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Heidi Ayarbe

I was born in Carson City, Nevada. I went to school there, then went to college a whole forty-five minutes away from my hometown. I hated to spend the night at friends' houses. I hated summer camps. Basically, my parents thought I'd NEVER leave the nest. And I never thought I'd be a writer. I think we are all surprised! (I know I am.) Anyway, I...

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Compulsion
by Heidi Ayarbe

Today has to be perfect. Magic. I look at the clock. 10:14 AM. Ten fourteen. One plus one is two plus four is six plus ten is sixteen minus one is fifteen minus two is thirteen. OK. I turn from the clock and walk into the hallway. "Ready." Saturday will be the third state soccer championship in a row for Jake Martin. Three . A good number. Prime...

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Feeling Foreign

FRIDAY 03 FEBRUARY, 2012

What were the odds that ...

... over 2,000 years ago, without computers and technology, the Romans would begin with the concept of Leap Year? Okay, okay, we're all a bit concerned about the apocalypse, according to the Mayans, and what looks like the end of the earth as we know it. The only thing I can honestly blame...