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Read More: The VCR as VampireThe VCR as Vampire They were a race of vampires Barely 50 years old Evolving fast as the market would bear Becoming cheaper And the market more saturated As demand dwindled And now you find them for $2 at Goodwill Those anachronistic little machines Which is good The VCR was a vampire It could rewind…
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Read More: King TrumpKing Trump is at it again. His friends at ICE are terrorizing the neighborhoods. There’s military choppers circling above, corralling the locals. Busses loaded with prisoners, paperwork or no. Hard working people Just trying to make ends meet Not hurting anyone Clearing your tables Cooking your food Mowing your lawns And watching your children Cleaning…
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Read More: To Love A GhostTo Love A Ghost How do you love a ghost? You believe without credence that the person is still real. You believe that the person has changed after all these years. You believe without proof that all of the things that went wrong the first time, won’t go wrong this time. You believe that your…
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Read More: I just realized.I just realized. She never did love me. Not in this take. She did at one time. She was in love with an idealized me. Someone who was dead 20 plus years ago. Someone who ceased to exist long, long ago. She loved the ideal, the notion, the wishful thoughts, the memories. She said all…
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Read More: Pitch BlackSometimes you have to remember that it gets darkest right before the dawn. That when all seems lost and it’s time to give it up, that is when something breaks. And the light comes streaming in. Blindingly.
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Read More: Something I learned today.Falling in love with someone is easy. The attraction takes over, the physiology takes over. All those hormones kick in with a rush. Touch becomes electric, a meeting of the eyes becomes magical. The magic of idealization take over. Falling in love with the right person is far, far more difficult. Staying in love is…
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Read More: 120 mph to Zero In 150 FeetCommercial Boulevard runs East/West through the commercial district of Northbrook. Starting at Sanders Road and heading East. It goes past numerous industrial buildings and office complexes. The last major intersection is Huehl Road, running North/South at a stop sign. From there it is an exactly one mile stretch to Anthony Trail where it dead ends,…
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Read More: A world of hurtSometimes you have to look around and figure out whether it’s all worth living for. I’m 60 years old and still trying to convince myself that blowing my brains out isn’t the best option. You have to look at what you have, and figure out whether or not it’s worth fixing or hanging on to…
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Read More: Happy Birthday MommyLin Livingston, September 14, 1942 – Current Happy birthday mommy. I can’t believe you are still alive. You had a bottle of vodka a day habit for most of your adult life A drug habit for the majority of that And a life so rough that most people would be awed I’m not so impressed…
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Read More: The Pill Versus The Springhill Mine DisasterRichard Brautigan/The Pill Versus The Springhill Mine Disaster/The Pill Versus The Springhill Mine Disaster When you take your pill It’s like a mine disaster I think of all the people Lost inside of you







