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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser &#8211; Episode 38 &#8211; Dream and Write</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/06/27/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-38-dream-and-write/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you writing about what you dream or do you dream of writing...decide and tell your story...
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<strong>Featured Quote:</strong>
<em>"All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible."
<strong>William Faulkner</strong></em>
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<strong>Featured Poems:</strong>
<strong>There is No Frigate Like a Book
<em>By: Emily Dickinson</em></strong>
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<em>There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot
That bears a human soul!
</em>]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser &#8211; Episode 37 &#8211; Poems and Prompts</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/06/11/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-37-poems-and-prompts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poems from our forums and relationships found...
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<strong>Featured Quotes:</strong>
<em>"A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world."</em>
<strong><em>Leo Buscaglia</em></strong>
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<em>"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."</em>
<strong><em>Marcel Proust</em></strong>
&#160;&#160;
<strong>Featured Poem:</strong> <strong>One Word Is Too Often Profaned</strong>
<strong><em>By: Percy Bysshe Shelley</em></strong>
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<em>One word is too often profaned
For me to profane it;
One feeling too falsely disdained
For thee to disdain it;
One hope is too like despair
For prudence to smother;
And pity from thee more dear
Than that from another.
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I can give not what men call love;
But wilt thou accept not
The worship the heart lifts above
And the heavens reject not,
The desire of the moth for the star,
Of the night for the morrow,
The devotion to something afar
From the sphere of our sorrow?</em>]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser &#8211; Episode 36 &#8211; Choices</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/06/02/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-36-choices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choices for you and choices for your characters&#8230;End where you began but make it a good one&#8230; &#160; Feature Quote: &#8220;The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.&#8221; Frank Lloyd Wright &#160; Featured Poem:Traveling Through the Dark By: William Stafford &#160; Traveling through the dark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser &#8211; Episode 35 &#8211; Still Listening</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/05/19/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-35-still-listening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 01:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More podcasts and thoughts to get your writing moving and your creativity flowing...John shares a one last handful of his favorite audio inspirations... 
&#160;
<strong>Featured Quotes:</strong>
A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.
By: Robert Frost 
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A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. 
By: Robert Frost 
&#160;&#160;
John shares some more of his favorite podcasts that help inspire and influence him.  
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Check out these great shows and sites:]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser &#8211; Episode 34 &#8211; Listen Then Write</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/05/10/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-34-listen-then-write/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Podcasts and thoughts to get your writing moving and your creativity flowing...John shares a handful of his favorite audio inspirations... 
&#160;
<strong>Featured Quote:</strong>
Belief, by definition is an assent to a proposition. It is any cognitive content that is held true. It is some expression or a vague idea in which some confidence is placed. Thus, it defines some sort of an agreement with the world view. It may be unproven assertion based on some of the fundamental assumptions. Belief is a form of judging something to be true, intermediate between mere opinion and certain knowledge. To believe something in this sense is to judge that it is true by virtue of "a ground that is objectively insufficient but subjectively sufficient"; in mere opinion neither is sufficient, in knowledge both conditions are met.Myths which are believed in tend to become true.
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By: George Orwell
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John shares some of his favorite podcasts that help inspire and influence him. ]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute &#8211; RamblingVerser  Episode 33 &#8211; Believe Your Characters</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/05/02/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-33-believe-your-characters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 03:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you believe in your characters?  OK, but do you have faith in your characters to live beyond the time you put them on paper?  Is there a difference?  Listen and engage in the writing prompts.
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<strong>Featured Quote:</strong>
Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.
Edith Hamilton
&#160;
<em>Inspiration for this week's conversation:</em>
Six Characters in Search of an Author is the most famous and celebrated play by the Italian writer Luigi Pirandello
&#160;&#160;
<strong>Featured Poem: The Computation</strong>
<strong><em>By: John Donne</em></strong>
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<em>FOR my first twenty years, since yesterday,
    I scarce believed thou couldst be gone away ;
For forty more I fed on favours past,
    And forty on hopes that thou wouldst they might last ;
Tears drown`d one hundred, and sighs blew out two ;
    A thousand, I did neither think nor do,
Or not divide, all being one thought of you ;
    Or in a thousand more, forgot that too.
Yet call not this long life ; but think that I
Am, by being dead, immortal ; can ghosts die ?</em>]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute &#8211; RamblingVerser Episode 32 &#8211; Search for Your Voice</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/04/20/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-32-search-for-your-voice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John releases some inner voices...what do you release in your writing...
