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Welcome to Showcase, an online publication of The Writing Academy. Our members work in a wide variety of genre -- sermons, poems, devotions, fantasy, drama, memoir, short stories -- to name only a few. We hope you enjoy this sampling of the work produced by our members.
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When children are "the least of these"
by Jerry Elsea—(posted 10/01/09)
"In a world where weapons abound, my likable first grader improbably has turned himself into one."
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The Black Dagger
by Mary Ellen Gudeman—(posted 10/01/09)
"Now and then I notice my handleless dagger at the back of my desk drawer and I wonder how it feels. Useless? Rejected?"
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Gifts and Goodbyes
by Robyn Whitlock—(posted 8/17/09)
"Grandpa was a big fan of my writing. He read everything I wrote. . ."
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A Word from My Mother, a Word from Others, a Word from the Lord
by Sheryl Van Weelden—(posted 8/17/09)
"Growing up, words from my mother had a stifling effect."
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Marching Orders of Grace
by Margaret Garrison—(posted 8/17/09)
"Like a pastor who sends his flock to "go in peace," my mother often sent me out the door with those words, usually whispered, donging in my thoughts like belfry bells. "
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Healing Words, Gifts from God
by Tomaline Sharpe Lenox—(posted 8/17/09)
"The I within me - insecure /
found life impossible / outside my world of words."
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Those Three Words
by Mary A. Koepke—(posted 8/17/09)
"'Oh my God!' Those three words are spoken so often, we take them for granted."
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Apples of Gold
by William Elof Peterson—(posted 8/24/09)
"My surgeon opened a bottle, poured a mouthful of liquid into a cup, then handed it to me."
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