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Venice Biennale 2017 by
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Prompted By Travel

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The Venice Biennale began in 1895, making it the oldest and most important art fair in the world. It showcases contemporary art from across the globe for six months every other year. Twenty nine countries like the U.S., France, Germany and Canada have Pavilions that have stood in the Giardini, once a large park, since…
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Teaching my Grandkids to Make Good Trouble by
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Prompted By Good Trouble

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My message to my grandkids and their peers is to stand up for what you believe in and then to go out and make some noise. I will always be proud of you for any “good trouble” you create along the way.
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My Comments on the “Procrastination” Stories by
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Prompted By Procrastination

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"My latest attempt to post a comment the normal way yielded a new error message"
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Song for Alice by
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Prompted By Altered States

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I hate November and I hate low-sodium lentil soup. And I wanted a goddamn drink. Is that so awful?
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Surprise Tongue by (2 Stories)

Prompted By What We Ate

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Now I wonder though, might the consumption of that mama cow’s tongue have been the symbolic origin for a daughter’s own future developing poetic tongue? - because these days, who eats cow tongue otherwise?
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Halloween Grinch by
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Prompted By Trick or Treat?

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As a kid I loved Halloween, but grownups have co-opted it.
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Stop if You’ve Heard This One Before by
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(165 Stories)

Prompted By Comedy

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A hippie, a priest and Henry Kissinger were in an airplane......
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Dark Caves by
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Prompted By Refugees

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My sometimes vigilant parents rushed to the television button a couple of beats too late to protect me from this grim portal on life and death. 
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Frae Bonnie Scotland by
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Prompted By Travel

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I had a Scottish nurse when I was a baby. She called me her “wee little treasure” and gave me dolls that said, “Frae Bonnie Scotland” on them. Her name was Jean James but I called her Jean-Jean. I loved the way she spoke and the way she cared for me and my brother. Because…
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Teacher Strike by
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Prompted By Strikes

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Teacher Strike In September 1968 I was a newly minted school librarian working in a New York City public high school when my union,  the United Federation of Teachers (UFT),  then led by Al Shanker,  voted to strike.  I joined the picket line. The strike followed a confrontation between a newly established community-controlled school board…
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