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Karlyle Tomms
Jun 28, 201523 min read
"HATE (My Story)"
I understand hate. I have felt rage so intense that it incites to kill. I have felt seething, malignant resentment so extreme that it...
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Karlyle Tomms
Mar 14, 201511 min read
"Nigger?" An Essay
(NOTE: I have been surprised by the number of people (All white people so far) who have completely missed the point of this essay. This...
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Karlyle
Feb 16, 20159 min read
DEATH & LIFE EXPERIENCE
Yesterday my aunt was laid to rest. Cold Arkansas wind sawed at our ears as we stood beside the grave site, an omen of snow later to...
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Karlyle Tomms
Jan 31, 20158 min read
AN ESSAY ON EGO
Let’s get this straight. The entire human race is crazy. Every single one of us is insane right down to the very last one. There are just...
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Karlyle Tomms
Jan 8, 20153 min read
Hummingbirds - One of my favorite things.
A glass of wine, a magazine and the porch swing in warm weather, back against a pillow, wind chimes and hummingbirds. This is my...
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Karlyle Tomms
Jan 1, 20156 min read
NEW YEAR
New Year—new beginnings. Everyone thinks about this transition every year as one year rolls over into the other. Goals and resolutions...
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Karlyle Tomms
Dec 1, 20145 min read
AN ESSAY ON FERGUSON
When I think of the events occurring on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson Missouri, I am struck by the realization that it only takes a single...
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