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Cowbird is a public library of human experience, offering a simple set of storytelling tools — for free, and without ads. 111,215 authors from 186 countries have told 88,877 stories on 28,267 topics. We invite you to join us and contribute your stories.

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The Expath

A story by Alaska Quilici with 231 loves

Seeds

61 seeds

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Home tastes like...

A seed with 13 sprouts

Topics

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Occupy

A topic with 981 stories

Places

4,133 cities

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Detroit

Michigan, USA

Dates

147 years

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1997

A year with 41 stories

Authors

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Leigh Raiford

Book Smeller/Reader, Cell Phone Photographer, Mother/daughter/sister/wife, Occasional Writer, Professor

Roles

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Radio Producer

A role with 32 people

Collections

833 collections

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Friendship

A collection by Cowbird

Loves

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A Pomegranate in the Train (A Sprout)

Katie Yates loved A Pomegranate in the Train (A Sprout) by San Cassimally

Comments

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“thank you Violet, I guess I should explain, my former spouse is a landscape architect. I am blessed to have Rod and as painful as what happened to me with Matt, it is best I not be with someone who does not love me, that's lonely. ”

A comment by Bonnie Flach on Kozy Shack by violet

Sprouts

11,257 sprouts

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A Pomegranate in the Train (A Sprout)

San Cassimally sprouted this story from Home tastes like... — a seed planted by Feet In 2 Worlds (Fi2W)

Dedications

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Treasure the Memories

Kenny Sabandal dedicated this story to My Father

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