Author: Sarah Shaffer
A Letter from Your Neighbor
Hello! This is your neighbor; I live not far from you. You’ve likely heard, regarding me, some things that are not true. I’m writing you this letter so that I can set things right. I hope you’ll see me as a friend – at least not as a...
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The Summertime Parade
The sparkles in the pavement lit up like tiny stars – Or maybe gems in sunbaked sands in some strange land on Mars. A stretch of grass sprawled out above – inviting, fragrant, green. It seemed to whisper wondrous tales of worlds as yet unseen. From behind drifted summer’s...
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Summer in the Pacific Northwest
This summer, I traveled to Washington, Idaho, and Montana to celebrate my great-aunt's 80th birthday and visit some family and friends. My journey north was full of adventure - a bit more than expected, actually - and amazing natural beauty. This is a collection of...
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Chocolate Dogs
Slap! Against the window pane – Plunk plunk plunk – it sounds like rain. I look out, and there I see A muddy, chocolate-brown doggie! I see another puppy, blonde. She dives into a muddy pond. And, now, soaking through and through, She emerges chocolate too! I hear a hiss, and now I...
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A Pair of Snakes
I have always loved snakes. Sometimes, I doodle them. The first picture below is of a rattlesnake. Rattlesnakes live in my neighborhood, and the rattlesnake is one of the first snakes I ever admired. The second picture is of an eyelash viper. I've never met an eyelash...
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A Love Story in Ten Seconds
Ten seconds to impact. I knew it was a bad idea. I had known it was a bad idea forever. Not only had I never wanted this, I had been adamantly against it for as long as I could remember. And yet, here it was,...
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The Squid Poem
Several squids await inside, Each perfumed with formaldehyde. We all pair up and then sit down. The squids are being passed around. Some are chubby. Some are thinner. One's a beauty contest winner. We are told that our first task Is to remove the buccal mass. I pull and pull with all my...
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