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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

Reckless
poetic ramblings, poetry

Reckless

Reckless in my youth my recklessness gave me the daughter i wasn’t prepared for but surprisingly the motherhood i wasn’t … Continue reading Reckless

Homeless
nonsense

Homeless

Homeless I watched the video of the homeless man being interviewed. He was dark and well-spoken and decently dressed and … Continue reading Homeless

Pecking Order
poetic ramblings, poetry

Pecking Order

Pecking Order the group finds ways of folding the complexity of you like refined sugar or flour into itself the … Continue reading Pecking Order

Illusions & Causes
stories

Illusions & Causes

Illusions & Causes I read the quote from Dostoyevsky. Maybe it was Dostoyevsky himself or maybe it was one of … Continue reading Illusions & Causes

Pest Control
mostly true stories

Pest Control

Pest Control I work nights. So when the doorbell rang around noon, I was still on the couch in my … Continue reading Pest Control

A Rich Man
stories

A Rich Man

A Rich Man Felton said he was rich. I hadn’t seen Felton in a long time. I was surprised he … Continue reading A Rich Man

The End
poetic ramblings, poetry

The End

The End sometimes i wonder how i’m gonna die i wonder if it’ll be quick easy and painless or dreadfully … Continue reading The End

Unabridged
mostly true stories

Unabridged

Unabridged As a kid, I didn’t care that much about school. For most of my schooling, my grades were mediocre. … Continue reading Unabridged

The Stuffed Dog
stories

The Stuffed Dog

The Stuffed Dog When he was 16, his dog died. He loved his dog more than anything, so he got … Continue reading The Stuffed Dog

Awards & Recognition
nonsense, stories

Awards & Recognition

Awards & Recognition He said any recognition or awards for his writing would be like icing on the cake. Then … Continue reading Awards & Recognition

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