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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 […]

Interesting
poetic ramblings, poetry

Interesting

Interesting i need to be interesting so i found me somebody who needs to be interesting too now me and … Continue reading Interesting

Symbols & Gestures
poetic ramblings, poetry

Symbols & Gestures

Symbols & Gestures just because symbols and gestures sometimes mean and amount to something doesn’t negate that most of the … Continue reading Symbols & Gestures

Perfect Smile
poetic ramblings, poetry

Perfect Smile

Perfect Smile she had a beautiful smile filled with pearly white perfectly aligned teeth neither crooked discolored neither too big … Continue reading Perfect Smile

The Wagon Ride
mostly true stories

The Wagon Ride

The Wagon Ride The owner of the neighborhood bar where I hang out is 56-years-old, so he’s no spring chicken. … Continue reading The Wagon Ride

Precious Time
poetic ramblings, poetry

Precious Time

Precious Time i’ve heard that time is a very precious thing i’ve heard that time is a most valuable thing … Continue reading Precious Time

Revenge
poetic ramblings, poetry

Revenge

Revenge all the words all the labor all the similes and metaphor character and detail and pointless meandering plots are … Continue reading Revenge

The Money
fables, stories

The Money

The Money He said he needed some money. He said he needed it real bad. It wasn’t a miniscule amount … Continue reading The Money

Wellbeing
poetic ramblings, poetry

Wellbeing

Wellbeing my providing something for your mental emotional wellbeing doesn’t mean you can provide the same in return i need … Continue reading Wellbeing

Excuses & Apologies
poetic ramblings, poetry

Excuses & Apologies

Excuses & Apologies i’ve made excuses and apologies my entire life telling myself things like, it’s okay. you never missed … Continue reading Excuses & Apologies

Infidelity
stories

Infidelity

Infidelity Charlie loves women. That’s why he has so many. Charlie’s wife is a woman. That’s why he loves her … Continue reading Infidelity

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