Drea DiMaggio

Jersey Shore Bride



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by Dray-uh Dee Maaa-Gee-oh, you know?




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A Mississippi River Romance - Part 16

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A Mississippi
River Romance

That's Okay; We're All Girls Here!

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
I'm strong
But I break
I'm stubborn
And I make plenty of mistakes
Yeah I'm hard
And life with me is never easy



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To Theristea

To Theristea
a Blessed Hearts Tale




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You Can't Always Get What You Want...

You Can't Always Get What You Want...





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Down to Earth - Part 18

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Down to Earth
Love in Unexpected Places

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
A tall tree
Turn and face the west
Oh we're running with the wind
On high cliff top
We're waiting with the rest
For this journey to begin



Draihoidel - The Practice of the Old Arts



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Date Night

Date Night



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A Mississippi River Romance - Part 15

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A Mississippi
River Romance

Life Takes a Turn for the Nurse!

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
Jealous of the girl who caught your eye
One of my darker days
When you looked at her where was I?
Shoulda been in her place
Here I am
All alone imagining what could have been
If I had been there



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Friday's Fiesta of Fun

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Friday's Fiesta of Fun!


Chevy:

More on that protest march out in Colorado Springs later. Now here with an editorial, Miss Emily Littella.

Emily:



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A Mississippi River Romance - Part 14

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A Mississippi
River Romance

Healing Happens

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
You might as well have been tied down…
tied down to a rail road track
You might as well have been pushed off
Niagara Falls in a paper sack
You might as well have been locked out
pushed down or held back
You might as well have been subjected to
something that you could not hack



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Down to Earth - Part 17

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Down to Earth
Hope Has A Place

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
One look at love, and you may see
It weaves a web over mystery
All raveled threads can rend apart
For hope has a place in the lover's heart
Hope has a place in a lover's heart



Draihoidel - The Practice of the Old Arts



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Do Ask...Do Tell!

Do Ask...Do Tell!


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Angelina Seraphino, Private Eye



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Elmo and Zoe and GenderMagic

Elmo and Zoe and GenderMagic


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Down to Earth - Part 16

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Down to Earth
Miracles Do Happen

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
When the light begins to fade,
And shadows fall across the sea,
One bright star in the evening sky,
Your love's light leads me on my way.



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Second Chance Waltz

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The Second Chance Waltz


for Kevin and Kelly
from Mom



Sung to the tune of a traditional Irish melody accompanied by mandolin, flute, guitar, fiddle, jaw harp and bodhran.
(and maybe a wee bit of autoharp by a friend?)




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Down to Earth - Part 15

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Down to Earth
A Ghra Mo Chroi (Love of My Heart)
for Kelly and Kevin

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
If you were to see me
the way that I see you...
Happy the eyes..
the eyes they would be...



Draihoidel - The Practice of the Old Arts



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Down to Earth - Part 14

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Down to Earth
Replacing the Irreplaceable
for Mea

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
'Tis the last rose of summer left blooming alone
All her lovely companions are faded and gone
No flower of her kindred, no rosebud is nigh
To reflect back her blushes and give sigh for sigh



Draihoidel - The Practice of the Old Arts



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If Wishes Were...the Anthology

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If Wishes Were...
the Anthology

Ten wishes from ten women...




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If Wishes Were... Part 11

If Wishes Were...

Ten wishes from ten women...


Paul's (and Lina's) Wish

The Finale

 


Why do you love me?
I just don’t know what it is…
if I did, I’d do it all the time.

“I just love you, is all!”

I wish this moment would last forever...


 



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Three Girls - Chapter 13


Three Girls

Book Three
Chapter Thirteen

Danni's Dream - Une Brá¨ve Prélude

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio


 



Three girls find they have a lot more in common than their music...
danni's dream - the dawn awakens my soul no longer the same now new my heart sings




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If Wishes Were... Part 10

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If Wishes Were...

Ten wishes from ten women...


Bonnie's Wish

 


Why, God? Is it my fault?
Why can’t she help me?
I wish I wasn’t going to die.


 



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Saturday Silliness!

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The Best Lines from the Best American Movies Ever!
(With apologies to Billy Wilder)

for Erin

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 




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If Wishes Were... Part 9

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CAUTION: This story depicts a therapy session involving a survivor of child molestation. Please exercise caution in reading this story, as it may trigger memories or flashbacks for the reader.


If Wishes Were...

Ten wishes from ten women...


