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    55 Reasons to Believe

    Taken by Pedro Yorcliffe at Sandbox Plaza II (BulletSim) On the night before The night before ChristmasI met some folks virtuallyFriends I knew only from their creative workThey were awesome! We may never meetBut 52 times a yearYou give me 55 reasons a week[More or less ;-)]To believeYou are awesome too Wishing you a creative 2014. ~Nara  Malone The first draft of this was 69 words. But hey, even I can follow the rules once a year. Happy Holidays! This is my contribution to G-Man’s Friday 55. Drop by after 8 pm ET Thursday nights or anytime Friday to see what others wrote or to join the fun yourself. Special…

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    Timelines

    Lines |shared via CC license by laprimadonna on Flickr – Photo Sharing! 1. Okra When I think of how life used to be, the okra summer comes to mind. There was a big crop the year I turned three and a bumper crop of new rules to learn, as there is with every year of growing. Even though I know nothing that shade of green can taste remotely pleasant, I was not allowed to say so.  Even though I didn’t eat hairy food or green food or slimy food, and even though okra fit all three of those categories, I had to eat it or no one could have ice…