It was the tenth straight day I’d come to the bookstore. I was on my third unpaid-for book. I took a seat in my usual spot. She was there again. She faced the bookshelf. She had her elbows propped on the second shelf, holding her book open. Her right calf was over her left shin. [...]
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New piece of mine! It’s the first play I’ve ever written and I’m actually happy with the results. I tried to paste this piece into the page but it was going to take too much work on my part to format it in HTML. So here it is in PDF format. It does contain strong [...]
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I’ve moved three times in my adult life. Each time it was easily the biggest hassle I’ve ever been through. Nothing takes more planning, timing and people-coordination than moving all of your belongings from one spot to the next. Getting your crap into the new place is only half the battle, of course. Once everything [...]
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Childhood I know of a place. A place where the wind breathes The Beach Boy’s Kokomo. Where jet-black storm clouds threaten the horizon. But never rain. Where the aroma of wet alfalfa clings to nostrils. Where a dozen Collie puppies bark pure happiness. Where kids leap from car bumper to hoop rim and get yelled [...]
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Dear John You are the one on the far left. You are the one sitting lower than the others. You look completely alone. And not for that reason do I always choose you. You are always the cleanest one. Because the man-code says you can’t be used, only if you’re the only open one. But [...]
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