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Gone way too soon.That’s what they say.Full of promise.Of light.Shining a light on fanciful ideas.Stretching them into stories.Filled with stardust.But no longer.For today we gather to mourn my creativity.Taken far too soon (if you call 58 years too soon).Some say my gift for stories was wasted.That I fretted too much over the narrative.That I couldn’t…
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My GP is on maternity, so I’m seeing her interim replacement. There’s been a few appointments in the past 3 months: throwing out my back, blood and urine tests, an ultrasound, the results of which were discussed in a phone follow-up (which turned into an immediate in-person visit because I had a difficult time talking…
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This song slaps my soul so fucking hard right now. Howard says ‘hi’, by the way.
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When I was a kid, I got horrible migraines. Debilitating, lock myself in a darkened room with a cold cloth on my forehead and eyes, completely soundless. I would scream in pain. Aspirin couldn’t touch it. Sometimes the only relief was throwing up. I have a memory of medical testing with needles stuck in my…
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Well you know my name is SimonAnd the things I draw come trueOh the pictures take me, take me overClimb the ladder with you It’s 3am. I should be sleeping. But I want to play a game. Let’s play. Simon Says. Ready? Here we go. Simon says… Stand without using your cane for balance. Whoops!…
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Do you know the Muffin manThe Muffin man, the Muffin manOh, do you know the Muffin manWho lives on Drury Lane? Oh yes, we know the Muffin manThe Muffin man, the Muffin manOh yes, we know the Muffin manWho lives on Drury Lane Oh, we all know the Muffin manThe Muffin Man, the Muffin manOh,…
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Tonight, as I took our dog for a walk, the strangest thing happened. As we were exiting our domicile, another resident entered. He said. “Hello”. I (think I) masked my surprise and gave a meaningful reply. Oh, this is not over. Maisie and I walk west on our street. Not much to see, there are…
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I’ve been an Albert Brooks fan for decades. I started young. His appearance on Carson where he demonstrated, with pepper and a lemon how to impersonate Curley Howard from The Three Stooges. And he found boring on a telephone phone call could be erected with such bon mots as “Just because she’s early, doesn’t mean…
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Yeah, my blood’s so mad, feels like coagulatin’I’m sittin’ here just contemplatin’I can’t twist the truth, it knows no regulationHandful of senators don’t pass legislationAnd marches alone can’t bring integrationWhen human respect is disintegratin’This whole crazy world is just too frustratin’And you tell meOver and over and over again, my friendHow you don’t believeWe’re on…
The Bloody Doors Off 