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Stories

Kazan dog bark

by Michael Cannon on December 3, 2009 in Stories

Traveling in Russia makes you do strange things. Take barking like a dog for instance.


From summer of 2003 when I went to Kazan State University to study Russian. My friend Dr. Salavat filmed this.

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Prelude

by Michael Cannon on October 6, 2009 in Stories

It wasn’t that I sad with my life or in malaise, It was more that I was lonely. My heart wasn’t broken, but open and yearning to be filled again.
Direct dating wasn’t very successful. Dates with girls at the local burger joint were only slightly better than the lusting of online flings years before. I [...]

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It’s pure

by Michael Cannon on September 11, 2009 in Poetry, Stories

It’s pure. The air, there tall, majestic peaks, everything. Never before, well at least, not for a very long time has this experience made itself known to me. The only problem was the urn in my hands. The ashes, as promised, would be spread with the wind in hopes to reach the places we’ve been [...]

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He awoke, not startled or like.
Just wondering what happened.
The last She remembered…

11/28/2009 – Be careful what you do when going out to a bar in search of company. You might find more than what you want.

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Door opened when One approached, but for Two and Three Door remained closed. Door didn’t like their aura and waited through their attempt to force Door aside. In a flash, Door had an idea and opened suddenly. Surprised, Two and Three briefly paused, then moving together, stepped through Door. Door though was top class, quicker [...]

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