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R.J. Meaddough, III, The Death of Tommy Grimes (1962) Tommy had become part of the ground. At least he felt that way as he watched the dew and the daylight make giant shiny cobwebs of the treetops. The sun had not yet risen and a mist lay over the ground, which made the forest seem rather spooky to him. His nose itched and he longed to scratch it, maybe just nudge1 it a little, but Pa said don’t move, don’t twitch2, don’t even breathe hard. Not one arm, one hand, even one finger, he said.…

the spectrum, with Richie using violence and fear to instill his dominance and Jamie using affection and support to ensure success. Every guy mentioned in the book has expectations for the girl he 's involved with: Richie expects his house to be clean, the children to be away or quiet, his dinner warm; Jamie expects his wife to look forward to his return, to agree with him about important decisions about their children; Steve expects Tina to help him terrorize other people; Cal expects Kim to…

pants remain wrinkle free, despite Clarence having been on the road for the past three weeks. His grey button down shirt is tucked into the pants, and his navy sweater vest is lint free. His shoes are polished and shiny under the dash. His face is clean shaven, and his thinning blonde hair is neatly combed, every hair in its place. The old SUV is spotless inside, not a speck of dirt or dust to be found anywhere.…

CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION Concrete a manmade material widely and greatly used in construction Industry. This concrete is a mixture of adequate proportion of cement, water and aggregate. Hardening (or) strength of this material is obtained by the chemical action between water and cement. As the time increases the stronger it grows (i.e strength of concrete is directly proportion to its age).The durability, strength, versatility and other characteristics of concrete depends upon the properties and…

FORGIVING OURSELVES I know more people who have had trouble with this than I can name. This is one of the issues that people I have worked with in recovery have shared with me, “how do I forgive myself for what I have done”? That is a great question and not an easy one to answer. I have an old friend, an elderly gentleman. He always keeps it simple and says “if you want to feel good, do good” so one of the ways we can start to feel better about ourselves is to begin to perpetuate good things…

He turned a little sideways in his chair to drink his mug of coffee. At the table on his left the man with the strident voice was still talking remorselessly away. A young woman who was perhaps his secretary, and who was sitting with her back to Winston, was listening to him and seemed to be eagerly agreeing with everything that he said. From time to time Winston caught some such remark as 'I think you're so right, I do so agree with you', uttered in a youthful and rather silly feminine voice.…

"Well, use your head, son," he said, smiling. Which really meant, "That's all I'm going to tell you," or "I don't know the answer, so don't embarrass me." A Partnership Is Formed The next morning, I told my best friend, Mike, what my dad had said. As best I could tell, Mike and I were the only poor kids in this school. Mike was like me in that he was in this school by a twist of fate. Someone had drawn a jog in the line for the school district, and we wound up in school with the rich kids. We…