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    • 166 Ratings
    • 4628 Views
    • 162 Comments
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    A Beautiful Heart

    FEBRUARY 10, 2010 7:45AM

    By Steve Blevins


    Topics: true story, motherhood, love

    • 155 Ratings
    • 4760 Views
    • 155 Comments
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    A World No Less Sublime

    DECEMBER 7, 2009 8:10AM

    By Steve Blevins


    Topics: true story, parkinson's disease

    • Editor's Pick
    • 133 Ratings
    • 3162 Views
    • 129 Comments
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    Gazing at the Future

    AUGUST 9, 2010 8:00AM

    By Steve Blevins


    Topics: parkinson's disease, true story

    • Editor's Pick
    • 109 Ratings
    • 3761 Views
    • 123 Comments
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    The day my father died

    MARCH 23, 2009 1:56AM

    By emma peel


    Topics: father, mother, rye and ginger, prairie winter, death, everlasting numbness, true story

    • Editor's Pick
    • 108 Ratings
    • 15588 Views
    • 103 Comments
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    My King of Crap

    DECEMBER 3, 2008 11:22AM

    By gracielou


    Topics: gain, loss, tackiness, christmas story, true story, love story, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 104 Ratings
    • 22773 Views
    • 120 Comments
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    The Death of My Brilliant Career (1980-2009)

    JULY 1, 2009 10:04AM

    By Bob Eckstein


    Topics: unemployment, retirement, business, true story, recession, freelancing

    • 96 Ratings
    • 3115 Views
    • 128 Comments
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    My year at OS: what a long, strange trip it's been

    DECEMBER 13, 2009 5:33PM

    By emma peel


    Topics: true story, os, one-year anniversary, what's it all about alfie?

    • Editor's Pick
    • 93 Ratings
    • 5133 Views
    • 150 Comments
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    The Anniversary I’ll Never Forget

    JULY 16, 2010 8:40AM

    By Lea Lane


    Topics: true story, 20th wedding anniversary, family

    • Editor's Pick
    • 90 Ratings
    • 4191 Views
    • 80 Comments
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    Treasure box, or: My dad kicked me in the head...

    MARCH 9, 2009 4:57AM

    By Allie Griffith


    Topics: true story, father, families, abuse, childhood, motivation

    • 85 Ratings
    • 2424 Views
    • 88 Comments
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    The Priest and the Blogger: How OS Brought Joy to a Patient

    JANUARY 7, 2010 8:20AM

    By Steve Blevins


    Topics: true story

    • 82 Ratings
    • 2647 Views
    • 107 Comments
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    Losing My Legs...Again.

    MARCH 12, 2010 11:09PM

    By Sparking


    Topics: belief/religion, health, open call, true story, neurology, steps backwards towards forward healing, frustration, conversion disorder?, ptsd, dissociation, trauma, healing, soul work, i don't want pity i just want to be honest, understanding, swearing well, emdr, alice miller, francine shapiro, nmt

    • Editor's Pick
    • 81 Ratings
    • 4096 Views
    • 88 Comments
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    My Father's Death Threat

    MARCH 24, 2010 2:34PM

    By Sparking


    Topics: rage, unconditional love, love, god, redemption, killing, wanting to kill my father, dissociation, ptsd, emdr, that's what this work feels like, two lies and a truth of my life, which way is up?, repressed memories, losing my non-religion, when violence permeates the heart, true story, open call, family, belief/religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 80 Ratings
    • 7708 Views
    • 84 Comments
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    My Day in Court as a Character Witness

    SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 10:36AM

    By cartouche


    Topics: law, restitution, mercy, true story

    • 76 Ratings
    • 2407 Views
    • 82 Comments
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    Split Worlds

    MARCH 30, 2010 9:34AM

    By Sparking


    Topics: unconditional love, love, transcendence, true story, finding comfort in the middle of fire, jin shin jyutsu, sociopaths, guru, repressed memories, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, dissociation, ptsd, trauma recovery, trauma, open call, health, family, belief/religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 75 Ratings
    • 6818 Views
    • 103 Comments
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    The Abuser

    MARCH 12, 2009 8:42AM

    By Lea Lane


    Topics: open call, true story, abuse, domestic violence, my sister's place, breaking news, rihanna, chris brown

    • Editor's Pick
    • 74 Ratings
    • 2075 Views
    • 101 Comments
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    The Bridge Between Angry Streets

    AUGUST 18, 2010 11:16AM

    By Gary Justis


    Topics: true story, death in a family, family, redemption, angels, chicago, south side, environment

    • Editor's Pick
    • 74 Ratings
    • 4067 Views
    • 81 Comments
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    Dear John: I've Got Your Revenge Right Here

    FEBRUARY 11, 2010 8:50AM

    By O'Really?


    Topics: food/drink, true story, baltrusol golf club, dear john letter, deceit, match.com, lover's revenge (you said that already), labor day, halloween (what the hell), prostate cancer, mayo clinic, the return of the strikethrough, just checking, did i say open call and lover's revenge?, relationships, dating, love, new year's even, fifth avenue, madarin oriental, new yor, nyc, the post-it note episode, sex and the city, judy berman, why do people tag their posts "open call" when they are not responding to an open call?, open call, lovers revenge

    • Editor's Pick
    • 72 Ratings
    • 9738 Views
    • 167 Comments
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    Living the Rejected Fat Girl's Fantasy + Swift Tips *UPDATED

    MARCH 13, 2009 2:49AM

    By Sally Swift


    Topics: losing weight, losing fat, gaining self esteem, getting sweet revenge, eating right is also revenge, doctor's okay essential, true story

    • Editor's Pick
    • 70 Ratings
    • 3785 Views
    • 85 Comments
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    Fear

    MARCH 5, 2010 1:04PM

    By Sally Swift


    Topics: facing fears, open call, anger, abuse, alcoholism, death, phobias, triumph, love, true story

    • 68 Ratings
    • 2342 Views
    • 113 Comments
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    Spiders. Web.

    JUNE 29, 2010 7:45PM

    By Owl_Says_Who


    Topics: animals, roulette of tags, millions of spiders, mom, chores, summer, family, childhood, brown recluses, spiders, there's a lot more to the story but this is enough for now, no pictures because this was creepy enough, true story

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