Author: Tripping Raul
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Can I just read some more?
“No,” he says. “Well, actually you can but it’s time to stop hiding and start writing.” But, I say, Rant wasn’t very good. I mean, I got it, I tell him, but it wasn’t great. I wasn’t inspired. “All the more reason to do something better,” he says. “Wasn’t as…
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Hospice
The hose snakes across the yard, looping once or twice not moving, just pouring. Raul, the ‘Hospice Worker’ as Rachel called him for his penchant for putting other creatures out of their misery, is snapping at the water flow, his shark-like jaws and razor teeth opening and closing in rhythm,…
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Run-on
I certainly should have mentioned yesterday — being as I’m writing this for the grandchildren I’ll never meet — that Aug. 11 was the one-year anniversary of my bad fall. Broken right ankle, sprained left are all better now. I started running yesterday. Funny how quickly you can learn to…
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Devious
Twisting my ring around and around using my thumb and pinky on my left hand, I type this with my right hand, plunking randomly at the keys. It occurs to me that it’s been ever-so-long since someone, anyone has amused me in the manner of which I am accustomed. Well,…
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Mud
Standing in the middle of the yard, I roll my eyes toward the fence line, peering between my bangs and making no movement with my head. My neighbor is directly on the other side and I don’t want to alert him to my presence if he hasn’t seen me already. Tap…
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‘I write like’
The link was pinged to me by a friend, http://iwl.me/, the results of which were at the least wildly amusing (and that’s saying a lot) and at best deeply inspirational. “Who do you write like?” Simple. You put in copy you’ve written, in my case past blog posts, and it…
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August horoscope
“You’re motivated and ready to fly, yet you continuously feel that your wings have been clipped and you’re grounded.” That’s my horoscope for August. I’m struggling to overcome the deeply embedded feelings of inadequacy thanks to overlooking the missing ‘t’ in ‘stroke’ in a headline in the mag. I’d already resigned,…
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Getting my head chopped off
I have come to find it quite impossible to read more than a page or two of the Chronicles of Narnia without going ever so slightly into British writing mode, save for the spelling of course. Forgive me then, since I did previously promise myself that I’d tell this story…
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Class
Practicing: “Ooooh, hey <insert name here> it’s so great to see you! You look wonderful!” OK, that’s good. “Oh, thank you! Well, I try!” Ugh. I hate compliments! “Now, now! Stop that! Old is a state of mind. I’m not feeling the least bit old and I certainly hope you’re…
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Shift …
What a difference six months can make. We’re heading to the ranch Friday morning and returning Monday morning and I expect it will be a lovely time, with ATVing, hiking, fireworks and wine. I intend to sit in the whirlpool and read The Last Testament while downing an entire bottle all…
At Least They're Committed 