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		<description>The original writings of author Steven Fleissner</description>
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			<title>Tracy</title>
			<description>First date today and she's lateAways away thank God for fateThere is a row of men&amp;nbsp;She hopes it's himUnder a Neon NashvilleShe's tall and blonde&amp;nbsp;And she waltzes inHer photo is in front of meAnd I am thanks givingUnder a neon NashvilleHere's to love at first sight&amp;nbsp;On a hot March nightUn..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/3130357/</link>
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			<title>?</title>
			<description>Stop thinking so muchBetter to dreamAnd don't forget the question marksQuestion everythingStarring: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Another Technicolor Dreamhouse Production</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/3121109/</link>
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			<title>Better Believe</title>
			<description>No need for mass appealBetter believeMagic's realWhat do you think about?Well, it's on its way.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/2956718/</link>
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			<title>Doin' More Than Makin' Do</title>
			<description>Acoustic Song.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/2895907/</link>
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			<title>Photograph (acoustic song)</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;PhotographBlack and white photographWorld War epitaphFather son his daughterBeen a whileLearned a lot along the wayDay to day highwaySee the sky it&amp;rsquo;s gray todayIt&amp;rsquo;s ok not to be ok Buried up on Mount ScottHe never had a se..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/2761406/</link>
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			<title>Testify</title>
			<description>acoustic song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/2483727/</link>
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			<title>2020</title>
			<description>One more viral punch in the jawFive thousand covid dead a day&amp;nbsp;AndCameras watch the lawSo we sawBad news and empty pewsLaptops with viewsStressed and depressedButBless the testsProtestsMore protestsBullet proof vestsMaskedTo protectCivic unrestRiot for the restWho is oppressedGuessHoping to hold..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/2349164/</link>
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			<title>Boy Meets Girl</title>
			<description>Another acoustic song...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/2167927/</link>
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			<title>Must Do</title>
			<description>'nother acoustic song...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/2123198/</link>
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			<title>Somethin' Big...One Oregon Winter Night</title>
			<description>another acoustic song...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/2120711/</link>
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			<title>Every Highway Ends Today</title>
			<description>another acoustic song...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/2070208/</link>
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			<title>Enough </title>
			<description>another acoustic song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/2062568/</link>
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			<title>Forever Startin' Now</title>
			<description>an acoustic song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/2007686/</link>
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			<title>Wish </title>
			<description>acoustic song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1990952/</link>
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			<title>These Days</title>
			<description>Acoustic Song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1984513/</link>
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			<title>All I Can Do</title>
			<description>acoustic song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1981437/</link>
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			<title>Crossed Her Mind</title>
			<description>acoustic song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1962759/</link>
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			<title>Cliche 35</title>
			<description>acoustic song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1933869/</link>
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			<title>She's Right and Wrong</title>
			<description>acoustic song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1885872/</link>
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			<title>Just Like Portland Sunshine</title>
			<description>Acoustic Song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1859667/</link>
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			<title>Now We Know</title>
			<description>Acoustic Song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1841263/</link>
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			<title>On His Best (acoustic song)</title>
			<description>One fine day he thought he had it allYeah, from big to smallYou ever have it allHe found his mountaintop, his waterfallHe could never fallNever ever fallThen swept off their feet by the here and nowNever last call'Til they done it allShe's such a beautiful sight-felt so rightEvery nightThey fit so r..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1812501/</link>
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			<title>Socorro</title>
			<description>Near nightNew MexicoSunSettin'&amp;nbsp;So&amp;nbsp;Slow...Silver moon sliverRidin' the Magdalena Mountain RangePink-winged cloudThunder BirdThey sure didn't lie&amp;nbsp;When they saidEnchanted SkyBelowThe Rio GrandeFlow...Earth turnin'Stars surroundin'White sandsWarm windsHair in my eyesHell yeah!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1807019/</link>
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			<title>Bottomline</title>
			<description>I am the riverI am the mistI am the experienceI amNatarja's dance!The end of illusionEnd of delusionThe thousand names of Vishnu...In the meantimeBottom lineSpiritual commodities&quot;Like devils sick of sin&quot;SunrisingSunsettingReal MagicSaintsSeers&amp;nbsp;SagesSales&quot;Can you see the real me doctor?&quot;Who am I..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1791627/</link>
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			<title>Lies and Former Lives</title>
			<description>acoustic song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1765935/</link>
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			<title>Truth Be Told</title>
			<description>Acoustic song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1731361/</link>
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			<title>Now</title>
			<description>Saw a freebird fly from a tall tree's branchA stoneA blade of grassRainCloudMorning moon sky highFinally foundNowHeard a crash of waves from a bluff aboveSpruceBirdsongSandsSea shimmeringSunsetting a bay ablazeFinally foundNow</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1725910/</link>
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			<title>Wishin' Away (Acoustic Song)</title>
			<description>Acoustic song</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1652843/</link>
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			<title>Driving Home</title>