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If you are an author in search of readers or have comments about our show, contact us:
<a href="mailto:ramblingverser@storyinstitute.com">ramblingverser@storyinstitute.com</a>
615-431-WRIT (9748)
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This week's episode was brought to you by Enchanted Travel Tales (<a href="http://www.enchantedtraveltales.com">www.enchantedtraveltales.com</a>), bringing travel, magic, and fun to your holidays.
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<strong>Featured Quotes:</strong>
<em>"Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is anything Godlike about God it is that. He dared to imagine everything."</em>
Henry Miller
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<em>"Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice."</em>
William Shakespeare 
&#160;&#160;
<strong>Featured Poem:</strong> 
<strong>"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
<em>By: William Wordsworth</em></strong>
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<em>I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.</em>]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser &#8211; Episode 31 &#8211; Elementary Dear What&#8217;s Your Name</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/04/07/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-31-elementary-dear-whats-your-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A look at a better story driven character and your connection  as a writer...
&#160;&#160;
If you are an author in search of readers or have comments about our show, contact us:
<a href="mailto:ramblingverser@storyinstitute.com">ramblingverser@storyinstitute.com</a>
615-431-WRIT (9748)
&#160;&#160;
This week's episode was brought to you by Enchanted Travel Tales (<a href="http://www.enchantedtraveltales.com">www.enchantedtraveltales.com</a>), bringing travel, magic, and fun to your holidays.
&#160;&#160;
<strong>Featured Quote:</strong>
<em>"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius."</em>
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), (Sherlock Holmes) Valley of Fear, 1915
&#160;&#160;
<strong>Featured Short Story: </strong>
<strong><em>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Adventure 4 - The Boscombe Valley Mystery</em></strong>
By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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We were seated at breakfast one morning, my wife and I, when the maid brought in a telegram. It was from Sherlock Holmes and ran in this way:
Have you a couple of days to spare? Have just been wired for from the west of England in connection with Boscombe Valley tragedy. Shall be glad if you will come with me. Air and scenery perfect. Leave Paddington by the 11:15.
"What do you say, dear?" said my wife, looking across at me. "Will you go?"
"I really don't know what to say. I have a fairly long list at present."]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser &#8211; Episode 30 &#8211; Grab a Newspaper, Quick</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/03/23/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-30-grab-a-newspaper-quick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grab that paper and write…a newspaper that is…

<em>"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play at it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf."</em>
~ Bob Hope 

<strong>Headlines to help you with thoughts, ideas a provide realistic writing prompts:</strong>

<em>"Run over on a Florida beach: can't Americans walk anywhere at all?"</em>

<em>"No Flat for Cats"</em>

<em>"App Tells You Whether Your Date is a 'Keeper' or 'Crazy'"</em>

<em>"Talking about a stinky subject"</em>

Look up these headlines, of merely use them to help you come up with subjects for your storylines.  What direction will you choose?  Have you found other stories out there?  Share them here or elsewhere, but write and enjoy.]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser &#8211; Episode 29 &#8211; Remember &amp; Write</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/03/14/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-29-remember-write/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connecting Your Storyline with Your Storyline&#8230; &#160;&#160; If you are an author in search of readers or have comments about our show, contact us: ramblingverser@storyinstitute.com 615-431-WRIT (9748) &#160;&#160; This week&#8217;s episode was brought to you by Enchanted Travel Tales (www.enchantedtraveltales.com), bringing travel, magic, and fun to your holidays. &#160;&#160; Featured Quotes: &#8220;Play is often talked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser &#8211; Episode 28 &#8211; Reflection and Knowledge</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/03/08/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-28-reflection-and-knowledge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/03/08/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-28-reflection-and-knowledge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reflect on your Knowledge and Imagine a new world&#8230;oh yeah, and write about it&#8230; &#160;&#160; Featured Quote: &#8220;I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.&#8221; &#160;&#160; &#8220;Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.&#8221; ~Immanuel Kant &#160;&#160;&#160; Featured Poem: Ode on a Grecian Urn ~ John Keats &#160;&#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser &#8211; Episode 27 &#8211; Ending in the Beginning</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/02/28/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-27-ending-in-the-beginning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Childhood connections or Nada&#8230;Your path defined by you, the poet, writer, creator&#8230; Featured Quote: &#8220;I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet&#8217;s, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute Rambling Verser &#8211; Episode 26 &#8211; Style and Story</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/02/21/story-institute-rambling-verser-episode-26-style-and-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Style and Story &#8211; Has the muse moved&#8230;Or, is man really a friend of the vultures&#8230; Featured Quote: &#8220;Poetry is simply literature reduced to the essence of its active principle. It is purged of idols of every kind, of realistic illusions, of any conceivable equivocation between the language of &#8220;truth&#8221; and the language of &#8220;creation.