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I have 736 stories published in
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My stories have been read 717607 times
and 151 of my stories have been cherry picked.
22 of my 503 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 22 votes
Joseph Xavier Martin
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New Year's Eve 2017
New Year’s Eve It is the 31st of December in the year of our Lord, 2017. As I contemplate the beginnings of New Year, arriving in a few hours, I...
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Please sir, I would like some more !
" Please Sir, I'd like some more. " The words are from a scene in the movie "Oliver." Charles Dickens portrayed the characters in his epic novel "...
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Antecedents
I was born on the Fourth of March, a time of year in Buffalo, N.Y. when Winter still locks the area in its icy grip. Spring always seemed a long time...
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Working the plough or wielding the sword
Working the plough or wielding the sword Politics, in our country, has become a blood sport, a series of “Tong wars," perpetrated with a “for us and...
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Snow Cannons
Snow Cannons The sun was shining brightly. It reflected brilliantly off the snowy white blanket that smothered the streets and houses of Buffalo and...
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