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A handshake

10 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments mgaft1 $0.20

While in high school I read the novel of the British author John Braine "Room at the Top." It's a story about a young and ambitious lad from a humble origin, who is trying to find its way to the top of society in post-WWII England. What struck me add...

When I'm Gone

3 Apr 2020 1 minute read 2 comments troynamps $0.16

I want you not to cry That day when I'm gone,I wish not for you to be broken.Be strong for me and the future,Remember of all the good timesAnd be proud of yourself. We had love to shareAnd you filled me with joy.Whenever I leave - never to returnAll...

Hatred

1 Apr 2020 1 minute read 2 comments mgaft1 $0.21

They say that hatred is the opposite of love. I don't think so. The opposite of love is indifference. Hatred is an emotion and could be a very powerful emotion. I remember a story I read in one of the Remqrque's novels. The author tells the story abo...

Fraud

2 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments mgaft1 $0.04

  We have a house in Burbank. It’s not large – only three-bedroom, and it looks even smaller compared to the territory of the entire property. On its territory, we have two large Christmas trees, eucalyptus tree, orange, apple, tangerine and persimm...

Eagle Feather

30 Oct 2019 1 minute read 0 comments mgaft1 $0.13

Eagle feather brings to memory cowboys and Indians. And Indians... well they always bring to memory Yugoslavian actor Gojko Mitić. Here he is on the photo with the eagle feather in his fair.     Why Yugoslavian? Let me tell you why ... Back in my ch...

Blowing caps

17 Oct 2019 1 minute read 2 comments mgaft1 $0.06

In the country where I grew up, a trolley was the cheapest form of transportation. It cost 3 cents! Still, somehow people managed to cheat. ))) What comes to mind is the fun that we - boys had with trolleys. That fun was based upon the fact that a t...

Christmas Balls

26 Sep 2019 2 minute read 0 comments mgaft1 $0.11

It was a beautiful winter day at about 3:30 p.m. Sun was shining on houses decorated for Christmas. Snow crunched under my ski boots indicating the temperature about -15 degrees Celsius. The forest started right next to the hotel where I stayed duri...

The Tunnel Through the Forest ( set into more of a story)

19 Aug 2019 5 minute read 0 comments qiball $0.03

 This story and set of memories will be more free flowing and present with a story narrative more than a set of flowing memories set into order and cataloged ..lmao that may seem kinda dry so I'm going to steer from that format. Now to set the  tone....

Shopping for October Revolution

9 Aug 2019 10 minute read 2 comments mgaft1 $0.06

After seeing to it that her daughter and son-in-law were set for the day, old aunt Matriona gathered the jar for sour cream, the bottle for sunflower oil, bags, and nets. She dressed quickly, put wrapped herself with a gray shawl tightly and dashed o...