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    While My Wife Undergoes Brain Surgery

    JULY 17, 2012 4:07PM

    By J. Christopher Arrison


    Topics: md anderson, hospital, brain tumor, brain surgery, love, hope, fear, cancer, maybe not cancer, anger

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 5239 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    Autism's Inconvenient Truth

    JUNE 25, 2012 8:43AM

    By Jewellya


    Topics: open call, science, family, books, environment, health, news, autism, children, child, fear, anxiety, abuse, authority, father, mother, 20th century, birth control, in vitro fertilization

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 706 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Do I Want to Be Cheryl Strayed or Her Mother?

    JUNE 21, 2012 1:58PM

    By Jan Wilberg


    Topics: family, fear, daughter, mothers, feminism, lost and found on the pacific crest trail, wild

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1416 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    A DRIVING ISSUE

    MARCH 8, 2012 6:18PM

    By Shawn O'Shea


    Topics: disabilities, dating, love, sex, writing, recovery, relapse, booze, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, aids, hiv, choices, drinks, nightlife, bars, crystal, meth, crystal meth, drunk, 12-steps, recovery, crystal meth, crystal methamphetamine, meth, drugs, alcohol, booze, addiction, fear, panhandlers, homeless, hate, kindness, chocolate, project open hand, hiv, aids, health, gay/lesbian, food/drink, family, belief/religion, military, navy, discharge, don't ask don't tell, school, college, gi bill, crimes, belief/religion, family, food/drink, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, project open hand, chocolate, kindness, hate, homeless, panhandlers, fear, addiction, booze, alcohol, drugs, meth, crystal methamphetamine, crystal meth, recovery, 12-steps, gay/lesbian, health, aids, hiv, recovery, drugs, alcohol, booze, life, new start, begining, san francisco, arvs, philadelphia, mom, mother, loss, family, death, support, recovery, relapse, self-will, procrastination, 911, help, anger, driving

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1760 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Don’t Scare the Newbie

    FEBRUARY 23, 2012 10:13PM

    By cancerdancer


    Topics: cancer, chemotherapy, fear, cowardly lion, recurrence

    • Editor's Pick
    • 46 Ratings
    • 2163 Views
    • 68 Comments
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    Silver from Blue and Grey

    JANUARY 12, 2012 12:51PM

    By Gary Justis


    Topics: self preservation, homesickness, health, environment, family, good will, revelation, dread, good will, redemption, fear, violence, blue sky, grey streets, chicago

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 1101 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Being In Denial

    DECEMBER 31, 2011 9:39AM

    By Marty'sHusband


    Topics: strokes, recovery, being in denial, acceptance, fear

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 938 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Cold Fist in the Belly

    NOVEMBER 21, 2011 7:42PM

    By Firechick


    Topics: insomnia, fear, leadership, technology, environment, firefighting

    • Editor's Pick
    • 46 Ratings
    • 4746 Views
    • 59 Comments
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    Did I Kill My Boy?

    OCTOBER 31, 2011 11:13AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: abortion, mississippi personhood law, miscarriage, women, health, grief, fear, anger, belief/religion, feminism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 2469 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Being a Bystander Made Me a Bully

    OCTOBER 13, 2011 11:22PM

    By Paul Fornale


    Topics: education, justice, courage, fear, school, childhood, bully, bullying, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 55 Ratings
    • 3917 Views
    • 76 Comments
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    Pumped Up Kicks

    SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 11:18AM

    By Linda Treiber


    Topics: new artistry, fear, mother of teen, pop songs, teen angst, news, family

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 431 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Middle East Online: Hopes and Fears Ten Years After

    SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 5:54AM

    By Hesham A. Hassaballa


    Topics: 9/11, islam, muslim, american, hope, fear, goodness, purity

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1125 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Take a Drive Behind My Wheel

    JULY 12, 2011 3:11AM

    By Christine Schoenwald


    Topics: phobias, carmageddon, cars, freeways, fear, driving

    • Editor's Pick
    • 31 Ratings
    • 1417 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    i face my fears

    MARCH 25, 2011 4:19PM

    By Greg Correll


    Topics: fear

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 2059 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Good Morning Japan, We love you.

    MARCH 17, 2011 5:59AM

    By Andrea Wainer


    Topics: open+call, open call, panic, fear, hysterical, crying, charity, earthquake, american children, japanese, flood, help, devestation, mental health, horror, family, children, tsunami, japan

    • Editor's Pick
    • 31 Ratings
    • 910 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Crying Over the Right Things

    FEBRUARY 8, 2011 6:24PM

    By Marty'sHusband


    Topics: guilt, fear, praise, important issues, perspective

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 1745 Views
    • 60 Comments
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    Challenger 7 January 28 1986, a Day to Remember

    JANUARY 28, 2011 3:58PM

    By SheilaTGTG55


    Topics: history, religion, faith, hope, shock, fear, science

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 1815 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Michael Vick's "Ticking Time Bomb" Dogs Saved and Safe

    JANUARY 26, 2011 9:10AM

    By Catherine Forsythe


    Topics: fear, dog fighting, kudos, insurance, love stories, danger, rescue, dogs, michael vick

    • Editor's Pick
    • 75 Ratings
    • 3200 Views
    • 89 Comments
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    Have Yourself a Merry Little Apocalypse

    DECEMBER 20, 2010 7:11PM

    By Monsieur Chariot


    Topics: news, fiction, tt, manners, holiday from hell, open call, passion, fall in love, love, vivacity, depression, bombs, snuggie, camouflage, holocaust, self-destruction, self-destructiveness, bacchanalia, rage, vengeance, scapegoats, mobs, lynching, veils, masks, disguise, madness, anxiety, fear, poise, style, panic button, panic, flaming cocktails, absinthe, sackcloth and ashes, bunker, cocktail party, post-apocalyptic world, revolution, doom and gloom, gun owners, liberals, homosexuals, abortionists, muslims, politics, comedy, civilization, the end of the world, destruction, apocalypse

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 2220 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    Parents' ridicule of Halloween costume teaches intolerance

    NOVEMBER 5, 2010 2:37PM

    By Cathy Wilson


    Topics: parenting, education, environment, gender roles, bullying, halloween, costumes, cross-dressing, intolerance, learning, difference, creativity, personality, fear, daphne, judgment, criticism

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