Bohemian Writers Club

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Author name: Bohemian@spirit

Just One Of ’Em Things

 by Loïc Wacquant A dark-skinned, broad-shouldered, African American with searching eyes and a slight stutter, Jake “the Snake” Torrance resides in a depressed neighborhood of the depressed industrial town of East Chicago, Indiana. He rents an unfinished basement in the house of a friend where he lives alone (at age 32, he is single with no […]

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Dad’s Hands

by Madeline Toubiana Fingernails jagged, tanned and thick Aged, well worn like rough leather Spotted with white, from cortisol’s touch His hands, they swallow me up Those hands, they kept me held me tight In their comfort, everything was safe Love is a squeeze an understanding of mutual need No need for words, they said

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Sweet Tooth

by Ruth Newman Bert the porter was telling off some tourists for walking on the perfect lawn as Lesley passed through the gates to Goodesford College. The unnerved sightseers were having a hard time understanding Bert’s thick fenland accent, and had to be rescued by their tour guide. Bert turned back to the Porters’ Lodge,

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Sociomateriality

by Brian Pentland Since the dawn of time we’ve used the axe        People use tools to do tasks Now people use digital artifacts        People use tools to do tasks So-ci-o-ma-ter-i-al        People use tools to do tasks It sounds so ethereal        People use tools

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Of Alps And Maps

by Yiannis Gabriel You have heard the one about the soldiers who got lost during a snow blizzard in the Alps but eventually managed to find their way back to base camp, thanks to a map in one of the soldiers’ pockets. You have heard the one about the soldiers who got lost during a

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My Ted Talk

by Brian Pentland Thank you all for coming You’re lucky to be here Welcome to my TED talk Enlightenment is near Don’t wanna overstate my case But the facts are very clear The science will persuade you To make my career It’s blindingly obvious, A fundamental truth If this talk is slick enough Then you

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