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THE MANSION IN MEMORY LANE

(1)Young Tom visited his great aunt, until he was ten years old, And soon after his next birthday, her old mansion would be sold, Since she died, and he would miss them both, as nine years changed the date. He completed school, did two years work, and started college late. (2)At the end of his [...]

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He Put His Arm Around Her

He put his arms around her- It made the poor girl sick; Was is true? what her Pa said? That “he was a-damn-poor-stick?” HE PUT HIS ARMS AROUND HER; She was far away from HOME- She told him “I NEARLY FROZE TO DEATH!” In……my little bed… alone. He put his arms around her- But that [...]

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The Promise

1 June 4, 2006. The Lufthansa flight from Newyork landed in Chennai at 2:15 AM, thirty minutes later than the scheduled arrival time. Mohanasundaram was waiting at the arrival terminal with increasing anticipation. He scanned the hundred faces coming out of the airport for his son. After about forty-five minutes, Arun kumar walked out, waving [...]

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Au Revoir

1 Present Day It was the first Monday in weeks when I was not in office before ten. As I saw the frosted sundial of my old citizen ticking eleven thirty, I cursed myself for the umpteenth time for choosing that insurance company. I found out that the other companies did not require so many [...]

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GINGERBREAD MEN

GINGERBREAD MEN By: Cynthia DiSciullo and William Zigmont Just southwest of Middletown resided Gingerbread Fred A plump and portly holiday treat who wore buttons of red Loved and et all his vanilla crème Causin’ screams from two m&m “Help me… help… oops…my buttons popped!” he said T’was a last Thursday before Christmas when Gingerbread Fred [...]

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