Auld Lang Syne

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by Nicki Jaine, from kylecassidyThe song's title may be translated into English literally as 'old long since', or more idiomatically 'long long ago', or 'days gone by'. In his retelling of fairy tales in the Scots language, Matthew Fitt uses the phrase “In the days of auld lang syne” as the equivalent of “Once upon a time”. In Scots Syne is ( Read more... )

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Lakota Sioux Secede from US, Declare Independence

Political activist Russell Means, a founder of the American Indian Movement, says he and other members of Lakota tribes have renounced treaties and are withdrawing from the United States.
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how am i ever supposed to find ghosts when i stay inside during a snowstorm? i watched the drifts & flurries through the windows all day long. the street became a frozen tundra, sleek mountains rising over hidden cars. i want to be far out in the middle of it, surrounded on all sides, "silent as a shadow's grave". maybe then i would be able to ( Read more... )

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Long blonde hair falls over my left eye. I slowly brush it away, stiff & greasy against my forehead, then grope for the kitchen counter to steady myself. Shift weight off of my left leg. The gold-painted bootcast that I wear to walk outside, sliding on icy sidewalks, is hidden in Haley's room. I wear her small black boots instead. My crutches ( Read more... )

the scene: two men, one older with a beard & the other younger, are in the older man's barn in the middle of a snow-covered field ( Read more... )