Word: dixons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...less talented hands this could have become a heavy-handed tract, but Mosley never stoops to propaganda. And while his characters often verge on the bizarre, they are leavened by a reaffirming dose of humanity: Domaque, the hunchback with a thirst for reading; Miss Dixon, a half-crazed white spinster whose whims determine the fate of black families unlucky enough to live on her land; Momma Jo, the hoodoo priestess who forces herself on Easy in a hilarious seduction scene. But overshadowing them all is the enigmatic Mouse, who combines terrifying bloodthirstiness with naive romanticism; he murders his stepfather...
...strive to be like your furniture--antique--and change spare body parts as often as your cars do. Hold on to what's left of the earth--along with the nine-legged, three-eyed frogs; the leafless trees; and the insane cows--because I'm outta here! CORA DIXON New York City...
...were sorely tempted this election to forgo that right. The numerous propositions and initiatives, the widely differing backgrounds and experience of the candidates and their claims and counterclaims were intimidating. If we don't increase voter participation, we are heading down the path to autocracy! WILLIAM A. DIXON San Jose, California...
...write, I am thinking about ice for my foot. This weekend, the Hollis Hall Hornets played another round of mud, sweat and tears soccer, finally being eliminated in a valiant effort in the Freshman Intramural (IM) soccer semi-final. The fields behind the Palmer Dixon courts were grey and the sidelines empty, but the shouts and celebrations after a well-placed goal could have punctuated a World Cup game or the Major Leauge Soccer championship in Foxboro last month. Yes, Sunday afternoon is a perfect time for IMs, because for some of us it's not a hobby...
...Friday, the day before the Yale and-Harvard varsity football teams faced off in Harvard Stadium surrounded by the fanfare of tailgates and band duals, a flock of hardy IM participants took to the barren, nameless fields (the J.V. soccer fields or the fields behind the Palmer Dixon tennis courts) to decide the nation's leader in IM aptitude...