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Richard McDonough
A dinosaur defying extiction.
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Craven Gets Addressed
“You’re shoes are too tight.” “”What?” The janitor ran his mop over Craven’s shoes and stood his ground. “And they’re awful dirty.” “Hey! Are you...
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The First Corduroys of Fall
I take a deep breath of excitement as an Autumn chill shivers my spine whilst I suck it in and zip up my wrinkly old brown corduroy trousers; my ever...
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Onward I Mutter - A Ramble
I have a new mantra. It popped into my head as I made my way to a downtown train. I hadn’t been in a subway since before the pandemic hit and was...
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Something Stupid
I've been going through some older stuff and came across one I never used. Thought I'd put it out there. *** Something Stupid Betty flipped the...
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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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It is a wonderful poece, Mark
Posted on Sun, 12 Mar 2023
It is a wonderful poece, Mark. This conjured up memories of a brother in a similar situation that haunts me to this day. Very good, indeed.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in the ward
Thanks, Jenny. I'm fond of
Posted on Sat, 07 May 2022
Thanks, Jenny. I'm fond of pigeons. Some call 'em dirty boids, but I don't see it. They add something wonderful to a city. In my eyes, anyway. x
Rich
Read full commentPosted in Sorry Ends and Bagel Crumbs
This is is wicked good, as
Posted on Thu, 31 Mar 2022
This is is wicked good, as they say in Vermont. I just say plain awesome.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in The Wanderer or The Exile’s Lament
I feel his pain. When I was
Posted on Wed, 30 Mar 2022
I feel his pain. When I was sixteen my older brother - recently married - gave me his ‘65 Chevy Impala. I sion learned that because of my eyesight I wouldn’t be able ti drive legally on the road. Broke my heart. I still dream of that car, and the...
Read full commentPosted in The Legend of the Pah - 2 (S T Vasectomy Clinic)
Hoping things go well for you
Posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Hoping things go well for you, Jean. Impressed that you were able to write about it so well.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in Janus Look 4
Ha. Made me laugh, Jane. I
Posted on Tue, 29 Mar 2022
Ha. Made me laugh, Jane. I have a few screws in my collection too. Well deserved cherries. Look forward to more.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in The Legend of the Pah - 1 (S T Vasectomy Clinic)
It is so lovely. And that
Posted on Wed, 23 Mar 2022
It is so lovely. And that last line is perfect. Much enjoyed this.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in Lace of our lives...
Thanks for cheering me up on
Posted on Thu, 24 Mar 2022
Thanks for cheering me up on a cold Sunday in March, Paul. We both seem to be stuck with blonde polticians. Ours is out of office, but keeps poking his head out of his gopher hole at the golf course. We. could use Bill Murray wielding a mallet....
Read full commentPosted in Groundhog Boris
Wish I had come across this
Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022
Wish I had come across this sooner.I didn't know this about your son. What a proud dad you must be. and now this. glad he'll be back by end of year. Yo've sone sucha marvelous job with the subject at hand. I lvoe that I can find such brilliant...
Read full commentPosted in Messages from Moscow
Agree. I wanted it to
Posted on Sun, 13 Mar 2022
Agree. I wanted it to continue, as well. Brilliantly layered is a good discriltion, so I'll steal it from Jane Hyohen. Full of little surprises. I love when that happens in a story.
Rich
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