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		<description>The original writings of author Doug Ordunio</description>
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			<title>White Night</title>
			<description>The text below is the beginning of a very unusual piece. I have not posted anything here for 8 years. Read and comment if it strikes you.

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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/2041353/</link>
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			<title>Fields of the Fallen</title>
			<description>commentary on war and its effects</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/1306251/</link>
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			<title>What is Love?</title>
			<description>Love is the fantasy we each desireA delicious connection for which hope is maintainedSo we will not feel apart, separate and aloneAdrift, isolated to walk the earth&amp;nbsp;We see the face, the eyes, and a smile we recognizeThat haunts our spirits and minds evermore&amp;nbsp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/1296923/</link>
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			<title>Brevity of Togetherness&amp;mdash;a sonnet</title>
			<description>Thepulse that beats within two restless hearts,Uniteslips in a smoldering heady kiss,Ajoining unexpectedly impartsAnatmosphere of sublime eternal bliss&amp;nbsp;Howmany times can flames of love burn bright,Toheat the mortal flesh, a tender breast?Howwill the sou..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/1292425/</link>
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			<title>Homeward Bound</title>
			<description>Sticky rainy afternoon, June 5, 2012. The rentalPrius&amp;rsquo;s AC crapped out about five miles after Celi left the airport, so it wasmore comfortable to have the passenger window down halfway to admit a breeze,even though it was drizzling. She had pulled off the freeway into a gasstation. The..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/1073395/</link>
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			<title>Sacrifice To Venus</title>
			<description>Celi Graham comes home from her teaching job in Connecticut to discover her father his dead. This sets off a number of events that cause her to learn about two parents she never knew</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/1073394/</link>
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			<title>Day of the Locust (1975)</title>
			<description>a very dour movie about Hollywood based on the novel of Nathanael West</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/841152/</link>
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			<title>Road to Perdition (2002)</title>
			<description>terrfic film where Tom Hanks plays a bad guy, of sorts</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/841038/</link>
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			<title>Terza rima</title>
			<description>an old poetic form.  This one was written in 2008.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/831465/</link>
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			<title>The Sheltering Sky (1990)</title>
			<description>a scenic film based on the book about a husband and  wife in North Africa</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/830085/</link>
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			<title>Thoughts of an Ant Confronting a Woman</title>
			<description>cross-species xonsideration</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/826861/</link>
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			<title>Aftermath of Foreplay</title>
			<description>erotica light!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/826469/</link>
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			<title>The Tree of Life (a detailed look)</title>
			<description>analysis of images and important sounds</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/824179/</link>
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			<title>Identification of a Woman (1982)</title>
			<description>one of Antonioni's last films</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/823563/</link>
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			<title>The Tree of Life (2011)</title>
			<description>anoher visual masterpiece by Terrence Malick</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/822809/</link>
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			<title>Sex and Lucia (2001)</title>
			<description>a beautiful and erotic Spanish film</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/822649/</link>
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			<title>The Top Ten Films</title>
			<description>my favorites, which are movies that make you think and consider life</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/821369/</link>
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			<title>Crash (2004)</title>
			<description>an amazing creation involving multiple stories</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/821358/</link>
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			<title>Blade Runner (1982)</title>
			<description>outstanding science-fiction film created before CGI </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/821317/</link>
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			<title>Legend (1986)</title>
			<description>Fantasy film by Ridley Scott, starring Tom Cruise</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/821277/</link>
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			<title>The Hurt Locker (2009)</title>
			<description>Iraq war realistically portrayed on film</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/821039/</link>
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			<title>1900--Novecento (1976)</title>
			<description>One of cinema's greatest epics!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/820973/</link>
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			<title>Audition (1999)</title>
			<description>Bizarre Japanese horror film!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/820382/</link>
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			<title>21 Grams (2003)</title>
			<description>another powerful film by I&amp;ntilde;&amp;aacute;rritu
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/819972/</link>
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			<title>Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)</title>
			<description>one of the best film versions of the Dracula story</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/819908/</link>
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			<title>Drugstore Cowboy (1989)</title>
			<description>movie about drug users and thieves in Oregon, based upon a true story</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/819574/</link>
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			<title>A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)</title>
			<description>Spielberg's most human movie</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/818938/</link>
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			<title>Heaven and Earth (1993)</title>
			<description>3rd Oliver Stone film about Vietnam</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/818631/</link>
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			<title>The Big Red One (1980)</title>
			<description>epic war film of Sam Fuller</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/818385/</link>
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			<title>American Beauty (1999)</title>
			<description>The winner of the Best Picture Oscar and five others. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/818046/</link>
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			<title>The Fountain (2006)</title>
			<description>an unusual film featuring three parallel stories in three different eras</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/817981/</link>
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			<title>After Hours (1985)</title>
			<description>on of the few comedies directed by Scorsese</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/817548/</link>
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			<title>Ondine (2009)</title>
			<description>magical film about an Irish legend</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/817456/</link>
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			<title>Prayer</title>
			<description>another poem from my novel, Crossings</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/817213/</link>
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			<title>The Keening</title>
			<description>a poem from my novel, Crossings</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/817212/</link>
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			<title>The Sacrifice of Quasimodo</title>
			<description>pondering Victor Hugo's famous character</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/817036/</link>
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			<title>Flower Dance</title>
			<description>Thoughts of beauty</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/816831/</link>
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			<title>Fog of the Mind</title>
			<description>Looming liquid lacy smokeCalms and tranquilizes thought and themesEmbalms the elemental effervescenceOf joy&amp;rsquo;s juices jumping leapingFrothing at the mouth&amp;nbsp;But&amp;hellip;it is silence that cajoles, coaxesSweet-talks us, cooing in the earUntil we are lulled and stilledInto a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/816830/</link>
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			<title>Salome</title>
			<description>modern take on the dance of the seven veils</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/816828/</link>
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			<title>Dust</title>
			<description>thoughts about love</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/816655/</link>
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			<title>Mystic River (2003)</title>
			<description>excellent murder mystery directed by Clint Eastwood</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/816372/</link>
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			<title>Biutiful (2010)</title>
			<description>another great film by Alejandro I&amp;ntilde;&amp;aacute;rritu</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/816215/</link>
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			<title>Faraway, So Close! (1993)</title>
			<description>the sequel to Wings of Desire</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/815489/</link>
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			<title>Das Boot (1981)</title>
			<description>Exciting film about life on a German U-boat</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/815229/</link>
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			<title>Brazil (1985)</title>
			<description>great dark comedy by Terry Gilliam</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/814891/</link>
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			<title>The Conversation (1974)</title>
			<description>film by Coppola!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/814798/</link>
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			<title>Michael Clayton (2007)</title>
			<description>suspense film featuring George Clooney</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/814373/</link>
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			<title>Magical Giggle</title>
			<description>A Chapter from my book Crossings</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/813908/</link>
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			<title>Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989)</title>
			<description>Steven Soderbergh's first classic film</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/813672/</link>
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			<title>The New World (2007)</title>
			<description>Terrence Malick film</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wildefriend/813314/</link>
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