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Eben Swanson

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What's In a Name?

Weekly Contest #130

     Vagabond Genesis believed everything about a name is not only crucial as to what it implies, propagates, and elevates, but also predetermines the first impression of the one who has no knowledge of the stranger who stands before them. Not just the moral or ethical implications a name exudes, but the fireworks or meltdown that is promoted on the big screen of inquisitiveness everyone possesses, but often fears to allow the examination of that dark side of the moon within us all.     Names...

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The Locked Door

        Maybe because it was locked? Curiosity is a flaw that can either open doors to enlightenment, or get you killed. The door has a hasp and one of those locks you need a code to open. It has been that way for as long as I can... I like to sit here, across from the door. I lean against the wall and pretend the hall carpet is not as dirty as it smells. I don’t know what is in the apartment, or who may have lived there, or why it matters; but somehow it does.  &nbsp...

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