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Five Word Challenge October 26: The Musician.

2007-10-26T18:11:54Z

People said she was stupid and she sang crass songs. Her favorite musicians were The Kinks. She was often asked this question. "Who's your favorite musician of all times?" As if she was obligated to answer simply because she sang. Usually she ans...

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The Most Unsocial Daddy in the World.

2007-10-14T18:32:31Z

By the time the guests had brushed the cookie crumbs off their dresses and stood up on uncertain feet that were still tingling from pins and needles, father was already at the end of the long verandah, holding open the gate with a tight, false sm...

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The Nothing Song of Life.

2007-08-27T17:04:45Z

The house is empty and silent. S is gone, on a week-long office trip to Bangalore. Most of the tiny light bulbs are gone, folding one half of the house into the natural darkness of the night. My appetite is gone from the weariness of working, and ...

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QotD: Kitchen Essentials

2007-08-16T13:53:07Z

What are the 10 foods you must have in your refrigerator and/or your kitchen cabinet? (Submitted by Carol) Milk and milk products: curd, milk, and cheese/ butter Vegetables: carrots, okra, cabbage, aubergine, cauliflower, bitter gourd, beans, p...

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Five Word Challenge August 13: Preparing for Dinner

2007-08-13T12:25:57Z

In the meantime, the boiled milk has cooled down to room temperature. Spoon in a little curd and cover the milk bowl, so that it (the milk) curdles in time for the meal. Polish the table, cover it with a starched white table cloth, and you’re nea...

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QotD: Celebrity Look-Alike

2007-07-31T13:22:17Z

What celebrity do you most often get told you resemble? (Submitted by Leets)

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Five Word Challenge July 20: Strawberry

2007-07-20T02:42:13Z

"Tell me a story", demanded Rima after our Sunday meal. This was part of our sacred Sunday routine. Every Sunday, she visited us around eleven in the morning, dressed in a prim frock with her handkerchief folded in a triangle and clipped to her f...

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Five Word Challenge June 27: Acid

2007-06-27T17:09:46Z

As he started to move the tanks of acid off the belt and towards the gigantic scale that weighed, sealed, and labeled the tanks, Bert felt the sharp pain of sadness in his ribs. It was occurring with increasing frequency now, but it still surpris...

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QotD: My Favorite Fictional Father

2007-06-17T14:27:50Z

TV, books, movies: Who's your favorite fictional father? Atticus Finch, who else?

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Vox Hunt: Singalong Song

2007-06-14T09:17:26Z

Audio: Share a song you can't help but sing along to. Its so easy to sing to! Additionally, I love the little girl in the original video. She reminds me of my little niece.

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