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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 […]

Category: poetic ramblings

All in Your Mind
poetic ramblings, poetry

All in Your Mind

All in Your Mind if it’s all in your mind then lay yourself on the steel tracks before a roaring … Continue reading All in Your Mind

Unforgotten
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Unforgotten

Unforgotten she took the road most traveled of housewife and mother of the 1960’s when the kids grew old enough … Continue reading Unforgotten

Proper Time
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Proper Time

Proper Time i figure we’re all fucked up like wristwatches that never keep proper time like watches with fucked up … Continue reading Proper Time

Butterflies & Ants
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Butterflies & Ants

Butterflies & Ants every day he pisses in a saucer and places it outside in the summer sun on a … Continue reading Butterflies & Ants

The Allure of Pain and Suffering
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The Allure of Pain and Suffering

The Allure of Pain and Suffering she learned since he had no achievements no ambitions no goals that her pain … Continue reading The Allure of Pain and Suffering

When Nobody Cares
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When Nobody Cares

When Nobody Cares there are moments sometimes when i wish for a little empathy and to be understood these cursed … Continue reading When Nobody Cares

Music
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Music

Music the finest music like the finest paintings like a good joke like a few drinks or tokes briefly places … Continue reading Music

Snakes
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Snakes

Snakes i’ve seen snakes large and small attacked by cats dogs reptiles and birds big and small i’ve seen snakes … Continue reading Snakes

Soldier
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Soldier

Soldier the boy had been drafted and was preparing to be sent overseas to die as he packed he waited … Continue reading Soldier

Won’t Last Long
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Won’t Last Long

Won’t Last Long these kids at the ballgame loud obnoxious drunk slim and smooth and beautiful saying nothing but all … Continue reading Won’t Last Long

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