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Jim Bishop’s Dream

November 30, 2013 | Filed under: Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing

To a great extent, the construction of Bishop Castle has been fueled by creator Jim Bishop’s inveterate hatred of authority and his contempt for anyone willing to submit to that authority. He has spent years battling zoning, health, noise, and sales tax regulations in his ongoing quest to single-handedly expand and modify ”the largest …

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Close to the Brane

October 31, 2013 | Filed under: Poetry

Severed and lush, transplanted dream, the violet rhythm of words not serving, having spoken the universe into existence, spacetime, dreamtime.

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A Decent Sunrise

October 30, 2013 | Filed under: One Good Paragraph

Sunrises matter. They smooth the edges and let us know that the previous day should be continued or forgotten. They tell us to take care of ourselves and those around us, especially those around us. How many consider their blind spots in order to make some sense of their lives, then hope …

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UFO Traces

October 23, 2013 | Filed under: One Good Paragraph

Over 300 billion stars populate our galaxy, and our galaxy is just one of another 100 or more billion galaxies, so the universe must be teeming with intelligent life. Given that we live in a middle-aged galaxy, other life forms are surely far more advanced than we are. This means …

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The Way Things Go Sometimes

October 4, 2013 | Filed under: One Good Paragraph

I told my girlfriend she needed to move out, and to my surprise, she did so that very day. I figured she’d get lonely and fearful of having to be by herself and wouldn’t be able to live without me. But instead, she actually just got stronger and happier with every passing second, …

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Media Mayhem

September 8, 2012 | Filed under: Opinion

Napoleon once said, “Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.” Thank goodness Comedy Central has been making big decisions easier (and therefore less precious) for young Americans trying to decide how to approach this election season. For instance, more adults between the ages of 18-34 …

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