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Accountability Before Adjustment
Royal Examiner: Letter supports a 10-cent tax increase amid audit uncertainty, then documents rapid follow-up exchanges, evolving proposals, and questions around reserve use, financial transparency, and process—highlighting the importance of verified data, consistent information, and structured decision-making before final budget actions. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Repeat Until Texture Is Uniform
A late-night writing challenge spirals into a constrained experiment, shaping a dark, surreal story hidden within the letters C-H-I-P. Between deadlines, audio production, and unexpected twists, creativity emerges through limitation—the realization that subtlety isn’t always as invisible as intended. Read More
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100 Word Stories: A very Cultured Performance
A last-minute email sparks a surreal museum story—cheese becomes music, balloons become sculpture, and creativity outruns time. Written, recorded, and produced in 35 minutes, this piece explores pressure, process, and the freedom of bending prompts into something entirely unexpected. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Bubble Rap
A playful twist on the “Bubble Wrap” prompt becomes “Bubble Rap,” blending rhyme, rhythm, and storytelling. From clunky drafts to performative verse, this piece explores cadence, creativity, and AI experimentation—ending with a pop, a punchline, and a lingering memory. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Silence Has Teeth
Alone in darkness, a prisoner confronts the loudest place in existence: his own mind. Memories, injustice, and endless thoughts echo through silence. When the warden finally speaks, the prisoner reaches his breaking point and asks for only one thing—peace. Read More
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100 Word Stories: It Was Probably The Lighting
A will condemns everyone as “immorally dressed,” except for a mysterious man in a yellow shirt. When no one fits the description, paranoia spreads. Then a courier arrives in an almost-yellow shirt and asks for Francis, leaving inheritance—and intent—uncertain. Read More
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100 Word Stories: The End?
For the “Twist” challenge, I chased every meaning the word offered—Dickens, dance floors, tornadoes, tongue twisters, and twisted rules. After reshaping characters, tightening dialogue, and reworking music, the story became self-aware, ending with a title that twists itself. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Hung Out to Dry
When Nancy declares their relationship over, John realizes he may have missed the part where it began. As low-flying clothes pegs rain down and he’s literally tied to a clothesline, miscommunication snaps tighter than the pins that bind him. Read More
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Emotional Crowd Gathers to See Some County Operational Funding Restored to Samuels Library in Current Fiscal Year
Royal Examiner: At the February 17 meeting, I was the first public commenter to support repealing Chapter 7 and dissolving the inactive County Library Board. My remarks emphasized administrative clarity before the board voted to restore $100,000 in library funding. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Champion of the Backyard Games
A 100-word challenge sparked playful wordplay: “X,” “Spear,” and “Mint” became Experiment. Beneath the absurd Olympic fantasy lies an imagined childhood scene—transforming a toothbrush and garage wall into triumph—celebrating how imagination turns the ordinary into epic victory. Read More