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  Perspicacious Solitude

  

  By Arkanian, Chicago, IL

  Alison was the runt of the family, born small and ill-favored, and by the time she was thirteen, she was still small and ill-favored. Her brothers mocked her. “Weak,” they told her. “Puny is what you are. Look at those eyes.” And Alison would look, stare into the mirror and scrutinize ...
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  A Myth About Waves

  

  By Arkanian, Chicago, IL

  Tides and waves are a curious thing. When that wave slams upon the beach, or smashes against a rock, there is a brief interaction. It's quick, it's violent, it's relentless. And it's no accident. There is a reason and a story. Long ago, when there was nothing green and n...
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  Compassion

  

  By Arkanian, Chicago, IL

  ---------------------- Conner Whitley: Guilty or Innocent? An Article [24/3/17] Dale and Suzanne Whitley, the couple famously murdered by son Connor Whitley, age seventeen. The teenager holds a violent record fraught with aggression and fights; his chances for freedom at this point are minim...
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  A Worm Named Fred

  

  By Arkanian, Chicago, IL

  There was a worm named Fred and it lay on the sidewalk. The sky was blue, and he had a perfect view of the clouds seeping across it in a pillowy train. He was a worm, and should be used to it, but being on the ground irked him. He preferred to soar like an eagle, or have the adventures of a hero, ...