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Some Assembly Required

Going to bed dismantled has its risks. I’m no longer the man I was in 1983. And the man I was in 1983 never saw it coming. Though he should have...
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The Death Of Don Henderson

He starred in "Star Wars: A New Hope" and "Doctor Who" as well. When it came to being a successful British actor, he sure didn't fail. In Star Wars,...
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Ugly Puggly 41

I filled a mug with tap water. Drank it. Rinsed the mug and wandered through to the living room with Dave at my back. I took the seat near the window...
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Your Garden Friend

Small but mighty Supreme guarder of territory An alarm sounds immediately Any intruder dares to enter their vast area Shouting so loudly there is no...

The Bride

she woke up early a 6 am and she could not believe the day had come the day she was going to say i do and become a blushing bride she was so excited...
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Sweet Violet

Sweet Violet you're truly humble...yet wild, with your concealed roots advancing further into the earth; shoots increase in strength where peace...

Fifteen Years

Julia, was a kind and generous woman who was brought up with the beliefs that she should put others before herself. She was a gentle soul who wouldn’...
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The Horses of Wooldale Road (Part 2 of 3)

You can read part one here: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/horses-wooldale-road-part-1-3 The Horses of Wooldale Road (Part 2 of 3) The...

Pirates of Privilege & Princess Rescues From Above

Follow me, live in the moment Put a pinch of salt in the palm of your hand Stick your tongue on it Slowly lick your way to the end of your fingers...
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A Lasting Impression

Sitting on the crest of a rainbow gives me access (feels like cool gel smells like floss candy its half-moon shape quivering – colours resplendent)...

This man is on his way

This man doesn't need honey or jam or syrup from a can. This man doesn't need a thankless job or a till register to rob. This man doesn't need a...

When I was a Blue Cowboy

I remember when I was a blue cowboy, waving red flags at the marshall. Assigned to shoot my pistol at aliens and strangers. I danced inside a...
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Ugly Puggly 40

I’d a fry-up for breakfast with all the works: mushroom, tomatoes and two potato scones. It was enough to sober me up. Not that I’d been drinking...
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Unthankfulness

I said: Why did you pluck me out? Why did you end my eden, my atlantis – as amethyst wrapped in cotton wool? He said: Did you not want to live? Were...

Transitions of power, then and now

I wrote this analysis twenty eight years ago, when Newt Genrich and the Conservative Republicans wrested control of Congressional House of...
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Civilization is the principle and the ideal

Civilization which tends toward pacification is the needful ideal we must pursue. Regarding romance, let's say this; Let people live their lives and...

Juneteenth Ruminations

In most minds, there can be no doubt that modernity's progress has liberated us all to a not insignificant degree; It has liberated us from...
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we the land

we the land it cannot be owned cannot be trapped behind badges and barricades the right belongs to all to celebrate the cycles of dark and light we...
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