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Monday, June 20, 2011

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You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists. Abbie Hoffman ************************* Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. Martin Luther ************************* There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. Will Rogers ************************* No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man. Heraclitus *************************** If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you. Lyndon B. Johnson ************************** In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot. Czesław Miłosz

Short stories by Robert Sommers

  • Last of the Hollywood swingers
  • A cup of joe
  • A handshake and a pastrami sandwich
  • a matter of timing
  • All hallows even
  • Birdwatching
  • Burning embers
  • Family Phantom
  • Lord of the Western Marches
  • Fight night at Mt. Olympus
  • Plastic fantastic lover
  • Sunday at the Blog delicatessen
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