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Dandelions

Dandelions

Dandelions Kurt sat cold at the end of his driveway, a bowl of sugary offerings for the children settled in his lap. He treasured Halloween, but the festivity was winding down. Night had completely fallen. Most of the children and parents had come and gone. Parents with children dressed as pirates and superheroes and princesses, […]

Escalade Dreams

Escalade Dreams

Escalade Dreams I’m intrigued by certain correlations. Sometimes I’m struck by bits of information and try to fit them together like pieces of a puzzle. The human puzzle, I guess you could (pretentiously) say. One of these bits is the obsession with the Cadillac Escalade. Heck, I probably shouldn’t care. There’s better things to think […]

The Gamble

The Gamble

The Gamble Fitzi went all in on four Queens/8 high. Jimmy beat him with a straight flush of hearts. He raked Fitzi’s chips into his pile. “You buying back in?” Jimmy asked. Jimmy had all the luck. It confounded Fitzi because Jimmy didn’t appear to be much of a man of God. He didn’t even […]

Lab-Grown Meat

Lab-Grown Meat

Lab-Grown Meat There’s an online petition to stop lab-grown meat from being served in schools. When I heard about it, I needed to know more. The petition lists reasons why serving lab-grown meat in schools is a bad idea. These reasons are kind of boring, so I scrolled down to where people have posted videos […]

Fingernails

Fingernails

Fingernails Sometimes, when I cross the line to Indiana, I stop at Howie’s truck stop diner for a pork tenderloin sandwich. See, I was born and raised in Indiana. Now I live just across the state line. But, because I’m a Hoosier by birth, when I go over to Indiana and pass by Howie’s, I […]

Author: mrobins71

Not Sorry
bullshit, nonsense, stories

Not Sorry

Not Sorry In a fit of rage I cut off my fingers on a table saw. But I’m not sorry. … Continue reading Not Sorry

Clickbait
bullshit, nonsense

Clickbait

Clickbait I was at work and there was a lull so I took a few minutes to scroll through the … Continue reading Clickbait

Don’t Gamble
bullshit, nonsense

Don’t Gamble

Don’t Gamble My advice to you is: don’t gamble. Don’t gamble cause the odds are you’re going to lose. Odds … Continue reading Don’t Gamble

Flowers & Fists
poetic ramblings, poetry

Flowers & Fists

Flowers & Fists if there’s no mediation between flowers and fists then everything becomes either flowers or fists as we … Continue reading Flowers & Fists

Cretins and Gentlepersons
poetic ramblings, poetry

Cretins and Gentlepersons

Cretins and Gentlepersons when our institutions fail us we’re left with nothing but ourselves we’re left with nothing else to … Continue reading Cretins and Gentlepersons

Playing Possum
stories

Playing Possum

Playing Possum Adrian drove back to his hometown to visit his mother and aunt. It was Mother’s Day. Though his … Continue reading Playing Possum

Love in the Numbers
poetic ramblings, poetry

Love in the Numbers

Love in the Numbers there’s more love in the numbers than there is in most people there’s more honesty in … Continue reading Love in the Numbers

Don’t Go
poetic ramblings, poetry

Don’t Go

Don’t Go there’s no understanding in the bars like the same bars in all the towns where the tellers at … Continue reading Don’t Go

Here
bullshit, nonsense

Here

Here “I’m glad I’m not there,” I thought. Earlier I’d been out among people I generally like. I’d even had … Continue reading Here

Modern Day Genius
poetic ramblings, poetry

Modern Day Genius

Modern Day Genius i’ve been looking for some modern day geniuses to give me some guidance i’ve been looking at … Continue reading Modern Day Genius

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