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August 25, 2016 Sometimes, a poem
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July 21, 2016 A daughter’s sun
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June 15, 2016 Love vs. the ignorant armies
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April 18, 2016 Instructions for cold calling
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April 7, 2016 Too late for ecstasy, again
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