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Mimi Lenox

Other Things Amanzi

by Mimi Lenox
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What would you do if had to save a cold-blooded killer’s life? What if it fell to you, on any given day, to remain impar­tial, silent, non-judgmental, pro­fes­sional … stoic? Could you sep­a­rate your feel­ings and do your job?
Fam­ily was writ­ten in the noto­ri­ously crime-ridden province of South Africa’s Mpumalanga. Bongi, the writer of the […]

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Mattress Police

by Mimi Lenox

Harry Pot­ter and the Inevitable Slide Into Satanism … could one really stum­ble across this title and not stop to read?
We thank what­ever voodoo doll is respon­si­ble for trip­ping us into Diesel’s blog because it is hilar­i­ous. Cen­sor­ship, par­ent­ing, edu­ca­tion, and reli­gion are all humor­ously attacked in the award-winning post, writ­ten Jan­u­ary 10, 2007. […]

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Bagwine Ruminations

by Mimi Lenox

“Our team was looked upon as a team of trou­ble­mak­ers … a team from the wrong side of the tracks,” writes Matt-Man at Bag­wine Rumi­na­tions. His May 1, 2007, post speaks to the issue of class dis­crim­i­na­tion with a cast of “frigid Step­ford wives and cashmere-wearing dads.”
Told with humor and insight, this far­away memory’s […]

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Edvard Moonke

by Mimi Lenox

Ever tried to quit smok­ing? Or lived with some­one who has?
Today’s win­ner knows whereof the nico­tine speaks. Not-so-subtly prompted by some­one who cares about him to cease the habit that he thinks is fuel­ing his cre­ativ­ity, he writes: “The left side of my brain races to all exit points, fran­ti­cally search­ing for ade­quate excuses […]

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Image and Verse

by Mimi Lenox

A suite of poems pub­lished April 27, 2007, at Image and Verse has cap­tured our atten­tion today.
Rob Kist­ner is a writer, poet, artist, singer, song lyri­cist, and con­tem­po­rary fur­ni­ture designer. Those amaz­ing tal­ents aside, he is first and fore­most a man in love — with his fam­ily.
The Ris­ing Blog­ger hon­ors his unique tal­ent for his […]

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The Secret Backup Blog

by Mimi Lenox

Can you relate to some­one who has a close friend of the “other sex” and does not real­ize that your feel­ings went deeper than friend­ship? How about some­one that you have been friends with at work for seven years? Terra Shield cer­tainly can. It wasn’t until her friend became involved that she real­ized her intense […]

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My Marrakesh

by Mimi Lenox

Maryam lives in Mar­rakesh. Vis­it­ing her blog is like step­ping into an oasis of beauty and charm. Known for her stun­ning pho­tographs and exotic style, any­one who reads her blog knows the Moroc­can ambiance is only enhanced by her unique style of writ­ing.
Today we rec­og­nize Maryam’s lit­er­ary tal­ent in this self-effacing piece writ­ten April […]

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Anndi’s Luggage

by Mimi Lenox

My own heart skipped a beat or two read­ing Anndi’s rec­ol­lec­tion of a cru­cial mile­stone in the life of her unborn child.
Her April 13, 2007, post enti­tled Hope… give… life… angels… bet­ter days tells a mother’s story of fear and reas­sur­ance. Author of Anndi’s Lug­gage, Anndi, who resides in Canada, takes us on a […]

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