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KD called me
I’m listening to K D Lang singing Cohen’s Hallelujah. She smokes it. I replay it after grabbing the lyrics off the web. Intriguing. I...
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Mar 8, 20211 min read
Sally steals the show
Sally silently stole sideways, stilettos sinking in the soggy soil, stucco wall shredding her silk shirt. Pulled pistol positioned...
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Mar 7, 20211 min read
Sorry, the dog ate my best draft
Denise awoke, zipped open the tent door, scrambled out of her sleeping bag and stood naked in the sunrise. “Awesome,” she thought,...
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Mar 6, 20211 min read
MicroSauna
I’ve been going to the gym daily (Ok. Ok. For a few days) and feeling so so stiff a few hours later. I’m thinking I should get a hot tub...
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Feb 19, 20211 min read
Age is Just a Number
That may be so, but there's a lot fewer prime numbers (years) as one ages. Here are the 25 prime numbers between 1 and 100: 2, 3, 5, 7,...
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Feb 13, 20211 min read
Blather
Well hell, I guess I have to write something on here again, huh? Faced with a void, you may as well throw some shit in there. Black holes...

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Jan 27, 20213 min read


"I thank god it's all over with"
RIP Hank, a true legend. May we all be so sincere.

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Jan 22, 20211 min read
Marnie’s Christmas
Down and almost out. Got evicted today. Have no idea where to go. I wander downtown, two kids in tow. Where to sleep tonight? I simply...
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Jan 16, 20211 min read


Fab vocab
Words are hard, man. Difficult even. Tough too, I suppose. Arduous, onerous, and uhh...hard. I recently gained access to the New York...

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Jan 3, 20212 min read
Bye bye 2020
Mike Leach on the Armed Forces Brawl: “It’s dumb. The root of it’s dumb, no matter what the root of it is. The root of it’s dumb and the...
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Jan 1, 20211 min read
I’m go’in country
You been stepping out, but “Someone else is steppin’ in.” Z Z Hill. 1982. This song is about parting ways unamiably. (Cue up bluesy beat...
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Dec 18, 20201 min read
Pass’n Through
No memory, but I’m told Mama was passing through Montgomery when she introduced me to this scene. She died giving birth to me. In...
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Dec 17, 20201 min read
Points of View
Physicists are confounded by the theoretical existence of dark matter and dark energy. Psychologists. Not so much.
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Dec 12, 20201 min read
Christmas gift
Uncle Otto’s ashes are on my mantle. Still. Every time I try to rid myself of them aunt Ana says “Where’d I put them? You got a big house...
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Dec 9, 20201 min read
Amuse me
I know the stores are closed And candy’s unavailable. All I wanted was a few Bon mots before bed.
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Dec 9, 20201 min read
Brevity
Just finished trimming my beard, Combed my hair, looked into the mirror; the reflection was Adonis. I so like it when that happens. The...
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Dec 9, 20201 min read
Veterans Day
My best friend, my high school buddy, is coming home today. We’re a small town. He’s sure to get a Hero’s welcome. Be so much better if...
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Nov 29, 20201 min read
Endless Wars
Yeah, this could be a screed about the Mideast Bush wars. But it’s not. It’s about flossing my teeth and thinking “I’m not winning.”...
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Nov 28, 20201 min read
A Snowy Encounter
I’m in the Alzheimer’s ward visiting my significant other. I’ve brought along a handful of snow that’s been in my desk drawer for the...
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Nov 24, 20201 min read


Cartoonish fury
What a time to be alive: when rage is all the rage and muted stoicism gets the silent treatment. Every day brings a new indignation, yet...

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Nov 22, 20203 min read
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