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Dear Reader, the Wayward Stories are free-spirited short stories that complement The Chestnut Point Stories novels. They feature many of the same characters and settings but don’t fit neatly into the plot of the full-length storybooks. So they have ducked out down a side alley to join up with others… Read More
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This was a personal literacy essay I wrote recently for fun. I was listening to this Sour album by Olivia Rodrigo and it made me reflective on how I deal with people. People I have met is like a journey of a car ride. This is also for Archia's contest-… Read
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Miscellaneous / Memoir

July 04, 2022

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Comments: 1

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A sort-of memoir focusing on specific moments in my childhood that explore both my deeply rooted senses of shame and cowardice, as well as some of my deepest self-reflective thoughts in those rather terrible moments in my life. Quickly done (both to get my thoughts down as soon as I… Read
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Essay / Memoir

June 29, 2022

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I have seriously wondered if I've developed some sort of mental illness... or worse. Prison life can do that to you. Read
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January 6, 2021 -- The assassination of democracy on Pennsylvania Avenue was botched, and failed. It was a Shakespearian tragedy played out in all its brutality and ferociousness. Read
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Short Story / Memoir

June 28, 2022

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The story of an encounter with a bear, on the Alaska-Canada Highway. Read
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Poem / Memoir

June 28, 2022

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A poem about shifting your perspective on lifelong relationships. Read
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Essay / Memoir

June 26, 2022

Reads: 20

Comments: 3

My personal reflection of the Supreme Court's first step on the denial of our personal rights and liberties. On June 24, 20022, I found myself looking into the abyss of time, and seeing only shards of shattered illusions that once reflected the intensity and passion of the human spirit. I… Read
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Poem / Memoir

June 23, 2022

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Written when my mother passed away. It's for her Read
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Book / Memoir

June 23, 2022

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Introduction. I don't swear with the name of either a person, a place or an object. I observe this as of good speaking behaviour. It helps me to like my future. Indeed, it makes me like an event. One which is free to come to pass. True. Why an event… Read
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Short Story / Memoir

June 21, 2022

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A storm in a teacup really, but a little issue that went further than I'd have liked. Read
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Essay / Memoir

June 17, 2022

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I almost pulled the plug on my typewriter forever... Read
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Short Story / Memoir

June 13, 2022

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As a high school boy in the 1950’s, hired to mow a cemetery by myself six miles out of town, this is my almost poetic memoir of that difficult week. Read
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Short Story / Memoir

June 13, 2022

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Short Story / Memoir

June 10, 2022

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Book / Memoir

June 06, 2022

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This is the story of Dakota Sullivan. We all know him... a child star that had so much talent and his struggles to be accepted as an adult star. His life as an adult star in movies and music has made him a legend. We have heard rumours and allegations… Read
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I went from diagnosis to surgery faster than you can say Carcinoma in Situ. I write with detail and humor about my journey. Read
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Poem / Memoir

June 04, 2022

Reads: 47

Modern English Haiku or ME Haiku is a new form of haiku that follows the 5 / 7 / 5 / 2 pattern of syllables with one repetition. Conceptualized by me, ArchDuke Kenneth. The traditional Japanese haiku's "on" or "beats" as known in the English verse, has a 5 /… Read
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Poem / Memoir

June 03, 2022

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Poem / Memoir

June 03, 2022

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Poem / Memoir

June 01, 2022

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My grandparents were poor dryland farmers who had 10 children (11 with the baby that died) and not much else. But they had each other and their love was as lasting as the earth they farmed. Read
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Short Story / Memoir

June 01, 2022

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Short Story / Memoir

May 30, 2022

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Is it ever good news with a late night phone call?Do the hairs on the back of your neck or on your arms stand up? Read
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Poem / Memoir

May 30, 2022

Reads: 93

Comments: 2

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I recently went on a first date, had this guy declare his love for me a bunch of times. I know he didn't mean harm, but he made me feel confused and lost. However, he wasn't the first person to say something similar to me, and he made remember my… Read
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Book / Memoir

May 27, 2022

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The story of Fwaid, the African singer, rapper, songwriter and sound engineer. Read
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Short Story / Memoir

May 22, 2022

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February 1955, Mailtand, NSW Australia. The Hunter river broke its banks and flooded the town. This was written, at the time, by my grandmother, Laurel York. I have copied it exactly as she had written. Some names I recognize and some I don't. I have no more details after she… Read
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Short Story / Memoir

May 20, 2022

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On the morning of his wedding, Henry had to deliver some cattle. Read
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Poem / Memoir

May 16, 2022

Reads: 40

Modern English Haiku or ME Haiku is a new form of haiku that follows the 5 / 7 / 5 / 2 pattern of syllables with one repetition. Conceptualized by me, ArchDuke Kenneth. The traditional Japanese haiku's "on" or "beats" as known in the English verse, has a 5 /… Read
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Book / Memoir

May 16, 2022

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OK, Little Bird is laugh-out-loud funny, irreverent and inspiring - the story of a bigger-than-life father and an unforgettable father-daughter connectiton - shared through a lifetime of voicemails, wry banter, cantankerous family dinners, unfiltered commentaries and lots of love. Journey with Little Bird as she navigates the greatest loss in… Read
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Today is the golden anniversary of one young man standing up to horrendous bullying and unwanted sexual advances. Coincidently, on that same day of May 15, 1972 another man acted out on a life of being ostracized, shooting a presidential candidate. Read
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Book / Memoir

May 13, 2022

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Me, Myself & Akai.. Read
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Book / Memoir

May 13, 2022

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The life & times of Mr Dunne.. Read
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Book / Memoir

May 12, 2022

Reads: 37

a first draft of the final chapter of my autobiography Read
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A tribute to mothers, and the children who can only embrace memories . . . Read
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Poem / Memoir

May 06, 2022

Reads: 125

Comments: 1

This is a descriptive memoir that stands the test of our days ahead. I have reread this story as a poem loved writing in real time events. May you ignite the blessing you have received for greater cause. Read

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