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Alone – Friday Fictioneers – 2/15/13

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Joe Owens

There is fiction afoot! The roving band of fiction lovers known as the Friday Fictioneers returns for another curtain call. We love the chase of writing about scenes from around the world. This week’s prompt is based on a statue … Continue reading →

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Coming Home – Friday Fictioneers – 2/8/13

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Joe Owens

Who writes fiction? People with imagination, that is who. You can find tons of imagination online. For focused imagination you have to search a bit more. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the ringmaster of a weekly collection of world trotting  wordsmiths who … Continue reading →

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The Permanent Placeholder – Friday Fictioneers – 2/1/13

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Joe Owens

You like the Friday Fictioneers huh? The partakers of the weekly challenge to describe a picture using only 100 words. We are a dedicated lot that grows by the week, It is an obsession we cannot hide, and cannot stop. … Continue reading →

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A Line in the Sand – Friday Fictioneers – 1/25/13

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Joe Owens

Ah the weekly interpretation of a picture, one that many of my fellow writers will share. Each of us will see this different, but all will follow the simple rules. We are allowed just 100 words to craft a tale. … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers – 1/18/13 – Sandy’s Wrath

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Joe Owens

Ah the weekly interpretation of a picture, one that many of my fellow writers will share. Each of us will see this different, but all will follow the simple rules. We are allowed just 100 words to craft a tale. … Continue reading →

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Emma Overcoming

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Joe Owens

NOTE: This is a submission I created for the Creative Contest #7 by Worldpen. They will accept entries until February 2nd. The first tickles of light filtered across the room, illuminating the unmoving form snuggled underneath four layers of covers. … Continue reading →

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Friday Fictioneers – 1/11/13 – Love Notes

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Joe Owens

Ah the weekly interpretation of a picture, one that many of my fellow writers will share. Each of us will see this differnt, but all will follow the simple rules. We are allowed just 100 words to craft a tale. … Continue reading →

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To Honor My Mother

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Joe Owens

Today is my mother’s birthday. Had she lived to see this day, she would have celebrated her 72nd birthday. Almost three years ago she succumbed to lung cancer. What follows is the eulogy I delivered at her funeral. It was … Continue reading →

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Words and Pictures

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Joe Owens

Words and Pictures. This is a post by Max Reynolds that I think is worth promoting. Let him know what you think!

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Sixteen years ago today I lost my brother Kevin to Colo-Rectal Cancer. He was 29 and my only sibling. His death was a seminal moment in my life, the kind of experience you just cannot fathom before it actually occurs. … Continue reading →

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Pyrotechnic Dreams – Friday Fictioneers 1/4/13

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Joe Owens

This is my rendering for the Friday Fictioneers post for 4 January 2013. I hope you enjoy! (Genre: Fiction) Waiting for the final seconds to tick off the clock was agony. I had pined my whole life for this moment, … Continue reading →

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2012 Belize Mission Trip – Something New

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Joe Owens

While we were busy preparing for the Night of Encouragement where we took several sets of parents out to a local restaurant for a meal and time of encouraging them in their parenting we had the opportunity to visit the … Continue reading →

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The Day Goofy Ate My Son

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Joe Owens

This is a semi-true tale of my son’s experience when we visited the Disney Parks in the spring of 2007. My son loves Goofy more than any other Disney character. He made the purchase of the hat shown here as … Continue reading →

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Is New York Marathon Appropriate in Wake of Superstorm Sandy?

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Joe Owens

Here is the picture postcard version of the largest city in the United States of America. Up until Monday evening anyone who visited the city could take in many wonderful sights and sounds as they traveled through the five boroughs … Continue reading →

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How Will Superstorm Sandy affect 2012 Presidential Election?

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Joe Owens

The 2012 Presidential Election has ebbed and flowed from a lead for President Obama to leads for Governor Romney. Individual events such as the debates made impacts that moved the needle one way or the other, but overall as of … Continue reading →

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