Mika's Wish

 


Why, God? Is it my fault?
Why won’t he leave me alone?
I wish I were dead


 



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The Reunion


The Reunion...




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Three Girls - Chapter 12

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Three Girls

Book Two
Chapter Twelve

Concertos and Confessions

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio


 



Three girls find they have a lot more in common than their music...
lainie's hope - maybe now they'll listen...more than just playing...maybe now they might hear




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If Wishes Were... Part 8

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If Wishes Were...

Ten wishes from ten women...


Julie's Wish

 


Why doesn’t he want to be my friend anymore?
What did I do? Am I bad?
Is there something wrong with me?
I wish I knew


 



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If Wishes Were... Part 7

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Ten wishes from ten women...


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Amanda's Wish

 


Aren’t these the same arms that carried him?
Aren’t these the same eyes that saw her play…
the same ears that heard them sing?
I wish they’d change their minds


 



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If Wishes Were... Part 6

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If Wishes Were...

Ten wishes from ten women...


David's (and Jame's) Wish

 

Wish they’d come.
What was wrong?
Which of us is wrong?
Don’t they love me? I guess not.
“I love you!”
Yes…I know… I don’t know how to say it
without it sounding like a Hallmark card, but
thank you for loving me when no one else would.
I wish they did.

 



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The Double-Dog Dare!



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It’s been said that fools rush in where angels fear to tread?In East Chicago,
they’d find some of us already there waiting for them to show up.





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Star Date


Star Date



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Uh Oh!

Uh Oh!
(or Dougie's Lament)



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Down to Earth - Part 13

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Down to Earth
Couples

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
A Stá³r Mo Chroá­, when you're far away
Far from the land you'll be leaving,
It's many a time by night and by day
That your heart will be sorely grieving.



Draihoidel - The Practice of the Old Arts



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It Could Happen To You!

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Inspired in part by the Motion Picture
Return to Me



A Valentine Romance




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A Mississippi River Romance - Part 13

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A Mississippi
River Romance

I Kissed a Boy
(and She Kissed a Girl)and I liked it!

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
It' s the way you love me
It's a feeling like this
It's centrifugal motion
It's perpetual bliss
It's that pivotal moment
It's, ah, impossible
This kiss, this kiss



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If Wishes Were... Part 5

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If Wishes Were...

Ten wishes from ten women...


Nina's Wish

 

Dancing? But I want to be an architect
...a girl architect!
Buildings…big and wide and full of space
…my work…my designs!
I wish they were proud.

 



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A Mississippi River Romance - Part 12

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A Mississippi
River Romance

You're Still Not From Here

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
I don't know what is going on
You turn around and touch my heart
A silent moment speaks the truth
Something has happened all at once
It should have scared me in advance
But I was falling in those eyes of yours



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If You Had Been There...


If You Had Been There...

A Blessed Hearts Story

by Andrea DiMaggio


 


Jesus wept...



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Three Girls - Chapter 11

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Three Girls

Book Two
Chapter Eleven

Rachmaninoff and Romance

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio


 


Three girls find they have a lot more in common than their music...
lainie's hope - maybe now they'll listen...more than just playing...maybe now they might hear




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If Wishes Were... Part 4

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If Wishes Were...

Ten wishes from ten women...


Petey's Wish

 

Sports? What about sewing?
What about scrapbooks?
I wish they’d listen.
I wish they’d care about how I feel.

 



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Three Girls - Chapter 10

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Three Girls

Book Two
Chapter Ten

Sonatas and Sadness

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio


 


Three girls find they have a lot more in common than their music...
lainie's hope - maybe now they'll listen...more than just playing...maybe now they might hear




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Four Poems

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Four Poems
by Jane and Andrea Austen



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Down to Earth - Part 12

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Down to Earth
Red is the Rose

by Andrea Lena DiMaggio
 
Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows
Fair is the lily of the valley
Clear is the water that flows from the Boyne
But my love is fairer than any.



Draihoidel - The Practice of the Old Arts



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If Wishes Were... Part 3

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If Wishes Were...

Ten wishes from ten women...


Keira's Wish

 

What should I do? Where can I go?
Maybe he won’t hit me this time.
If I show him how much I care, maybe he’ll change.
I wish I knew what to do.

 




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If Wishes Were... Part 2

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Ten wishes from ten women...


Teddi's Wish

 

Where did I leave that bus ticket.
I can’t stay here any longer.
They just don’t understand me.
I wish mom didn’t die.

 




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