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All on Zero

All on Zero

August 25, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

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Sara

Sara

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Ice Cream or Moxie

Ice Cream or Moxie

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Hope

Hope

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The Phonecall

The Phonecall

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Foreign Flight

Foreign Flight

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This Happened in Vegas

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We Don't Talk to Tim

We Don’t Talk to Tim

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Casualty of Coincidence

Casualty of Coincidence

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Fallujah

Fallujah

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First Order

First Order

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Moral Fiber

Moral Fiber

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The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

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Tango-19

Tango-19

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Chasing Shadows

Chasing Shadows

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Blackout

Blackout

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Potential

Potential

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Difficulty Breathing

Difficulty Breathing

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The Living

The Living

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Grip

Grip

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Gunderstanding

Gunderstanding

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Between Sees

Between Sees

February 17, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

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In it for the Long Haul for the Haul

In It For The Long Haul For The Haul

February 16, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

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Storm Cloud

Storm Cloud

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Jumping

Jumping

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Charlemagne

Charlemagne

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The Most Powerful Man in the World

The Most Powerful Man in the World

January 13, 2017 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

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The Meek Curtis Weems

 The Meek Curtis Weems

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The Naming Tree

The Naming Tree

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New Girl—1963

New Girl—1963

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