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Shadowline: Chapter One – Explaining the Universe
The diner was filled to the brim with society's worst. Hookers and pimps talking noisily while waitresses race to serve their every demand bypassing the thieves and drunks hovering silently over steaming cups of coffee. It seemed anyone who was … Continue reading
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Erosion
The most vicious force of time is how it wears down all of the things it touches. Time, in its purest form, is the only thing that can turn mountains into dust, empires into shadows and human lives into distant … Continue reading
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Repetition
Open up the wounds let the heartache flow again watch me turn to my addictions and let temptation be my guide I'll quell the pain with thoughts of lust drown the tears in temporary joys as I'm tripping up the … Continue reading
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War is Hell
When the photographs of American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners came out, I wasn’t shocked. I was heartbroken, sad and even a bit bitter, but not shocked. Simply put, I understood going into this war that these types of things happen … Continue reading
Posted in RavenSpeak
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Teachers
I come from a long line of teachers. Both of my parents are currently teachers, at least part time, one of my grandmothers and both of my aunts were teachers until they retired and my family tree, on both sides, … Continue reading
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Where Are You Now?
Sometimes I think of you and wonder where you are and if you think of me on lonely nights or dream about me when there's nothing left to dream I don't expect you to miss me and I know the … Continue reading
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Compassion
The need to help others, in my experience, is one of the greatest weaknesses a person can have. Though posessing it is seen as a good thing and earns one the laurels of being noble or saintly, it's a bitter … Continue reading
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Blame
Blame is probably one of the dirtiest words in the English language. Everyone looks for it, everyone takes it and everyone deals with it, but no one likes to talk about it. Even though we're a world of people pointing … Continue reading
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Summer Night
On a long and solemn night in the middle of a southern summer we sat underneath the moonlight whispering in the dark though a million words were said not a one could be heard over the sound of teardrops falling … Continue reading
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Weakness
We all have weaknesses, we all have flaws in our character and in our person that prevents us from achieving the impossible goal of perfection. It's in the nature of being human and they're a part of what make us … Continue reading
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Internet Sales Tax
Every so often, someone re-raises the issue about whether or not state sales tax should apply over the Internet. Threats have been levied, government debates have been raised and, a few times, some large online retailers have been pushed into … Continue reading
Posted in RavenSpeak
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Understanding
I don't expect you to understand me I know how I act the words that I say the things that I feel and the way that I live my life are all mysteries to you. You held me you cherished … Continue reading
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Boob Job
When Janet Jackson stood there on the stage of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, for that split-second where her right breast was exposed to the world, she probably wasn't thinking about the controversy it would cause and, if she was, … Continue reading
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The Dead Hypnotist: Part One
The accident and the legend… Continue reading
Posted in Warlock Mysteries
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The Dead Hypnotist: Part Two
The traditional solution meets a nontraditional crime… Continue reading
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The Dead Hypnotist: Part Three
Taking a new angle on an old problem… Continue reading
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The Dead Hypnotist: Part Four
The answer is always closer than you think… Continue reading
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The Dead Hypnotist: Part Five
The truth always comes out, in the end… Continue reading
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The Dead Hypnotist: Part Six
The talk continued for another hour or so. After the cops ran out, the crowd had plenty of good questions for me. I did my best to answer them. Some of them, like questions about Jeffery's mental status or motivations, … Continue reading
Posted in Warlock Mysteries
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Doubt
If there's one thing my recent adventures have taught me, it's that there's no room for doubt when you're taking action. Sure, we all know what it feels like to second guess ourselves, to stay awake late at night wondering … Continue reading
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My Eye on Queer Eye
I don't watch a lot of television and I'm the first to admit that I'm not very up to date with the trends on it. However, lately that seems to be a good thing as television, traditionally the media of … Continue reading
Posted in RavenSpeak
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In the Dark
There are times when I’m inconsolable when the world around me becomes too much and my demons come out to feast on me again There are times when I’m hopeless when I’m too lost to return home and I don’t … Continue reading
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Open Fire
I saw you today tossing love letters into an open fire letting our memories burn and twist in the somber setting of a silent flame I know that you're hurting love I know that what I've done is wrong and … Continue reading
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The Need for New Feminism
I've been called a lot of nasty names in my life, but misogynist isn't on the list, at least it's not one of the names I hear regularly from relatively well-informed people. The truth is that I've always considered myself … Continue reading
Posted in RavenSpeak
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Responsibility
No matter where you go, no matter what you do and no matter who you meet, everyone is talking about their rights, perceived, real or desired. Everybody is talking about what they're entitled to, or at least what they feel … Continue reading
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New Moon
There's a new moon out tonight and it's the darkest night of the year You can hear children crawling beneath their beds and clutching their sheets in fear while murmuring their prayers and hitting their lights as they wait for … Continue reading
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Runaway: Part One
Without thinking, sometimes we change our lives… Continue reading
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Runaway: Part Two
Unlikely friends can bring great fortune… Continue reading
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Runaway: Part Three
Some decisions you can never go back on… Continue reading
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Runaway: Part Seven
Taking a trip clean across America… Continue reading
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Human Chess Rules 1.0
You need to learn the rules before you can play the game… Continue reading
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The Warlock and the Pupil
The Warlock's first appearance… Continue reading
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The Prediction
You don't have to see the future to predict it… Continue reading
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