Monthly Archives: April 2016

One More

One more and you’re done. One more and you’re out. One more and we can just call this whole thing quits. It’s not gonna take much more – just the one – we’re past the home stretch now, baby, we’re … Continue reading

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Reduced

The coupons expired. The special offer I had to go to the Uber Grove that club you mentioned once for a very discounted price, that offer ended yesterday. We had months to go, months in which we could have planned … Continue reading

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Afterwards

Afterwards when we got home we had to clean up. There were bandage wrappers and tubes and blood everywhere. Furniture had been moved so he could spread out for them to do CPR and they had all been too busy … Continue reading

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Missed Connections 4

I was the boy with the impenetrable eyes. You were the girl with the impermanent mind. We dated for several years before you found someone more suitable and threw me out. You moved to Australasia and I tried to get … Continue reading

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Missed Connections 3

You saw me reading a book you’d already finished and we talked about it for a little while. I thought you were cool and approachable even though it was you who approached me. I don’t know what you thought of … Continue reading

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The Decision

At some point you’ll realize I did a very good thing here. Some day you’ll thank me for this. Eventually you’ll look back and understand. You’ll realize that the frustration was short term but the reward, that would just keep … Continue reading

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The Follow Up

What will he do next? After that last album was such a phenomenal success with both the critics and the customers how will he follow it? He can’t do the same thing because then he’d be resting on his laurels … Continue reading

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Great Grandfather

My great grandfather every day of his life walked up the stairs to his seventh floor apartment without a word of complaint. It was a while back when men were men and elevators hadn’t been invented yet or at least … Continue reading

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Everyday Employee

I get hired for jobs that I advise my employer against. “Are you sure you need me,” I say, “and not a lesser paid drone who will do the job without asking questions?” I want to make sure they know … Continue reading

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Human League

Yes, in fact, I do and frankly, I resent the implication. I do have real human feelings just like a real human boy and your suggestion to the contrary hurts those human feelings and makes me want to crush your … Continue reading

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