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Cheap

Cheap

Cheap My dentist likes to talk……..a lot. My dentist talks so goddamned much he gets way behind on his appointments. Instead of just fixing teeth, he leaps down rabbit holes of yapping about hot rods, his college days, Robbie Krieger playing at The Whiskey and all sorts of other shit that has nothing to do […]

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 […]

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Salad and Pig Shit
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Salad and Pig Shit

I texted her we were having our Christmas meal at my job. I texted her a smiley face along with … Continue reading Salad and Pig Shit

Antagonism of Time
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Antagonism of Time

Time’s antagonism is universal, infecting us with all sorts of anxieties about the past, present and future. What an asshole, … Continue reading Antagonism of Time

Hangovers and Heartache
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Hangovers and Heartache

like a country and western song the world’s tough love is hangovers and heartache both making you feel like shit … Continue reading Hangovers and Heartache

Detective Vs. Lawyer
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Detective Vs. Lawyer

A good detective (aka gumshoe) has to be smart, just like a good lawyer (aka shyster) has to be smart … Continue reading Detective Vs. Lawyer

Problem Is……
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Problem Is……

problem is i get sick of myself get sick of my smell get sick of my house get sick of … Continue reading Problem Is……

Heidegger and the Frozen Pizza
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Heidegger and the Frozen Pizza

The algorithm’s been throwing Heidegger my way so I’ve watched some of the videos since he seems like a big … Continue reading Heidegger and the Frozen Pizza

Simple as Momma’s Tit
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Simple as Momma’s Tit

Simple as Momma’s Tit it might be as simple as momma’s tit if we let it be or as complex … Continue reading Simple as Momma’s Tit

Injured Reserve
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Injured Reserve

Injured Reserve i was injured a few times in my early career injured pretty bad every time i’m pretty sure … Continue reading Injured Reserve

The Way Things Are
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The Way Things Are

The Way Things Are it can be difficult and lonely confusing staying in the lane of the way things are … Continue reading The Way Things Are

drab
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drab

drab drab like this last day of november cold overcast drizzly yes drab not dismal or frosty or bitter or … Continue reading drab

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