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser &#8211; Episode 25 &#8211; Time Back from Beyond</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/02/14/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-25-time-back-from-beyond/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2010/02/14/story-institute-ramblingverser-episode-25-time-back-from-beyond/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time Back from Beyond&#8230;New focus and new writing prompts&#8230; Quote of the week: &#8220;I write about myself with the same pencil and in the same exercise book as about him. It is no longer I, but another whose life is just beginning.&#8221; ~ Samuel Beckett Short Story Focus and Topic: &#8220;The Open Boat&#8221; ~ Stephen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; Carnivals</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2009/07/05/poetry-topics-carnivals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you were at a carnival? You know, one of those signs of summer&#8230;the crowded, dark, and sometimes littered parking lots with the Tilt-A-Whirls, the Ferris wheels, the bumper cars, and those all tempting carnival games&#8230;Cotton candy, all sticky and sugary&#8230;Snow comes, so icy and and drippy&#8230;Corndogs so, well, so corn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Verses&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2009/05/20/new-verses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we move past our last contest and into the next&#8230;our judges and friends share a little of their own verse with you&#8230;Skyler Wolf Jones was our guest poet the last couple of days&#8230;Read Skyler&#8217;s work in our Poetic Inspiration section&#8230;OR, through the links below&#8230; Poems by Skyler: Each Little]]></description>
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		<title>Poem &#8211; Little &#8211; Skyler Wolf Jones</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2009/05/20/poem-little-skyler-wolf-jones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skyler Wolf Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little © 2009 Skyler Wolf Jones A little piece of dirt, I see you, dried up in the scorching sun, Waiting for a drop of rain, To soak away the cracks and pain. A little piece of land, With dirt and bugs a little bland, No vegetation growing in this earth, I wonder what it’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poem &#8211; Each &#8211; Skyler Wolf Jones</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2009/05/19/poem-each-skyler-wolf-jones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skyler Wolf Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each © 2009 Skyler Wolf Jones Each night each moon, Will come and close the afternoon, And I will still be there in the shadows, Awaiting my time to shine. Each day, each sun, Will close the night and darkness there is none, Casting my shadow of the day, What will I become. I listen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quote &#8211; Finding Inspiration</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2009/01/29/quote-finding-inspiration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.&#8221; Pearl S. Buck]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser Podcast &#8211; Episode 1</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2009/01/19/story-institute-ramblingverser-podcast-episode-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode of RamblingVerser, we delve into history with a science fiction twist. Join us for a conversation with Walter Hunt and an imaginary room writing prompt&#8230; Enjoy&#8230; History Lessons Through Science Fiction with Guest Walter H. Hunt Quote by Oscar Wilde Poem excerpt from Stephen (Vincent) Benet &#8211; John Brown&#8217;s Body Guest Conversation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Story Institute RamblingVerser Podcast &#8211; Episode 0.5</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2009/01/09/story-institute-ramblingverser-podcast-episode-0_5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we establish our Podcasting channel, here is a little snippet&#8230;In this episode, we talk about the resolutions we could have made&#8230;instead we decided to add this podcast. RamblingVerser Podcast will bring you story ideas, reflections on poems both near and far, and surprise guests from the cast of millions out there who have published [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Find Your Time to Write</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/12/06/find-your-time-to-write/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know what your day looks like. You know when you have time to write. You also know when you don&#8217;t have time to write. There are really two challenges though&#8230;Finding the time when you are not asleep and finding your particular muse somewhere along the way. They are both elusive creatures. Neither seem to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moments of Verses &#8211; Wanting to Become Me</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/12/02/moments-of-verses-wanting-to-become-m/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/12/02/moments-of-verses-wanting-to-become-m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Skyler Wolf Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanting to Become Me © 2008 Skyler Wolf Jones Imagine my inner walls crumbling, Dreaming the impossible, Unrefined thinking like a child&#8217;s world, I am already great, And my greatest wish is to become me. I&#8217;m infected with reality, Or at least its image, And though I don&#8217;t care for its false hope, I&#8217;m struggling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Coffee &#8211; Taste and See</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/30/short-story-topics-coffee-taste-and-see/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coffee is a great stimulator. It provides that get up and go when the get up has just about gone, or perhaps hasn’t even shown up for the day. Tammy drinks three cups of this magical brew each morning before she even gets into work&#8230;one before her shower, one after the gym, and one on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Flying into a Different Similar Cloud</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/29/short-story-topics-flying-into-a-different-similar-cloud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flying above the clouds can be uplifting, but rather dull if you do it often. Such is the case with Bill. He looks forward to being in a different place at the end of the trip, but the path itself is less than exciting. On one trip between Chicago and Orlando, the plane