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Author: Tripping Raul

  • Halloweenie

    I’m still learning. In fact, I’m still pretty young and naive when it comes to some of this social stuff. Last night, Halloween, I first delighted in doing Demon Spawn II’s, Ryan’s, Jake’s and Zach’s hair and makeup for Trick or Treating. I had been afraid that, since Lily is…

  • The Other

    He shifts his weight from his left to his right. “There are three,” he says to the Other. “Two just hang there, waiting, drooling: stray canines pining for a piece of flesh.” The Other looks out the window at the blowing snow; chunks of untouched white stuff breaking free and sliding…

  • Plaaaaaytime!

    There’s ever so much I should be doing, but I think instead I’ll sit here and prattle onward and play with my imaginary friends. I’m twisting back and forth in my chair, my head slightly tilted to the side. I can seeeee my reflection in the window and I look OK,…

  • Patti!

    Got a call from my auntie! Her voice was loud, yelling amid the chaos around her. “We’re taking off from the port in San Diego!” she screamed. “It’s beautiful! I just had to share it with you!” She was back in her element! I squealed with delight! So joyous she…

  • Grandpa Grandpa

    44 minutes and 30 seconds to Grandpa Grandpa!!! I’m so excited! “Then why are you grimacing,” oh, gads, didn’t see him pop up. “Pthththttttt! I have no idea,” I say. “Well, find an idea,” he presses. I sigh and sit back in my chair. 41 minutes, 47 seconds! Grandpa Grandpa, actually…

  • Oh the things I could say!

    I snap my phone shut after texting “I love you’s” back and forth to my little girl then shift back to my train of thought. It’s ironic (for real, I know the word is mostly misused). Our site’s biggest critic is pushing all this enlightened information and helpful criticism at me sourced by…

  • S’nuff

    “Nice try babe.” “Not nice enough, though, eh?” “No one’s convinced you’re crazy.” “Drat.”

  • 10 days

    I had wondered. Maybe it took longer than I thought; maybe it didn’t. Ten days. Black, black liner and shadow encase my eyes, the whites and blue a stark foreboding contrast. Gray rouge, purple lips, I stare out the screen at the chirping  squirrels, chiding, tempting my dogs to try,…

  • Rich

    Ugh. About to put Rich’s obit on the internal communication newsletter and I popped open the photo and it wasn’t the one where he’s talking to prospective students, with his lips moving and his eyes turned. It’s a black and white and his dark eyes are staring right at me and smiling like…

  • 10 minutes!

    There was a little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead. And when she was good, she was very, very good. And when she was bad she was horrid. 😉 Mmmmmartini time!