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Fair Exchange

Fair Exchange

Fair Exchange The handyman came when he said he’d come. He came and painted the main bedroom. Half way through the work, she offered him a cold soft drink. He accepted, thanking her. As he worked, she asked him about his other jobs. She asked him about his wife and children and where they lived […]

Steady Diet of Hope

Steady Diet of Hope

Steady Diet of Hope Offering the benefit of doubt, I try to reconcile your lack of common decency with some form of decency. Giving you the benefit of doubt, I play fast and loose with what common decency might be. Maybe there’s something about decency I don’t understand. I’m neither Jesus nor Aristotle, after all. […]

8 miles

8 miles

8 Miles I’d listened to his bullshit for over an hour. The dumbest, dullest, most boring bullshit that only an equally boring dullard might take any pleasure in. Listening to a branch creak in the wind, a root spread or a pipe drip would have been a better way to spend the hour. The same […]

Cursed

Cursed

Cursed The old man said he didn’t want to go to the thrift store anymore. When I took him out to eat, we’d always passed the Goodwill. Whenever we passed, he’d always said, “Sometime I’d like to go to that Goodwill. I like going around and looking at all the things.” I’d noted the Chinese […]

Starts

Starts

Starts My mother rarely calls or messages. I call or message my mother even less than she calls or messages me. About the only time I call or message or go see her is for a birthday, holiday or when one of the carnival games of her illnesses and injuries – some real, some feigned […]

Category: nonsense

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
nonsense

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Judge not the sheep with claws and fangs like a wolf. Judge not the sheep … Continue reading A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Too Hard to Believe
nonsense

Too Hard to Believe

Too Hard to Believe Some things are too hard to believe, so we refuse to believe them. Some things, like … Continue reading Too Hard to Believe

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

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

Friday Gymtimidation
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense

Friday Gymtimidation

Friday Gymtimidation At Planet Fitness they say there’s no gymtimidation. But that’s bullshit. Day after day I work hard. I … Continue reading Friday Gymtimidation

Car Radio
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense

Car Radio

Car Radio My car radio is always on. Sometimes I turn the volume all the way down, but I never … Continue reading Car Radio

Daddy
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense

Daddy

Daddy When I take my breaks I sit with my computer and sometimes write or edit shit like this. There’s … Continue reading Daddy

Hempvana Rocket Relief
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense

Hempvana Rocket Relief

Hampvana Rocket Relief We were drunk late on a Sunday. It was after all the football games and a full … Continue reading Hempvana Rocket Relief

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