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Jake Smith
Dec 31, 20213 min read
Essay for New Years
An essay for a weird year. Happy New Year!
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Jake Smith
Dec 17, 202118 min read
Prologue to Something
Thought of a story as I traveled in the south of the state, wanted to show how it I thought it would begin.
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Jake Smith
Nov 28, 202110 min read
All Gain, No Pain. Part 3.
The fallout after the robbery is just as bad as you'd think it is. Plus, another surprise for Darryl at home.
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Jake Smith
Nov 25, 20212 min read
Life of a Gracious Memory
Feeling thankful so I wrote an essay about it
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Jake Smith
Nov 21, 202121 min read
All Gain, No Pain. Part 2
Surprise, Surprise. Things don't go quite as planned during the robbery of a lifetime.
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Jake Smith
Nov 11, 202114 min read
All Gain, No Pain.
Two Small Time B&E Boys mix it up with wrong crowd for big stakes.
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Jake Smith
Nov 6, 20213 min read
Children of the Hills
Trying to capture the essence of Appalachia from Louisiana. Maybe I'm missing home.
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Jake Smith
Nov 2, 20215 min read
The Guardian of Point Pleasant
A different take on the traditional mothman.
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Jake Smith
Oct 31, 20214 min read
Old Spirits and New
Reminiscing about a place I never was
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Jake Smith
Jun 24, 20217 min read
Flesh and Forgiveness Part 3
Pete froze in his tracks as the world around him screamed to a halt. The only sound audible was the heavy breathing of the ravenous choir...
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Jake Smith
Jun 20, 202114 min read
Flesh and Forgiveness Part 2
Part 2 in my short story about a detective's search for a missing girl and his wife.
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Jake Smith
Jun 17, 20219 min read
Flesh and Forgiveness
The red ember of the cigarette intensified while he dragged on a nearly finished cigarette. With his exhalation the smoke threaded...
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Jake Smith
Jun 13, 20215 min read
3 Years Worth of Thank-You's
You don't build Rome by yourself Three years ago, I was sweating amidst the crowd of my classmates, all of us clad in our caps and gowns...
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Jake Smith
Apr 23, 20213 min read
NFL Quarterback Draft Guide
With the NFL Draft around the corner, its time to jump in and analyze the analysis with the most analyzed position in sports.
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Jake Smith
Apr 3, 20214 min read
King of the Monsters....AND the Court?
With basketball in full swing in tandem with the release of Godzilla vs. Kong, I needed to face the most pressing question. Who would win?
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Jake Smith
Mar 21, 20216 min read
Is "Ford Tough" Enough?
No matter the height of the mountaintop, you can always dig the deepest valley on the other side
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Jake Smith
Mar 10, 20215 min read
Memoirs of a D-III Role Player
Three-plus years removed from my sports career, it's worth reflecting on trials and lessons from some of my favorite times
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