Posted on June 30, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
A few months ago my father sent me a scan of an old and half forgotten photo of his father; my Grandpa. It was taken by my Grandma while they vacationed in Canada. Yesterday was their 70th anniversary. It’s been along time since I’ve seen my either of them, I was twelve when he [...]
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Posted on June 19, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
Now, as I have stated before, I was, repeat WAS a picky eater and though I had a very long “I no eat” list, I was also raised to be polite. I would never have turned away an offer so generously given. Especially since I had already started ingesting it. Besides, it was obvious that [...]
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Posted on June 18, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
These doors weren’t just big. They looked like they belonged on the front of a castle. A smaller entrance, apparently intended to be used when not mounted on a massive war horse, was set into one of the main doors. With out a pause, Mountain Man reached out and pushed it open. I was really [...]
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Posted on June 16, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
“Where the heck are we going?”
“You’ll see! It’s going to be great!”
“You’re not going to kill me and stuff my body in a trash bin, are you?”
“I can’t promise that. It’ll depend on your behavior.”
“Great.”
The lower city of Salzburg twisted away from us as we climbed, as my good friend bounded ahead in a dubious [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
There is a man who lives just a few streets over from me who is an arborist. He’s a quiet man, mostly of Native American lineage and mostly of the stoic variety. I had lived in the area for several years before he even started to acknowledge me, though we pass cross paths at least [...]
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