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Look Through Every Window

I am blessed that I have a building with a view of my many neighbors across the street. Just look at them! Imagine the panoply of stories available via this screen before me – this bug screen on my window. … Continue reading

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PT

Pretty sure this is goodbye. which is probably what you’ve wanted for sometime now. But I’m on board with you, really. Finally, we’re in agreement. You don’t need me around anymore and I don’t need to feel this way with … Continue reading

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Sing No Songs of Suicide

Don’t kill yourself tonight. Don’t kill yourself tonight. Wait until the morning when the sun takes flight. Please don’t kill yourself tonight. Give yourself a little time. Give yourself a little time. Stall out the inevitable with a movie or … Continue reading

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Squint

You’re not getting it. You’re listening to my poetry wrong. You’re not clapping loud enough to have heard it right. You get the references to ALF, right? That’s important for complete appreciation. And the jokes about pubic weeds. Did you … Continue reading

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Before I Was Famous

Before I was famous I could say what I wanted with impunity. I could speak my thoughts about anyone or anything Without considering repercussions because there would never be any. Nobody worried about my opinions because nobody cared about my … Continue reading

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A Change Had Got to Come

She isn’t going to call. Those days are done. She’s not interested in what do you have to sell or the excuses you might offer anymore. It’s better this way. You were unhappy with how things were – remember? You … Continue reading

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Story Structure

I suppose I have you to thank. I had thought things were getting stale too comfortable too easy. I thought that the story had come to a close with no climax no real resolution. I thought everything was done and … Continue reading

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1984

My father was a bad man. No, that’s wrong. He was a difficult man, not particularly considerate, caring or interested in other people. At least until the operation. He got a new valve in his heart. It was a pig … Continue reading

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Temper

Yesterday it was a warm, inviting 54 degrees. Today it’s a cold and wintry 55. What’s the difference? What has changed? One person’s reaction, a smile or a shun, should not be so important. How she treats me should not … Continue reading

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Miner Poet

A writer is very much like a miner seeking some treasure in the dirt and muck before him (or her. A writer is also an equal opportunity explainer). A writer digs. A writer drills down. A writer breaks things down … Continue reading

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