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Wild Salmon
My good friend and fellow blogger, Stella Bailey wrote this poem titled, “Tin Can Phone,” which inspired me to write… She tried to Drown her heart In tears, a Sea of love. But she let It float away Into the mouth Of her river. Where he came Along, and like A wild salmon Fertilized it…
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The Adventures of Sammo: Castle Keep
He stood on the deck, outside his dog door and looked over his vast domain. There, near the farthest corner, under the bare tree, stood a dangerous horde of leaves, gathered into a singular mound and planning their attack. “They are preparing to over run us,” Sammo howled wildly. Leaping from the wooden platform and…
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Antithetical Me
Let me be upfront – I’m pissed-off and I’m tire of explaining the how’s and why’s of my life simply because I did not do it the way you, you and you think it should’ve been done, especially since you, you, and you claim it’s never been done that way before. So let’s be finished with…
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There’s a certain element of danger in forgetting more things than I originally knew.
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Original Skin
“There are two schools of thought, about the flaying of a human for sexual gratification,” the retired medical examiner lectured, “But rather than bore you to death with definitions and such, I’d prefer to explain in simple terms how the criminal mind interacts with their victim.” He paused for sip of water. “In one case,…
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It’s bad when you have to get your back-up glasses to help find your primary glass which are still on your face.
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Trouble with Toddlers
Mom screamed and Dad held her as they watched the UFO blink out-of-sight. Both were in shock realizing nothing could be done. Soon, sirens began to shriek across the Air Force Base; a notification of the otherworldly intruder, alerting personnel of the coming lockdown. By this time neighbors began to fill their backyards, some looking…
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St. Patrick’s Day without corned beef and cabbage means room for a more traditional Irish meal of whiskey.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Jump in — the Kool-Aid’s fine!”
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Don’t judge someone based on another person’s opinion.