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Whose Story is it Anyway?

October 25, 2022

If you tell me the story, your storydoes it ever become mine to tell?I can tweak ithide the detailsso that …

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Technical Difficulties

October 24, 2022

I am told that during warvocabularies shrinkand we lose words and meaningsbut this current warwe have gained phraseseveryone from Grandmato …

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The Quiet Game

October 23, 2022

Can I sit quietlyand breatheand feel?Can I turn off my mind for just a secondthat is not sleepbut just beingletting …

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Just Add Water

October 22, 2022

A new pallet arrived yesterdaydry nuggets of pigmentnestled in plastic tubs I run my finger across the topNothing movesNothing happensMy …

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Intimidation of the Inanimate

October 21, 2022

Intimidation comes in many formsand you would think that the plethora of PhD’s in my immediate area would do the …

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The Season of My Inner Bear

October 20, 2022

The weather finally decidedto approximate fall here in the southa cool 40-degree morning is all it takesfor my inner bear …

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Playing God

October 19, 2022

You know, you should have been nicer to meYou shouldn’t have teased me quite so much whenI retreated to the …

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Clickbait Dragons

October 18, 2022

They are low-hanging fruitto this monkey brain of mine.Teasing questions and little listiclesseemingly knowing what I am thinking about(Why yes, …

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The Return of the Grand Inquisitor

October 17, 2022

He’s back, you knowin a poorly cut suitand too long a tieOnce again telling the imprisoned Christor rather, the hostage …

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Not a Real Question

October 16, 2022

When someone asks, “What were you thinking?”They are lying.It’s not a real questionas we all knowThat if you have to …

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