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TWOFER: Gumm and Gummer
I’ve changed my blog settings so now, all comments are approved. The backlog was immense and guilt was clouding my creativity. (I’m Black Irish, so that kind of guilt is quite weighty!) I will attempt...
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The Call
The Call Upstate Dinner with Sis and Rollie He retired early – stomach ache My hug couldn’t reach around his girth. The phone rang at 4am Mom: “Wake up, Rollie’s at Lourdes.” Flying down the highway…...
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Tapestry in Black
Tapestry in Black Now I lay. Me, down… to sleep the startled, interrupted unrest of the depressed. Were it simply tears by day, then hitting pillow come the light of the moon; this, people would...
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Prove It (Trifecta… and Rush)
If you are a true Tea Party member, you might want to skip this one, since it defies the Gospel According to St. Viagra. Prove It If corporations are people, why don’t they have lungs and genitalia?...
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Hell-Bent Trail (Trifecta, Whirl)
Hell-Bent Trail “I’m in a hurry, don’t worry. “I’ve had a libation (or five), but I can handle the drive.” Behind the wheel, no trrrrrouble Rolled a fattie, toked it double Charged straight through the...
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California Dreamer (dverse)
California Dreamer I’m here Made it clear out to the West Coast Hair sticky with salt, sand in my sandals Beach air so fine This town is mine for the takin I’ll break in Shakin what my mama gave me No...
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1955 (Trifecta) DISTURBING PHOTO INCLUDED
1955 She was good looking. He whistled in appreciation. Rednecks approached: “Black boy, gonna teach you a lesson.” Pistol whipped, drowned, 14. Emmett Till. Open casket: Mama’s wishes. That cruel...
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Taffy (for The Sunday Whirl)
Taffy The point at which I knew Taffy was the perfect bet was not because of a trick, nor a whisper (a la Cesar Milan). For a spaniel, her shape was odd. She could pack on pounds begging for cookies,...
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The Pinkie (ABC Wednesday)
The Pinkie The pinkie has a purpose. Pointing outward at high tea. Stand proud alongside taller siblings. Rich people adorn it with rings. When chopping veggies, it rarely falls victim to the blade. No...
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Wish Upon a Star
Wish Upon a Star Remember being a kid and wishing on a star? I wish I can get a kitten. I wish my sister wasn’t so mean. I wish Mike in 7th period English liked me. I wish my parents would stop...
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The Thirteenth Floor
The Thirteen Floor Oh, my mind resides on the Thirteenth Floor at the Riverside back behind a door made of oak and spruce in Victorian style and I keep it loose here behind my smile All my friends are...
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