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Heat Death
I am not so concerned with the heat death of the universe as I am with the heat death of me as it is so very cold and I have neglected to wear my good coat.
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Give on the Street
My mother has sometimes expressed pride at my street corner generosity to the indigent which is strange because I give selectively and in relatively small quantities. Still, it seems to be more than she gives, which is also strange because … Continue reading
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Teachable Moments
The facts do not support this story and there is a certain dream logic to it so while I surely remember it happening, it may have only been a nightmare. Dad was driving us home. That my mother and father … Continue reading
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Weighty Matters (another decade)
Once this was the fattest I’d been. Now it’s the thinnest I’ve been (not really, but… y’know). It’s all about context. Over twenty years ago I was just slightly heavier than my current weight. It was probably my greatest weight … Continue reading
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Shallowity
I used to feel much more betrayed in most of my close friendships before I uncovered my inner shallowity. Since that discovery, though, things have run far more smoothly. People used to fail to live up to my unspoken expectations. … Continue reading
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Cliff
He remembered how, at the start, he thought this would be a good time for his creativity. He smiled a sad little smile, thinking back on his naivete as he dodged a flying monkey at the edge of a cliff.
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McCloskey
It’s true. I think about you so much less than I used to. The chemicals help. I have drugged myself senseless so I don’t think the way I used to so the things that once would drag me down are … Continue reading
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Fell
Never meet your idols or if you do have something to say to them, for gods’ sakes. Don’t just murmur, “I really loved your work in Three’s Company, Mister Roper,” with your eyes on your shoes and your mouth dry … Continue reading
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Fantastic Formulations
This is ridiculous. I should have deleted these long ago lest some mastermind steal these gems of genius! I have uncovered a Notes File from Yesteryear where I logged all my best and most transient ideas before I could forget … Continue reading
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This Year’s Model
As evergreen corpses riddle the streets I think of the sturdy model standing tall in my mother’s home, collected, resolved, prepared to do our bidding throughout this season – and longer. Sick of the cycle of torture of trees, we … Continue reading
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