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The Joke’s on Me #2

LesJun 6, 20245 min read

I had an epiphany the other day. And since I don’t get those so very often, I figured I’d better jump on this one before it got away. These dogs around here really suffer. At least someone thinks they do. Last couple of years we’ve tried to make do with a too small window unitRead More

PT Works

LesMay 29, 20245 min read

I first met him some seven years ago. It wasn’t my choice to meet him.  But I heard he had high reviews, and so I found his address and crutched my way in on my one good leg to his…

Sisters

LesMay 21, 20241 min read

I glanced up and saw them walking towards me. A teacher, and her student. They were walking slowly, gracefully, like women always do. They were holding hands, and, I saw them draw closer together as they drew nearer. I stood…

Used

LesMay 15, 20242 min read

I had my attention on picking out what I was looking for at the local Big R store. I may not have noticed her if I hadn’t heard her labored breathing and smelled a whiff of stale smoke and sweat…

You

LesMay 12, 20245 min read

I see you, just a few years ago it seems, in a store that sold baby things. You lingered the longest in the crib section, looking at this mattress and that.  You distressed yourself wondering if the mattress actually would…