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Run on
I had kind of a bad day yesterday that started the night before when, after getting hourly updates on my niece’s progress birthin’ the baby, the updates just stopped for no reason and I thought to myself, “Aw, c’mon! Can’t this one thing go as planned for this little girl?” because,…
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Creature
He’s smiling. “I think she’s rather cute, don’t you?” I look. “Not particularly.” He sighs. “Though I suppose she has her moments,” I quickly add to avoid a lecture. “What don’t you like about her?” Now I sigh. “Her smile is crooked . . . ” “People on the street…
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Toast
I made it, I made it. Fool that I am, I checked out Weather.com and determined that 75 degrees F was an OK temp for a 2-hour walk to return DSII’s delinquent video game. Within half a mile, it became clear that the temperature was far more than 75 degrees.…
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Long weekend
While I don’t entirely pity those attending Independence Day barbecues and family gatherings, I don’t envy them either. I’ve always felt being around large groups of people, especially relatives, should be relegated to once, say, a decade. So much work to be nice to people you only like because you’re…
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Geriatric rehearsal
Should I be so unfortunate to reach old age (say, 75 or older), I would like to think of this weekend as practice. In my geriatric days, I’ll have relinquished my driver’s license (my eyes already suck) and will be completely alone save for a random visit from my children…
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Multiple
Sitting across the table, she reaches down and gives her pantyhose a jerk upward at the ankle. They didn’t need it: It’s a comfort move. She straightens and continues to talk, slightly hesitant but clearly enough. “Well, I’ve accepted a position elsewhere,” she says. Her voice breaks slightly and she slips…
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Shhhhhhhh
He’s sitting across from me or maybe he’s standing behind me, I’m not sure. I’m breathing heavily wondering why I’m such a bad person and he’s whispering, “Shhhh, shhhh, shhhh.” I took, I took, I took half a pill and I’ve been good about taking the other ones twice a day but…
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So much blood
Holding one of the perpetrators with one hand, fingers wrapped securely around his neck, I dip the other hand back into the tub and squeeze the rag, its contents further clouding the warm water. I pull up the dripping cloth up again and continue to work. “Did you hear that…
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Methinks me thinks too much
Every time I refill the water bottle for Lu, my rat, I consider filling it half full so as I’ll have to refill it more often for optimum health and freshness. However, then I think, like, what would happen if there were an earthquake or an air raid or a…
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Gutting
I’ve just completed gutting my closet and my dresser drawers and now for some reason my gut is killing me. I feel like I’ve been disemboweled even though all I did was gather up old clothes that I hadn’t worn for years and that have no emotional value to me.…
At Least They're Committed 