Once Upon a Line

Friday, September 29, 2006

"My diet starts tomorrow," said the weird waitress, as she cut another piece of cake.

~ Joanne Chantelau, Danielle Rendon, Aimee Siegel, Amy E. Hall & Lindsay Lee Hall

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"By the way," she whispered, "I used the last of the toilet paper."

~ Lindsay Lee Hall, Danielle Rendon, Aimee Siegel, Amy E. Hall & Joanne Chantelau

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"Where's the moon?" demanded the weird waitress.

~ Joanne Chantelau, Aimee Siegel, Danielle Rendon, Amy E. Hall & Lindsay Lee Hall

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Thursday, September 28, 2006

My hands smell like a football.

~ Matthew Lovell

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

The sun sets and the clouds change clothes.

~ Matthew Lovell

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Monday, September 25, 2006

Before bed, I retreat to the bathroom to read poetry.

~ Amy E. Hall

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Sunday, September 24, 2006

Getting your feet wet is better than getting cold feet.

~ Joanne Chantelau

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The dark void in my heart melts at one name: Father.

~ Joanne Chantelau

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September caught a cold and felt miserable all day.

~ Joanne Chantelau

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Friday, September 22, 2006

There are different genres of flirting.

~ Janine Manzi

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A man at work wants me to write a poem about a pickle.

~ Amy E. Hall, as prompted by Joanne Chantelau

I got caught writing on the job again.

~ Amy E. Hall & Matthew Lovell

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Thursday, September 21, 2006

Tonight while I ate my dinner I watched You paint the sky.

~ Aimee Siegel

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Favorite artists are like friends who don't know you.

~ Janine Manzi & Amy E. Hall

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

perfect, like the time the rhythm of my music matched that of my windshield wipers.

~ Matthew Lovell

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There were laughter and tears in her eyes at the sight of her.

~ Danielle Rendon

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Monday, September 18, 2006

Looks like the levy broke on Lake Cheap!

~ Matthew Lovell, waiter-by-night

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The firefly waltzed through the evening air -- without a partner but not without a song.

~ Hugh Feagin

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Saturday, September 16, 2006

Sometimes I visit your Web site just to feel connected to you, these many states away.

~ Amy E. Hall

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She broke his heart so thoroughly the pieces were never found.

~ Hugh Feagin

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It's the most wonderful thing to feel connected in the most ordinary of ways -- it transcends romance.

~ Joanne Chantelau

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Friday, September 15, 2006

I developed a case of lung cancer sitting on the Starbucks patio.

~ Joanne Chantelau & Amy E. Hall

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There's a big difference between being scarred and being marred.

~ Amy E. Hall

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We managed to enjoy the concert, despite the petting zoo in front of us and peanut gallery behind us.

~ Amy E. Hall

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Thursday, September 14, 2006

They have GOT to start flavoring envelope seals!

~ Matthew Lovell

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Peach peel on my Prada shoes!

~ Matthew Lovell

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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

"One hit wonder?" I wonder as I wait for the plunder of forgotten memories.

~ Jim Byers

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

I feel like a stick of trans-fat.

~ Janine Manzi

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Sometimes the whole point of yesterday is today.

~ Joanne Chantelau

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Monday, September 11, 2006

One piece of gum left: after lunch or before dinner?

~ Matthew Lovell

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The little things that mean a lot make every day a holiday.

~ Amy E. Hall

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I've never been so excited about Waffle House in my life.

~ Matthew Lovell

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I gave my heart to someone with little regard for it.

~ Amy E. Hall

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Saturday, September 09, 2006

The gift made me smile over and over and over again.

~ Joanne Chantelau

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"Now" is always a good time for tea.

~ Amy E. Hall

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Friday, September 08, 2006

He asked if he could smell the peanut butter after opening the jar for me.

~ Joanne Chantelau

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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

You know you've got it bad when you leave the computer on all night and a journal by your bed to be ready when the next poem arrives.

~ Amy E. Hall

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I just got out of bed for a poem -- this better be good.

~ Amy E. Hall

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I shut the door in the face of a poem last night as I pulled the covers over my shoulders and refused to get out of bed.

~ Amy E. Hall

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I think I just figured out that my ex owns a copy of the book I bought on Sunday.

~ Amy E. Hall

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Tuesday, September 05, 2006

6pm shadows dance on my desk, telling me to GO HOME!

~ Jim Byers

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Sunday, September 03, 2006

Michigan has borrowed you for two weeks.

~ Amy E. Hall

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A tea bag is a little gift you give yourself.

~ Amy E. Hall

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The shirt I first wore to dinner with him is now ruined.

~ Joanne Chantelau

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My deceased friend's number is still in my phone.

~ Joanne Chantelau

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What joy to discover your note months later!

~ Joanne Chantelau

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Friday, September 01, 2006

I've fallen in love two times too many.

~ Amy E. Hall

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I like the shining white light of rainy days.

~ Joanne Chantelau

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Wet Paint! the sign cried out to the blind man made deaf and stained.

~ Hugh Feagin

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For the cop I strained my face to appear happy as the day they took that picture.
~ Hugh Feagin

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Not reaching the bucket, a blueberry picked is a blueberry eaten.

~ Hugh Feagin

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I laughed aloud as his body cracked like a whip when the cicada landed on his face.

~ Hugh Feagin

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