had to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Vanishing Village</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/28/short-story-topics-vanishing-village/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unid was a shaman for an ancient tribe. Unfortunately, the tribe had recently vanished. Right before the disappearance, the skies grew dark and Unid lay napping under a poonta tree. When he woke and strolled back to the village, he noticed very little. However, when he got within sight of the moving city, he did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Online &#8211; Crossing Over the Clouds</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/28/short-story-topics-online-crossing-over-the-clouds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The online community is full of friends we may never meet. However, it is also filled with those who have other intentions…Choose a person, male or female. Choose an age, teenager or younger, senior citizen or younger. Choose a reason that individual was online. Allow them to venture into a forum. Describe the messages. Describe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Time in Imagination with Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/27/short-story-topics-time-in-imagination-with-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time stands still when you do not carry a watch. Time also stands still when you do not know what time is…We can hide from reality and even be put in places to help us pretend more. However, we can not dismiss reality when the lights around us signify changes. Tessa went into the home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Tree Bending for Peace</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/26/short-story-topics-tree-bending-for-peace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traincor was a tree bender. He has served as the royal tree bender for the last 20 years. Usually, his life is simple. Usually, he completes his tasks, spends time with his family, and helps neighbors with simple tasks. Usually, he doesn’t see the Czartin, the ruler of the realm. This is not a usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Eaten and Not Burned</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/25/short-story-topics-eaten-and-not-burned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smithy was also a bit on the heavy side, but he was not too large. He was definitely an over-eater who had hoped at various moments to control his appetite. This was to no avail. Every attempt Smithy made to stop eating caused the desire to grow even more. He never left a meal without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Fit in one Halloween day&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/24/short-story-topics-fit-in-one-halloween-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All Hallows Eve brings up many visions and expectations from most. From little children to aged adults, this evening conjures many thoughts and pictures of the ghoulish, the spirit world, and the supernatural. What is you are one of those creatures. You know, the scary members of the night. The great part for you on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; What to do for a Living</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/22/short-story-topics-what-to-do-for-a-living/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason’s and Jennifer’s father was a quiet man. He never yelled or struck his children. He never had to discipline his children. Their mother would simply say, “wait until your father gets home,” and they would calm down long before he ever did arrive home. He would ask about their days and watch tv, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Planned Dis-a-parent</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/21/short-story-topics-planned-dis-a-parent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Derek had been raised by his father. Once, when Derek was eight, he asked where his mother was. His father simply replied, she is no longer with us, frowned and went about his day. For an eight-year old, this meant that she had died. Not wanting to know how or why, Derek, never asked again. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Missing Pet, Bunny Gone</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/20/short-story-topics-missing-pet-bunny-gone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Jill’s pet rabbit went missing, her friends jumped to help her find him. He was last seen in his cage chomping on a carrot. Small signs of how he got out, escaped, or was taken away still remain on his home. Tiny strips of fabric, bright green cloth are trapped on the cage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Finding the Golden Path Home</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/19/short-story-topics-finding-the-golden-path-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The clouds cleared and the rainbow made its way across the sky. Tiny feet scurried trying to locate the end of the brightly colored ribbon of light. When you lose the magic that brought you to this land and have no other way back to your own home, you keep trying no matter how long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Romance by Chance or Circumstance</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/18/short-story-topics-romance-by-chance-or-circumstance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valentine’s Day is a romantic day for most. Fred, however, has tried to be romantic. He has set blind dates. He has written poems, bought flowers, and arranged numerous carriage rides…all for other people. Fred always seemed to be there to help most of his friends connect with their romantic counterpart. He has decided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; Weather Controlled</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/17/short-story-topics-weather-controlled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if the groundhog was actually the controller of the weather instead of just the predictor of a shortened Winter? What if the groundhog had an extensive series of tunnels that were used to influence the direction of the clouds, the strength of the wind, the flow of the rain upon a dryer earth? What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Story Topics &#8211; New look at New Years</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/16/short-story-topics-new-look-at-new-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was New Year’s Eve. Ted thought that things could not be worse than last year. In fact, he was not taking any chances. He decided to