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I have 809 stories published in
one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 916137 times
and 194 of my stories have been cherry picked.
24 of my 545 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 24 votes
Joseph Xavier Martin
My stories
A Gathering of the Lads
The band played with the ardor of a group of mendicants attacking a free lunch. The bunting and posters were hung in a lavish array of red white and...
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- 332 reads
Good Intentions
Good intentions often aren’t enough When we were younger, our schools and parents trained us to be of service to others. The practice probably...
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Pictures in the Clouds
Long ago and far away, in a land beneath the clouds, there lived a simple watermelon farmer named Waldo. He was a distant cousin of the famous “Jack...
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The Beachers
For the last few generations, on the outer fringes of Buffalo’s waterfront, sat an old industrial area that had lain waste for generations. Nothing...
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Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King I post this article annually, to pay tribute to a very special American leader, Martin Luther King. I think it appropriate to do...
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