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Arm Chair

Arm Chair

September 20, 2016 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

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Dandelions

Dandelions

September 15, 2016 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

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Poetic Pause

January 31, 2016 by Victoria Norton 1 Comment

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Watershed

November 3, 2015 by Victoria Norton 3 Comments

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It Should Have Been Me

June 5, 2015 by Victoria Norton 2 Comments

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War Wounds

April 14, 2015 by Victoria Norton 4 Comments

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Doppelgänger

April 1, 2015 by Victoria Norton 4 Comments

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Still Grief

February 10, 2015 by Victoria Norton 5 Comments

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The Cockie's Mother and the Hired Hand

January 28, 2015 by Victoria Norton 2 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Romance

The Story of Little Blue Bear

October 21, 2014 by Victoria Norton 2 Comments

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Ice Melt

October 1, 2014 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

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All About the Blood

September 19, 2014 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

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Brown Boxes

August 29, 2014 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

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Night Flight

August 11, 2014 by Victoria Norton 2 Comments

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Blue

July 28, 2014 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

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The Headland

July 13, 2014 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

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Beatrice Fed the Ducks on Monday

July 8, 2014 by Victoria Norton Leave a Comment

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