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Cover Girl

Staring darkly in the mirror wishing she was very little so if she fell and skinned her knee daddy would be there to say don’t worry honey it’s ok he’d kiss and cover-up the boo boo. And when she got to be … Continue reading

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800 Babies in a Mass Grave

How many of you saw the movie “Philomena”? For those of you who haven’t it is the story of a young, unmarried pregnant Irish girl, abandoned by her family because of the “shame” she brought upon them and sent to … Continue reading

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Can Do

Staring at the pile of bills doesn’t make ‘em any smaller shufflin the envelopes doesn’t get the mortgage paid. Out o’ work a whole year now running out of unemployment must apply for food stamps soon get the kids on … Continue reading

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