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DesertUSA.com features essays, poems and other creative writing from our readers. Do you have some interesting photos you would like to share? If you would like to submit your content for review and posting, please click here to submit it OR submit it to dusa_feedback@desertusa.com. Use DesertUSA in the subject - Note we will not publish items copyrighted by other publications such as newspapers and websites.
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Essays, Poems, Short Stories and Photos
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