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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 […]

Blind Side
poetic ramblings, poetry

Blind Side

Blind Side The blind side of me wants to know about the shapes, colors and forms of the world. The … Continue reading Blind Side

White Lies
stories

White Lies

White Lies Ricky hated gays. He hated fags. He hated queers. Ricky spoke with pride about his disdain for gays … Continue reading White Lies

Christianity.com
mostly true stories

Christianity.com

Christianity.com I needed a Bible quote, so I Googled it. I needed a specific verse from the Bible, so, of … Continue reading Christianity.com

Little Golden Books
fables, stories

Little Golden Books

Little Golden Books I grew up on Little Golden Books. I was raised on Little Golden Books. I was a … Continue reading Little Golden Books

Las Vegas
mostly true stories

Las Vegas

Las Vegas I recently got back from 5 days in Las Vegas. This time, like every other time, I went … Continue reading Las Vegas

Anxiety Porn
mostly true stories

Anxiety Porn

Anxiety Porn Sometimes, on dinner break, there’s nowhere to sit but too close to the TV. Tonight I had to … Continue reading Anxiety Porn

Oscar
fables, stories

Oscar

Oscar His master opened the door. His master told Oscar to go outside to take a shit. Oscar trotted outside, … Continue reading Oscar

Die Every Day
poetic ramblings, poetry

Die Every Day

Die Every Day i’d rather die every day than go on living for another single day i’d rather die every … Continue reading Die Every Day

Production
mostly true stories, stories

Production

Production I awoke in the middle of a play that had already begun. I knew it was a play because … Continue reading Production

Carrots
stories

Carrots

Carrots The guard asked, “What would you like for your meal?” The prisoner replied, “I do not care.” The guard … Continue reading Carrots

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