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“Orare est Laborare.” —Benedictine motto

August 26, 2009

If it had not been for the integrated axiotromic calendar, Brother Leon would not have known which decade he was living in, let alone the day or the time.  Not that time mattered much out here.  Each day on this world, with its three suns and four oddly orbiting moons, provided only fleeting hours of [...]

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Aperitif

August 20, 2009

This is a ‘one-pager’ that we do alot for exercises in my writing group. As mentioned in the Short and Sweet post it’s just a sketch. The idea was to write a piece using only one syllable words. He sat back in his chair and played at calm. He clenched the stem of the pipe [...]

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“Though this be madness…” (Hamlet II.ii.206)

August 19, 2009

What is madness?  Who are the people that occupy the lunatic fringes of society—those we refer to as crazy, insane, nuts, addled, bonkers, unsound, disturbed, unbalanced, raving, demented, unstable, schizo, nutty, unhinged, loopy, batty, daft, or “non compos mentis”?  What is the difference between someone who is euphemistically deemed “touched” or “eccentric” versus an individual [...]

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Pancake

June 2, 2009

Pancake Eric Bahle May 16, 2009  “How about it, Bob?” “What’s that?” Bob Grady looked around, called from his reverie. It was Handsome Jack who had spoken. “How about them flapjacks,” Handsome Jack said. “We’re hungry.” The whole gang, crowded around the rude plank table, nodded agreement. Bob Grady turned back and held his hand [...]

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Falsified

December 21, 2008

Falsified                                                       Eric M. Bahle December 20, 2008   The gates swung shut with a sonorous clang and St. Peter turned to the line. “Next.” A man stepped forth from the head of the milling throng and approached. “Wow,” the man said gazing at the tall gates, “I’m finally here. It’s a long wait on line.” “Name?” [...]

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