			<description>Another Summer sunriseA clean canvasI am&amp;nbsp;Heading homeStraight road aheadFar as I can seeUntil the bend at the endThe world of women and menTrying and trying againStrangers make their wayTheir faces face their dayThe motherThe crying girlThe satisfied man (for now)Mystics and SaintsSinnersWild W..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1603328/</link>
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			<title>Like Goya</title>
			<description>Like Liberty LeadingA storm of s**tLike GoyaIt does not matter how we fitLike Starry NightWith eyes shut tightLike DanteWrote his own hell to find lightLike Sistine's ceilingOver a city sidewaysLike CobainMoving art from painLike rich alluvial soilsTurning mortal coilsLike usSweet sublime sufferings</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1563651/</link>
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			<title>Sinned and sinned</title>
			<description>Our faultsOur starsWritten on redIn a low late lightAnother thought broughtOn a wild wild windAnd again and again I sinned and sinnedOnce wanted to pretendI had no endAnd she's much much more than just a friendOur starsOur selvesRhythmed rhymed and writtenIn a late night light</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1503852/</link>
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			<title>Rock and Roll Song</title>
			<description>I, I never tire'cause she, she was lookin' for meAnd we, we will be so wildWide-eyed I can seeHere I am&amp;nbsp;Give me what I want nowThere you areLet's get it all-we got nowYou show me howYou show me howPast is pastThis love is fastLong, long kiss at lastThis fire's fastThis fire's fastHere I am&amp;nbsp..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1487692/</link>
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			<title>Affirmation</title>
			<description>A ring of fireon a&amp;nbsp;Grade school globeCash claimsit burns, burns, burnsAs do IHe and IPeaks highFamiliar skyStar stuffHe claimsOur souls never dieYou or IWarm windSnow soonElan VitalFrom the High CascadesI felt the whole universe vibrate</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1438973/</link>
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			<title>August Existential</title>
			<description>Orange airStill shadowTime spareStill shallowThe sunThe skyThe smokeAnd strangers</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1428623/</link>
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			<title>The Cubist Birth</title>
			<description>Sorry about the maybe too-traditional gender roles portrayed in this one. My focus was multiple perspectives, simultaneously, of one event. A pretty significant event. At least I didn't pick death.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1382454/</link>
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			<title>Daughters</title>
			<description>You are my daughters andI am your dad.We are family.You are strawberry preserves andI am the farms' butter.We are Comfort.You are shiny balloons andI am the air.We are Celebration.You are sleepy-eyed alarms andI am the fire stations'.We are Morning.You are the pastel-checkered tablecloth andI am the..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1382450/</link>
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			<title>Breathe</title>
			<description>Breathe in	Today, our journeyBreathe out	Time, terminusBreathe in	The song, eyes shiningBreathe out	Separate and silentBreathe in	The infinite, foreverBreathe out	Evanescence and inconsequentBreathe in	Our passions, onenessBreathe out	Our fears, unnerringI breathe in her breath	And all that's possib..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1382446/</link>
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			<title>Country Song</title>
			<description>Sometimes I squint to seeDistant, tiny specks in the rearview mirror that made me meNowCupped hand on browLookin' aheadSoft winds of changeHandwriting on a wallBut out of earshotWho knows?When he was youngHe sang about a womanA river called MemoryShe's gentle on his mindDon't know I know the kindSo ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1382442/</link>
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			<title>Shaka</title>
			<description>Kauai skyClouds lowBlue high&amp;nbsp;Pacific waves curl, crashBreeze brings placid breathsFlowing fronds click&amp;nbsp;Upside-down trees with a jungle blanket over their knees&amp;nbsp;Hawaiian flowersNature's high art&amp;nbsp;Island bird lyricsPacific sirens' songs&amp;nbsp;Muddy rock trails lead toCliff coastsAeon..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1207717/</link>
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			<title>Existential Observation</title>
			<description>Trimmer Edger Mower Blower&amp;nbsp;Sisyphistic and cyclicalSomehow satisfying&amp;nbsp;&quot;Man likes to look at his woodpile&quot;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1203657/</link>
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			<title>One of the Seven Plots</title>
			<description>I'm on a quest for the archetypes, trying to find our connection.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1203123/</link>
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			<title>I Am Alive</title>
			<description>Desert driveFree me&amp;nbsp;Slight flight&amp;nbsp;Finally,Breathed sunshineTasted heatRetreat from the fictionOur agreed deceit&amp;nbsp;This Badland sculpture is making me Fear's foil</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1203122/</link>
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			<title>Seven Stages of Man?</title>
			<description>We start as a boy, a ladloving his mom, his dad,who for the fortunate will pass the art of &quot;gentleman&quot;to prepare for a time when occasion may call.In love, we all fall.&amp;nbsp;We grow thoughA sweet JoeA good guyA fine fella&amp;nbsp;With our amigos, we are The HombreOne cool dudeOne fun bloke&amp;nbsp;Then, w..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1202743/</link>
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			<title>Built to Spill</title>
			<description>Built to SpillSlam DunkJunior Rocket ScientistsCosmic Pizza&amp;nbsp;Three GuitarsOne Bass's poundLost the lookFound the sound&amp;nbsp;Indie girlsIndie boysWe want the smartest artists' noise&amp;nbsp;We stood near Doug Martsch as the young bands playedIndie hero sharing stage</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1202738/</link>
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			<title>Reveler</title>
			<description>Follow imagination's eye to your secret starPeace pilgrimagefar from self-satisfaction's suffering to see&amp;nbsp;Look backMarvel at the expanse&amp;nbsp;Alabaster blue ballServes as setting for what may appear from hereas evanescent struggle and dilemmas distorted&amp;nbsp;Splash this truth on your canvasHang..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1201847/</link>
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			<title>Wishlist</title>
			<description>I wish for sunshine wine from bountiful vineRose petals white and a warming bright light&amp;nbsp;Turning tiresSmiling strangers&amp;nbsp;I wish for a song in my ear and acts without fearCrystal water clear and fresh air to share&amp;nbsp;I wish for friendship between disease and cureand ego's troubles made mor..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/stevenfleissner/1201845/</link>
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