Old Voices, New Tales

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Archive for May, 2011

. . . Strong

If words were strong, how would you react? Would you be intimidated, close the book and find something less emotional? Would you turn the page to see how long it lasts? Would you fill yourself with as many as you can until you had to stop and digest them? If words were strong, what gives [...]

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. . . altered

If words were altered, would they look like they should on the page? Would their meaning mean more or less? Would they play well with others? If words were altered, would the reader have to redefine themselves in order to understand what they are?

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. . . Free

no one would be at a loss for them. Everyone would write without hesitation and without concern. Words would spill onto the page, onto the screen. If words were free, they’d be taken for granted. No one would take them seriously because there were no dues to pay in order to write them down. Words [...]

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