coffee
When I was working (and starving) in New Orleans at the Tulane University Bookstore, I couldn’t wait for our morning break. There, in the spacious student union two levels above the basement…
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Christmas Story
Both of them shared mixed feelings about the tree. Nowhere near as big or as full as they’d hoped. Even spending more than they should have. She wanted to weep at the…
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B. B. Wolf
Police Lt. Detective Grimm was not a maternal looking woman, and her lined face was set with a firm jaw. She stood by the one-way glass window that viewed into the interrogation…
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New Bern writer Michelle G. Flye named the 2021 Heart of the Pamlico Poet Laureate.
Photo Credit: Sam Love When the usual qualities of Eastern North Carolina come to mind, many people don’t automatically think of poetry. But, since 2018, a dedicated group of local writers has…
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A Working Mother
Demi pulled the sweatshirt over her head, over her naked breasts, and settled it around her waist with a twisting motion. Music from the bar thudded through the thin partition walls. Big…
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Making The Words Pay
New York is reputed to be the publishing and literary capital of the world; a place where media giants, the best talent, and industry leadership all swarm like the ants covering that…
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DESIRE
You never had nothing, and you never will. “I… know… that,” Robbie said, in time to the rake scratching the dry leaves over and over on the brown crisp grass of the…
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Unexamined Living in the Race Against Time
They Both Die At The End By Adam Silvera Harper Teen, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018 400 pages ☼☼☼☼☼ — 5 out of 5 stars No matter your need, Apple…
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You’re Old. So What? Go Write Something!
The skillset for grabbing the brass ring and finding your passion as a senior writer is the same at 16 or 60. “You’re going to do what?” my friends asked me, with…
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