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Tom Painting

Self-centered

I suppose it takes living in a village for one to feel the full range of emotions over a lifetime. But I’ve opted for this island somewhere out at sea. Hemmed in by water on all sides and except for the passing cruise ship which leads to speculation; I have little idea what I or anyone else is feeling.

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the pucker
before the kiss

About the Author

Tom Painting was born April 1, 1951, in Rochester, New York, and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he teaches junior high humanities at the Paideia School. In addition to bird watching and making slow but steady progress on the acoustic guitar, he hopes to reach the highest elevation points in each of the lower 48 states.

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