this.rand() » prose http://www.thisrand.com the life of Ryan Meinzer and Jessica Meinzer Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:41:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Litany of an Atrocity Posted….again http://www.thisrand.com/2007/10/litany-of-an-atrocity-postedagain http://www.thisrand.com/2007/10/litany-of-an-atrocity-postedagain#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:33:27 +0000 Xnuiem http://179 A few of you have read my short story ” Litany of an Atrocity “, and the response has been pretty positive. Although I had removed it from the website for a couple of years, I have again decided to post it on here for anyone to read it that would like to do so. It is dark, written in the second person, and can be disturbing. I was in a dark place when I wrote this, but still enjoy reading it nevertheless. I hope you enjoy…or not.

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]]> http://www.thisrand.com/2007/10/litany-of-an-atrocity-postedagain/feed 0 The Whiter Side of Racism http://www.thisrand.com/2006/06/the-whiter-side-of-racism http://www.thisrand.com/2006/06/the-whiter-side-of-racism#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:33:26 +0000 Xnuiem http://90 A short story I have written, examining one of the major social problems in the US:

Looking back on that rather tumultuous time, what I remember the most is not the classes, but the lessons taught to me outside of the classroom. Never found on any syllabus, never discussed in polite company, but a very real conflict raging all around me.

As a young freshman, barely a week past my eighteenth birthday, I was so excited to start classes at the large university nestled firmly in the “Bible belt” of the United States. I was still a bit jet-lagged after my long flight; still more than a little intimidated by this new country to which I have journeyed, but eager and excited…more

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