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This started out as our Mission Statement. But it quickly got very long and somewhat righteous. Instead of using it, I shelfed it. But I always like it.

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This was from a blog that never got off the ground. I liked the Colonel, so I kept this entry.

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Earlier, Kevin’s dare to explore the abandoned train station had been exciting. They were safe then. All of them were sitting on their bikes, outside, in the sunbaked parking lot.

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This is from an, as yet, unpublished novel entitled To Die in Varanasi. This section didn't make the editorial cut and won't be in the novel. But I liked it enough to keep it. Enjoy.

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Shelly is a waitress at SPROUTS, an all-natural, vegetarian restaurant, in the novel The Sycamore Centennial Parade. The story takes place in 1978. At that time, Shelly was 57 years old. The bit of backstory below is fro...

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