Tag: writing
member name: Ricky Fico
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November 17, 2006 10:02 AM EST --
The President, he didn't have the vaguest
when he told me that
they want me in Key Largo
Listen, I'm a resident of Las Vegas
and doing work to
help bring people to the Monte Carlo
And maybe, . . .
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November 17, 2006 11:16 AM EST --
Vagabonds of despair,
traveling and unraveling
mysteries in the lair
Of a journey's daunted
and fools taunted
by the eyes
of a demonic stare
Visions blinded
by ancient fire
in the depth's . . .
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January 04, 2007 10:34 AM EST --
Chicago- the Second City, the City of Big Shoulders, the Windy City - ample monikers indeed, but beyond these nicknames, Chicago is much, much more. It is home. Not only my home but home to world-renowned . . .
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December 11, 2006 07:37 PM EST --
Emmett,
Again I am profoundly grateful for your contributions and admiral devotion to your family. You are truly a man of integrity. I am forever indebted to you for all your help here on . . .
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August 01, 2007 03:39 PM EDT --
The President, he didn’t have the vaguest
when he told me that
they want me in Key Largo
Listen, I’m a resident of Las Vegas
and doing work to
help bring people to the Monte Carlo
And maybe, . . .
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December 28, 2007 04:34 PM EST --
AND THEY CALL YOU A WRITER?
I am, of course, a writer. As anybody else who happens to convey their thoughts to the written word. Okay, there are excellent conveyors, not-so-great ones; fat ones, skinny . . .
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November 19, 2006 07:39 PM EST --
As a young boy with youthful yearnings and miniscule earnings derived from my lop-sided paper route, I decided it was time I do something really nice for Momma and maybe, just maybe, she'd forget her . . .
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November 16, 2006 11:24 AM EST --
This morning, unlike most mornings, I'm at a loss for words. I'm staring at the blank screen, hypnotized by the blinking cursor. It is wearying heavy upon my eyelids. I'm falling . . . falling . . .
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November 20, 2006 11:35 PM EST --
"We've too many differences, yet too many simularities," I said to her as I walked out the door. And then it hit me. (I know I have a story here but honestly I am exhausted right now. I will . . .
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November 16, 2006 06:54 PM EST --
Something happened on the way to the forum and I had forgotten what it was. . . I knew I should have written it down or at least, made a short film about it. If only I had a camera. Of course, I didn't. . . .
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November 20, 2006 09:34 PM EST --
I had just spent twenty-something hours polishing my manuscript so that it would look shiny in my literary agent's hands. I must tell you, I'm worn out and need a diversion. And what would that . . .
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November 21, 2006 08:01 PM EST --
Being born into poverty does have its advantages, let me assure the naysayers and those born with a silver spoon in their mouths. I wouldn't trade my hoe for your silver spoon if you'd paid me . . .
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December 01, 2006 05:18 AM EST --
I had earned a few extra hours out of my cell so what a blessing it is to be able to channel my energies by utilizing the state-owned computer and reading furiously the headlines and . . .
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November 19, 2006 11:40 AM EST --
Bill, I had read a few the comments left on a few of your articles and I believe I know which individual you are referring to. This individual is adding his own views, many which are divergent from your . . .
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November 21, 2006 08:38 AM EST --
Darkness of night
(songs from the heart)
In the darkness of the night
I am waiting for the light
but that light won’t shine
not until I make you mine
The coldness of this
wintry night
Keeps . . .
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November 21, 2006 11:56 AM EST --
I don't know why it is but this piece (quick thoughts) I wrote well over a year ago has some relevance, especially after looking out today's window. Often times I will sit and write quickly as . . .
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November 25, 2006 08:51 AM EST --
Again, Bill, let me assure you that Paul G's comments are good for this community, and although you may disagree with his comments does not justify him being banned from Gather. Free Speech. I don't . . .
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December 13, 2006 08:00 AM EST --
Just yesterday, I was walking to the corner store when I was intercepted by a ragged looking man who smelled like he had slept in the dumpster for a long spell. I'm not quite sure if I had seen this . . .
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November 15, 2006 11:03 AM EST --
"I remember someone saying to me once: 'Why would you want to be a writer when there are already so many writers out there?' That may be true but there's only one writer in me.
Ricky . . .
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November 15, 2006 11:48 AM EST --
I sit by the window, lonely. Below, I watch the cars roll by. I see families on their way to, perhaps, a thousand different places. Being Saturday, the possibilities are endless. I raise the window a bit, . . .
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