stay home, watch the celebrations on tv, and go straight to bed shortly after midnight. The doors were locked. The windows sealed shut as the cold tried to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; Identifying Happiness</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/15/poetry-topics-identifying-happiness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happiness is a special emotion and unique to each individual. We each experience happiness in our own way. We relate to this word differently depending on our experiences and connections to others. We feel the word based on our internal dictionary. A dictionary created by our own sense of happiness. What is yours? Write about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; Peace Within and Without</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/14/poetry-topics-peace-within-and-without/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peace is a concept with an opposite that provides more damage, quicker than peace can achieve goodness. A sense of peace is different than a state of peace. Calmness, solemnity, lack of violence are all parts that reflect this graceful word. When do we realize the true sense of the word? When do we have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; War &#8211; What Is Seen</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/13/poetry-topics-war-what-is-seen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[War has many faces. War has many situations. It never turns out as well as either side expects. It always turns out bad for someone. In fact, it never seems to live up to any billing. The nature and reasons for this demolition has changed over the centuries. The weapons have expanded and become more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; Crackling Campfire</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/12/poetry-topics-crackling-campfire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The crackle of the wood as flames strike the wood. The smell of greener logs emitting a film as they are tossed into the growing blaze. The light gray specks floating around randomly within the smoke and the sparks. The sights and sounds of a campfire excite little ones and provide memories and paths to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; Seashells</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/11/poetry-topics-seashells/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No two seashells are alike, yet they group themselves in the same places. They float and they sink. They migrate and are migrated. Some are flatter than others. Some are smooth and others posses ripples and ridges. Many have various colors that allow them to sparkle in the sunlight and catch your eye as you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/10/poetry-topics-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is a time for family. A time for feasting. A time for remembering the bonds that brought us together as a country. We give thanks for what we have and what we share. We give thanks for what we hope for the future and what we have built in the past. We gather together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; Halloween to All Hallows Eve</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/09/poetry-topics-halloween-to-all-hallows-eve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halloween is full of spirits and spooky creatures. It is full of princesses and princes. It is full of mystery and imagination. It is a great time of year to be a child. The candy, the costumes, the connection to creativity is all around during All Hallows Eve. Write of the visions seen and felt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; Fourth of July &#8211; Freedom Based</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/08/poetry-topics-fourth-of-july-freedom-based/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The celebration of Independence for the US occurs on the Fourth of July…Many poems have been written about this day, but many of us take the freedoms for granted. When we think of this day, do we connect it to the wars that our brave troops delivered dedicated service for the protection of that freedom? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; Father&#8217;s Day Remembered</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/07/poetry-topics-fathers-day-remembered/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/07/poetry-topics-fathers-day-remembered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What role did your father play? What role did you allow him to play? How do you celebrate Father’s Day? Do you recognize your dad as a strong individual who can conquer any fear and help subside any worries? Do you remember your daddy for the fun times of playing catch or learning to ride [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; Mother&#8217;s Day Reflection</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/06/poetry-topics-mothers-day-reflection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/06/poetry-topics-mothers-day-reflection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day to celebrate and recognize those who sacrificed much of their lives and shared love with us unconditionally. Mother’s Day is a day to reconnect with those who provided us with shelter and examples whether we requested it or not. They knew who we were even when we were searching for our inner self. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; Easter Bunny or Day&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/05/poetry-topics-easter-bunny-or-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A hop, hop, hopping day that is celebrated by many world-wide for many different reasons. Easter is recognized commercially as the day of the Easter Bunny. Children go to malls of many shapes and sizes to see and take pictures with this happy hopper. The Easter Bunny is a rabbit who hides eggs for children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry Topics &#8211; St. Patrick&#8217;s Day &#8211; Wearin&#8217; the Green</title>
		<link>http://www.storyinstitute.com/2008/11/04/poetry-topics-st-patricks-day-wearin-the-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Story Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wearin’ of the green…that’s the day when all those who are not of Irish decent celebrate the lovely story of St. Patrick and his day. From marching in large parades to drinking green beer to eating corned beef and cabbage, this day is about celebrating life and enjoying it. This festive occasion brings about [...]]]></description>
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