Something About Ohio

My dad loved Ohio. A life working in Downtown L.A. and living in one of her many tentacled suburbs had taken a toll on him. “I can breathe here,” he…
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Unopened Boxes

 I had a dream about two people I have never met. A couple. Well, they used to be. Then they weren’t.  Let’s stay friends, they decided.  As I watched them…
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Some Awesomesauce Poetry

I think we’ve all been dealing with this pandemic and all around strange time in the world right now in our own ways. One of my favorite things has been…
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You Were Better Than This World

We were so much older then. They found Jesse. I keep playing those words in my head and everything they don’t say. Was he lost? Yeah, the entirety of his…
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I Am Dying

Disclaimer: Before we go on please note, I am not talking about grief. That’s a whole different beast, one that effects those of us left behind by the dead. If…
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When I am 70

When I am 70 sign me up for the front lines. Don’t send the 19 year old getting started. No parent should have to lose their baby over the frivolities…
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