On Monday, October 13th, 1997, I got this article published in the Glasgow Evening Times. It was the second article I had had published, the other being in a nursing magazine, and I got paid... Read More
Posted by: scotslad60 on 2008-05-02 10:15:48
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Standing on top of the hillside, I look to the valley below to the grimy, grey concrete jungle, and know, from this place, I must go I look to the sky then, above me, where polluted... Read More
Posted by: scotslad60 on 2008-04-24 13:29:02
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Keep all arms, legs and torsos inside the confines of the sidewalks at all times. If they may linger over the edge of t Read More
Posted by: lenababy on 2008-04-19 22:14:48
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Dneska byl městský den a úvod do mé keňské pracovní existence. Nechal jsem se vyhodit v downtownu (v centru města mezi mrakodrapy), koupil si v prvním... Read More
Posted by: Nairobi on 2008-04-19 16:55:15
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This is the beginning of what might be a short story... maybe? Anyway, yeah. Just puttin it out there. lol. :) “So, this is the New Year… and I don’t feel any... Read More
Posted by: SCherise2 on 2008-02-18 16:40:37
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Saturdays are usually hung over and movie filled. Not this saturday, thank goodness. I don't work today so i slept in really late. almost half of my day. The guy I was seeing decided he wants... Read More
Posted by: shanlove on 2008-02-16 15:46:37
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We live in a throw-away world where nothing is as it seems and instant gratification is the goal. Even the price of human life is cheap. People are disatisfied with life but are unwilling or... Read More
Posted by: scotslad60 on 2008-02-16 08:24:17
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Issues of Race must be handled with great delicacy in a city like Baltimore. This can be a dangerous place for a tall, skinny white kid on LSD. So when this stocky, young black man decided... Read More
Posted by: davidmarx on 2008-02-09 18:24:33
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So, I've been getting a lot of views here. One good thing that would be nice is that if on this site, we had a way of seeing who looks at our blog entries, we would be able to collaborate a... Read More
Posted by: karikaiba on 2008-02-02 23:02:49
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To be A stranger In a far foreign city Is all I that want tonight And the noise In the streets Whispers Like a Latin accent The smells Like a kite Flying high... Read More
Posted by: MaryH on 2008-01-14 01:29:46
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One of the great things about living in a third-world metropolitan city is that everyday, you have a reason to thank God that you're still alive. Yes. That's what I do every time I cross the... Read More
Posted by: joie7170 on 2008-01-09 02:14:48
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Hellllllo Columbus, Did you vote, in the past mayoral competition? Did your guy win? If he didn't are you pissed? If your guy won is he living up to your expectations? Mayor Coleman is... Read More
Posted by: Our614 on 2007-12-18 14:12:44
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In the plant world, roots are the very givers of life to the plant above. No matter how big the plant, whether a towering tree or a single blade of grass, all are dependent on its roots for... Read More
Posted by: buwish on 2007-12-18 07:03:08
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today sucked as  always these days. it rained and snowed, creating a slushy mess. and on top of that i didnt bring an umbrella to shcool today, and that resulted in my  down fetaher coat... Read More
Posted by: 14yearoldvampire on 2007-12-13 18:32:09
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by Terrance Hayes For James L. Hayes The rain falling on a night in mid-December, I pull to my father’s engine wondering how long I’ll remember this. His car is dead.... Read More
Posted by: CountryRoads on 2007-12-13 13:30:21
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I think it was said before but currently I'm in NYC, well Queens to be more specific. Now on the surface people could think, and some do, that it is a cultural central for things to do and for... Read More
Posted by: Ryo_Readman on 2007-12-05 09:22:37
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The English city of York has, since Roman times, been defended with walls of one form or another. To this day, substantial portions of the walls remain, and York has more... Read More
Posted by: TheBetrayedPrince on 2007-11-24 01:15:11
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     Vatican City is an independent state under the absolute authority of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. It is an enclave with Rome, Italy, with an area of 44... Read More
Posted by: constantinejohn on 2007-11-22 19:57:45
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Got this one in an email and just had to share it with the Scottish and UK bloggers here who might understand it a little better than those 'across the pond'. This is about the city of... Read More
Posted by: scotslad60 on 2007-11-15 09:10:45
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i have this recurring dream. im not really doing anything; kind of just standing there with my hands in my pockets. every night the scenery is different. its always somewhere ive been... Read More
Posted by: solipsist on 2007-10-09 19:33:19
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I thought I would post this small short story of mine for anyone who is interested enough to read it. Any feedback would be welcomed too. Thank you all. Enjoy! Start Again Ben stood... Read More
Posted by: scotslad60 on 2007-09-14 08:30:15
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So the downside to the city....everything is so damn expensive!  I really really want to be on the diving team for Hunter and i've gone to all of the meetings and junk but then i don't think i... Read More
Posted by: akortes on 2007-09-13 13:27:04
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Tomorrow I start school.  Well, Sort of. I am enrolled at the University of Toronto, to take one class. In a way I feel silly and unchallenged because I am so used to having a number of hard... Read More
Posted by: princesacamille on 2007-09-11 19:07:19
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Alright...sorry for the rather lengthy delay after my last post but things have been pretty crazy around here. The truth is that I'm not technically home alone - I'm at Bryan's place with his two... Read More
Posted by: blue26 on 2007-08-17 15:33:48
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