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International Crush Day: February 20

My fellow DC Blogger The Restaurant Refugee created a holiday, by official blog decree last year, called International Crush Day. So says he: So it’s that time again.  I encourage all of you to spend some time this Friday (International … Continue reading

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Historical Fiction

All of our past is viewed through the filter of our present. That filter is imperfect. Memories fade and change in unknown ways. They blend together and are reinterpreted every time we visit them. Through repitition, some bits become more … Continue reading

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Hump Day Crush: That First Valentine’s Day Heartbreak

She was the new girl that year and I was immediately smitten. Swarthy skin, long black hair and dark eyes with such a spark in them… Of course, I had no conscious appreciation for such things it being thrid grade … Continue reading

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Hump Day Crush: Fireworks

Having grown up on a steady diet of classic movies and old TV shows, I have been programmed to equate fireworks with kissing that special someone. As a hopeless romantic (no matter how much I try to fight it), I … Continue reading

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Hump Day Crush: What’s Love Got To Do With It?

When I was in high school, every year at about this time the business club would hand out a bunch of surveys in homeroom. Those would be collected and, when Valentine’s Day rolled around, for a couple of bucks you’d … Continue reading

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