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“In the foliageA kind token from a birdFeather in Fall’s grass”― Marie Helen Abramyan It was a beautiful bird. It had a bright green head, a white ring around it's neck and a huge tail with long striped golden brown feathers. The bird itself was the biggest bird she had ever seen and it was walking around in her backyard.

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dailyprompt-2146 There was an election coming. I had already seen the battle lines being drawn within families. But the media pushed the fight. They marketed it like it was the Heavy Weight Title match. There was merchandise to sell and there were parades to join and threats to downplay. The fighting expanded beyond the boundaries of the arena. It bled into the stands and the spectators began taking part in skirmishes against the other side.I retreated from nearly all my multi-decade friendships.

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Grimes Canyon Rd, just south of Fillmore CA. Seems a might bit specific I'm sure. But there's no exact address because the area is full of citrus trees. Acres upon acres of citrus trees. Between February and April the tangerine trees bloom. The scent was intoxicating and I could have spent hours parked alongside the road. I chased that scent for decades.

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Thanksgiving has a sketchy past. But being thankful is always good for us. “‎You cannot correct an old person every time they say something offensive. You would never make it through Thanksgiving dinner!”― Stephen Colbert “Here in Britain, of course, it's Thank F*** We Got Those Weird Jesus Bastards On The Boat Day”― Warren Ellis “I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way.

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Outside of my immediate family, my favorite people are nameless. Of course they really do have names. I just don't know their names. The doctors and nurses, caseworkers and therapists that are working to get my daughters the help they need have given them both so much hope that I will be forever grateful for their efforts on my children's behalf.