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Tagged by Gillian
List ten fictional characters you wouldn't kick out of bed (in no particular order) and tag five people to do the same [let's just ignore the fact that this is highly questionable while in a relationship, shall we?].
1. Veralidaine Sarasri, called Daine (Wild Magic Quartet). Ignoring the fact that she's shacked up with Numair and, um, has children.
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Story for you. Done!
look at her, huh, snuggling up
to Clara, trying to pretend
nothing ever happened. who’s
she trying to fool? listen -
did you hear? Margot snuck a
girl into her dorm room last
night; her roommate says
it wasn’t her girlfriend…
I knew this to be true, at least in part; the cold had gotten worse, and everybody looked furtive as they ( Read more... ) -
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big dogs are
afraid of everything, but mostly people,
hiding behind couches and under beds
when strangers come to visit.
and one long summer my sophomore year
I was the stranger visiting,
unlocking houses from a ring of keys,
coaxing dogs from their hiding places -
mastiffs from wire kennels,
wolfhounds from beneath bedclothes,
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Finally, a story!
"I got some orange juice (I've been making too many screwdrivers), a mango-orange flavored Naked juice (for drinking tonight), a box of Clementine oranges (to give off the impression I am obsessed with citrus), and some parmesan cheese (just to throw the cashier for a loop)."
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The Book of Ruth
I thought this trip would change me. And it did, as all such journeys tend to do, but not in the way I expected.
I went to Ecuador to do God’s work. Not because my faith was strong - it wasn’t - but because I wanted it to be. In my church, belief flamed bright; only those I was told not to bother my head about lacked conviction. In ( Read more... ) -
When Karma Bites You in the Butt
I'm sure this is something many of you have experienced in your life. If you laugh at someone else's misfortune, you will inevitably run into some of your own... and it will usually be worse. With me, this happens with horses.
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Rack On
It’s not like flipping a switch, she thinks.
The announcer’s voice is loud in her ears as he builds up to the final command. They’ve been through the walk, the trot, the canter, and the slow gait, the black horse and her. All have been perfect, the beats timed exactly. The other competitors are nothing to them; her horse has not even ( Read more... ) -
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