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Robert Hamill

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    Hall of Fame
    College Surprises Poems

    Hall of Fame

    Robert Hamill 15 Nov 20226 Dec 2024Leave a comment

    Isaac Newton, how did you rest-when you discovered that absolute time and place were lost?"

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    Calculus of Civil Disobedience
    College Surprises Fiction

    Calculus of Civil Disobedience

    Robert Hamill 5 Nov 20226 Dec 2024Leave a comment

    She's cheating... yet it seemed almost sensible.

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    The Way of the World
    Mature Darkness

    The Way of the World

    Robert Hamill 1 Nov 20226 Dec 2024Leave a comment

    Kenny wins every interaction.

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    Claire de Lune
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    Claire de Lune

    Robert Hamill 24 Oct 20226 Dec 2024Leave a comment

    Impossible to hold, impossible to ignore

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    Bingo Disaster
    Fiction Patapsco Days

    Bingo Disaster

    Robert Hamill 11 Oct 20226 Dec 20242 Comments

    Most of my year at St. Jerome’s grammar school was a pleasure, but Bingo Day in the 6th grade was an exception.

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    Paradox
    College Surprises Poems

    Paradox

    Robert Hamill 10 Oct 20226 Dec 2024Leave a comment

    What God wills, will be. Where there's a will, there's a way.

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    Shaky Hands
    Tales of Cubicle and Home

    Shaky Hands

    Robert Hamill 1 Oct 20226 Dec 2024Leave a comment

    Some things take years to realize.

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    Bully
    Patapsco Days

    Bully

    Robert Hamill 15 Feb 20226 Dec 2024Leave a comment

    I want to stop who is throwing rocks at Tippy. When I catch them, I'll make them so sorry.

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    Phil Never Loses
    a_fiction Tales of Cubicle and Home

    Phil Never Loses

    Robert Hamill 8 Jan 20226 Dec 20241 Comment

    My boss never loses! I'm working for somebody who will get me promoted quickly.

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    Another Ball in the Air
    Tales of Cubicle and Home

    Another Ball in the Air

    Robert Hamill 6 Dec 20217 Dec 2024Leave a comment

    When I hear a hare-brained project proposed by a politician, it reminds me of a scheme an old boss of mine, another ball in the…

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    We explore how biological needs give rise to emotion, emotion forms associative patterns, and language both reflects and reshapes our outlook. Discover how the mind weighs emotion against logic in shaping behavior.
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    Updated Jun 25, 2025 President Trump’s recent decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities—without congressional authorization or approval—has once again stirred the unresolved tension at the…

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    Tabulators separate ballots into piles for each presidential candidate during a recount in Dane County (Wis.) on December 1, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Getty)