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  • Hip

    For the second time in four years, I’m looking at my children and saying, “Look boys! Your mom is walking!” And they applaud my efforts as if I were a 1-year-old. I can walk again. It’s not like I hadn’t been walking, as if I were wheelchair-bound or any such…

  • A break

    Let’s do this. Too tired. You need to . . . you’re more fatigued than tired and this is part of the reason you’re fatigued. I can’t, and besides I walked all day, including up and down stairs several times. My hip did great, but now I’m exhausted. You have…

  • Tripping Raul’s honest bio

    Bios are so dreary. “I worked here and there, clawed my way up from the tar pit to become this amazing specimen of humanity.” Add to that the exaggeration and embellishment factor and you’ve got yourself historical fiction. If I were to write my bio, honestly, it would read something…

  • Sense and synchronicity

    The bands were tight, the venue open and intimate and the rock was, well, classic. Yup, last night’s Under the Sun concert was pretty freakin’ awesome and as I stood six people deep, wedged among throngs of younger fans and groupies while the bands bared their souls on stage, I thought…

  • Small miracles

    I ran into the house and quickly dropped the groceries and, panicked, did a 180 at 190 mph back out to the truck, but what I saw made my blood run cold and hot all at once and I screamed, “Don’t move! Don’t move!” But he took a step toward…

  • Sharing the dream

    Dreading the coming week, I’d had a couple glasses of wine Sunday afternoon and headed to bed early. Like, 8-ish. So when I awakened and it was still dark, I figured it was 4-ish and I wondered why the boys were still watching TV and Edison’s Black Dahlia got defensive…

  • Transitions

    Dammit! The doc’s colorful character doesn’t resonate unless I talk about the tidbits that are irrelevant to the article. Having to kill my darlings and I hate that. Oh, and look at this! A graph is in there twice, which spot is better? Augh! The transitions on both of the…

  • Remake

    I feel as if I should be able to simply say, “All right. Body is breaking down. Time to turn it off and go home.” But it’s not that easy and most people think I’m odd for having that notion in the first place. Without that option, I guess I’ll…

  • Puss and boots

    The entire line of business people waiting for the 122X watches me as I stumble like a drunken whore to my place at the bus stop. Old women, middle aged men, fat people, smokers and various other weary souls look me up and down, assessing the appropriateness of a 40ish…

  • Deep, important thoughts on a Tuesday evening

    “Hahaha. Pththththttt. I had visions, I was in them, I was looking into the mirror to see a little bit clearer all the rottenness and evil in me.” Harvey Danger. “Yes, yes.” Who are you singing to today? “Nobody. Jus’ me. Hear the voices in my head, I swear to…