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by Alexander Carver That afternoon I spontaneously proposed to Daphne while on a nature hike in the Malibu canyons. Having reached the crest of a particularly steep hill, I happened to look up into the air and spot a sky-writing plane adding the finishing touc... More »
Tariq Mehmood I never thought a rubbish dump would ever talk to me, but one day a dump in Ain Al Mresseih, Beirut did just that. But then I have never named a trash heap before. It happened a few days after garbage stopped being collected and began piling up o... More »
by Krista Genevieve Farris Photo credit: Andrew Geddes WHISPERING PINES – The following letter was sent from the Superintendent of schools to local parents: From: The Office of John Hale Merry, Superintendent of Whispering Pines Public School System To: ... More »