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AN ORDINARY DAY ON THE MOJAVE RIVER
There are periods in our lives, at least there have been in my life, when time ceases its measured march across the surfaces of the earth, flesh and shadow are equally stilled, and moments, certain moments, may be drawn out … Continue reading
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I don’t always fly, but when I do, it’s always First Class!
I don’t always fly, but when I do, it’s always First Class! And I always wear a suit and tie, and more often than not my seat is next to young man likely worth a hundred times my wealth, wearing … Continue reading
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Stealing Candy from the A&P
Ah, my favorite candy…I nearly did time for M&M’s…As a child I was often sent to pick up an item or two at the A&P (The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company) on Peachtree at Brighton, next to the Rexall … Continue reading
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So it is written, so it must be…
So she wrote me this, a complete eternity ago, on the back of a “To Get List” Notes page: Dear Bull, I love you. You are my sun, moon and stars.You are the air that I breathe. When I’m with … Continue reading
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Darkness
I’m feeling very dark right now, well, dark for me. I’m not depressed, it’s just that everything has slowed down. I’m taking longer to do usual things, delaying what used to be snap decisions, dithering over simple choices. That’s dark … Continue reading
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Tagged bi-polar, dark, insecure self, need want, repitition, response, ritual, Unconditional love, unsecure self
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Unfriending Facebook
I “unfriended” my best friend on Facebook last week. Actually, she was really my best friend ever, but, well, I was never her best friend ever, and it just got too complicated. Maybe its true that love and friendship shouldn’t … Continue reading
The Small Room
This essay is intended for adult audiences only! Contains sexual imagery and adult themes. It describes the sexual abuse of a child. Commentary on the following essay: The article which follows describes a particularly disturbing recollection from the author’s childhood. … Continue reading
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Bigger Fish
Baby… Like I was saying on the phone, I am a goddamn genius, you know. Little story… have you even read this far?…Little story, Date: 1973, Martin’s Landing, Roswell Georgia. My parents had sold their home on Mt.Vernon Road in Sandy … Continue reading
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Self Examination No. 1
I awoke this morning with the same awful feeling in the pit of my stomach that I have grown used to feeling. It’s a tight constricted knot like a fist that has punched my gut and stayed. My head feels light … Continue reading
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The Other Road
“Two Roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both and be one traveler… Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference” … Continue reading