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Reflections – Two Poems

    Glasses Before him was a cup of coffee; behind him a window and a door. His sunglasses sat on the bar near his saucer. His reflection stared back. A young couple sat in a booth by the window. He...

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Self-Expression, Self-Absorption, Self-Consciousness, Self-Diatribes,...

  I’ve been tempted to deprive this blog of sustenance and let it die a horribly sadistic death.   It’s a thief of time, of more serious writing, and though it’s a fun creative outlet, it often feels...

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XXX Fruit

  I’m tired of all the games played by fruit, fooling us into thinking they’re ripe.  Except for bananas.  Personally I get along with bananas pretty well.  If only other fruits would develop spots....

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The Art of Self-Expression

(two Buddha heads observing an abandoned Borders)   A memoirist, currently being celebrated as a literary sensation, recently stated, “What’s the point,” after being asked about fiction, as if it was...

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The Heavy Burden of Food

  More than once I’d expressed to doctors that what I instinctively needed was to be sliced open and hosed down until my insides were as whistling clean as an infant’s; then maybe I could start my...

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ISIS

ISIS, how do you deal with it?  So many are up in arms that President Obama didn’t yet have a set strategy. We can’t help but get angry about beheadings or all the other atrocious things these sick...

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Tissue on the Bus – Based on Actual Events

A used tissue occupied the middle of the five seats at the back of the bus, crumpled and sticky white against the blue fabric. I chose a seat next to the window, leaving an empty seat between me and...

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To Beat a Child or Not to Beat a Child – That is the Question?

      I’m about as knowledgeable about child rearing as a member of ISIS is at flower arrangement, though I do have some experience at being a child (some might say I’m still stuck in that mode)....

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Excerpt from Janice, a short story

  I thought I was done writing about guns in any way but one made it into this story.  Maybe this will be the last time and I’ll start writing about sunshine and puppies after this.   “You shot at...

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Identity Rant

The changes Bob Dylan went through always amazed me. Sometimes it seemed as if he’d changed personalities whenever he changed his outfit.  He refused to be labeled a folk singer, did his own thing,...

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Paragraph of the Day – Book Excerpt

She went on to tell me about a previous job and eventually I shared one of my own. I sipped on my beer and kept at it all night – a bottle to help me cope with my unbalanced life. I contributed little...

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Degrading Terrorism

I think we should stop calling radical thugs terrorists.  I suspect they feed off that label, especially angry young recruits looking for a home in which to vent their frustrations.  The thought of...

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The Meaning of Life…Is Life

    Story Excerpt “Let’s dance,” she said, and raised her hands into the air, gyrating against me. I kept asking myself why I didn’t just walk away.  This wasn’t what I wanted.  As long as the music...

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The Unbalanced Life

Book Excerpt. In the darkness and drunkenness, the bodies mingling around me faded to faceless silhouettes, the haze of booze covering us in its intoxicated fog.  Except for Fran.  She reclined in her...

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Tree Wisdom – on Human Nature

(this is an old post I’m replaying, because I want to…) My spiritual advisor taught me how to communicate with trees, but I confronted her after my first attempt didn’t go over too well. That tree you...

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Status

A friend told me a while ago that my desire to write and publish, as well as having this blog, exposed my desire for fame.  I’m not sure I convinced him that I wanted nothing to do with fame.  Not...

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Book Excerpt

This blog has been getting a little dusty, guess I should post something.  What follows is an excerpt from an environmentally focused book I’ve been trying to write, as well as a couple of pictures...

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T-Rump

Sometimes I forget how to write. It seems impossible, the act of an imbecile stumbling through the vicissitudes wondering why the gods of creativity pointed their stifling fingers in my direction and...

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Asking the Right Questions

  For once I agree with republicans. Watching the latest debate (because I’m a glutton for punishment), the journalist’s questions often exposed their ridiculous desire to stir up controversy by...

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How Americans Choose a President

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