The Joys of Spring

Daffodils gather in crowds from the start Dancing and swaying with joy in their hearts Pleasures of spring behold every eye Gladdening spirits and raising hopes high

10-3-3

when you give up on yourself and are ready to believe in anything, they will pop out of the woodwork like the festering termites that they are.

Star polishing 4/11

The next day her parents kept her busy, so she wasn’t able to find the time to have a better look at Esme’s cottage.

Star polishing 3/11

Esmerelda put out the fire, which wasn’t too difficult since it never burned very well in any case and then had a careful look round before leaving.
Cherry

Nobody Ever Listened to Me - Chapter 5 "Work"

This chapter is based on an essay I wrote and was published in an American academic study on child labour throughout the world.

The Child Madonna Chapter 27 "Do not bring me to the trial"

Chapter 26 (omitted) was Mari's revelation to her mother that she was pregnant. Now she faces the wrath of her community and religion, just as girls in parts of the Middle East do today...
Cherry

The Boy Who Was Afraid of Butterflies - Chapter 22 'Sunday School Teacher'

In which my religious upbringing is challenged,by both experience and argument, although I resolve things to my own satisfaction outside the timeframe of this autobiography.

Word Salad (1998): Phillips & Healy

tick. tick. tick.

celebral soup

a thick broth of blood, pain-killers, THC, and anti-psychotics brain functions floating around like vegetables paranoid potatoes amnesiac carrots melancholy pasta dancing to the music

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ode à l'esperluette

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