Keeping A Distance
May 16, 2024
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Photo by Clément Falize on Unsplash by Doug Mathewson Our Grandpa has so many odd habits from the old country. Mostly they are just weird, but a few
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Pressure
May 16, 2024
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Photo by Don Agnello on Unsplash by Doug Mathewson Luis seemed permanently stressed. He worked a full time job, always had, but still felt pressured to meet the
Just a Case of Midwestern Depression, Don’t Ya Know
May 16, 2024
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CW: Language Photo by Scott Rodgerson on Unsplash by Megan Cannella Raised a good Catholic girl from St. Something Parish, she didn’t flinch when he pulled a rosary from
9am Saturday, Dentist Office
May 16, 2024
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Photo by Alex McCarthy on Unsplash by Megan Cannella “It’s my dad’s ashes,” chirped the hygienist, in response to an old woman’s compliment of her necklace, prompting a
Impression
May 2, 2024
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by Michael Czyzniejewski When Eric changed his impression of women, Chloe was convinced he was cheating on her. Early in their courtship, whenever they’d exchange
Tag mot Karlskrona
May 2, 2024
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Photo by Osman Rana on Unsplash by Bronwen Griffiths He is sitting by the window regarding his reflection, a large plastic bag on the seat opposite, clinking with
Pier 39
May 2, 2024
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Photo by Mae Mu on Unsplash by Wilson Koewing It was in one of the tourist trap seafood restaurants on Pier 39 where I saw the man, middle-aged,
How to Lose a Wife. Or Two
May 2, 2024
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Photo by gryffyn m on Unsplash by Tina Barry His wife divorced him. So did the wife before. The first dumped him when instead of the kitten she
Trip To Rome, Ruined
May 2, 2024
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by Sky Sprayberry I whisper your name as you storm away, dodging tourists in the crowded Roman Forum. It’s an elegy tumbling from my lips,
Aftermath
May 2, 2024
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Photo by Gabriel Lamza on Unsplash by Ruth Brandt Some of them cry. Some of them rant and wail. Some of them gulp for help and call for