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I have 788 stories published in one collection on the site.
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Joseph Xavier Martin

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Sic transit gloria

By jxmartin on Sat, 03 Sep 2022

An outsized statue, standing tall It sits in a park or monument hall. It speaks of valor in times now past. I wonder how long the memory can last...
Rant
Poem
Certificate U
1 likes

Canadian Rockies

By jxmartin on Tue, 30 Aug 2022

Canadian Rail Excursion-Overview Canadian Rail Excursion Overview We had set out from the far away flatlands and alligator filled swamps of Southwest...
Travel
Non-fiction
Certificate U
Gold cherry

Profile in Courage

By jxmartin on Wed, 17 Aug 2022

Profile in Courage Laboring, in the vineyards of the vote, has always been a task ill-suited to the strongly principled. Compromise, deal making and...
Rant
Non-fiction
Certificate U
2 likes
Cherry

Rites of Passage

By jxmartin on Mon, 15 Aug 2022

Rites of Passage The chilly winds swept over the Lake Erie ice. The mist and damp, of an overnight cloudburst, lingered and added to the feeling of...
Surreal
Non-fiction
Certificate 12

Literary Criticism

By jxmartin on Thu, 04 Aug 2022

Literary Criticism Everyone has different tastes in Music, food, Art and literature. The preferences are both a reflection and a composite amalgam of...
Rant
Non-fiction
Certificate U

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