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  Essential Time

  

  By JulieKate, Niceville, FL

  The day is never longer than it is, but I spend my time curled up on the couch, in the fetal position watching re-runs of my favorite tv show. The day is never longer than it is, and I argue with myself in the shower: “Should I shave my legs? No. Don’t buy into the demands of our patri...
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  Yes, I go by Julie Kate.

  

  By JulieKate, 329 Parkwood Place, FL

  Brooks, Julie Kate? Here. Is it Julie? Is it Julia? Is it Julianne? Is it Julia Kate? Oh forgive me, I don’t have my reading glasses with me. It’s Mary Kate. Actually, m’am, it’s Julie Kate. You go by Julie Kate? Yes, I go by Julie Kate....
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  Look Up For Me

  

  By JulieKate, Niceville, FL

  “Do you ever get that feeling?” Luke glances up from his chemistry textbook. “What? What feeling?” “You know. That feeling.” “Wh--oh.” “No. Not that. Just … I don't know … never mind.” Luke drops his book on the wooden table separating us. He's finally fo...
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  Riding a Bike

  

  By JulieKate, Niceville, FL

  I'm traveling faster than the speed of light. Wind funnels through my two-sizes- too-large shirt as I sail down the hill. I'm bent low, my torso poised over the handlebars, trying to stay aerodynamic. All around me, trees and cars and road flash by, but I don't notice. I'm ...