Category: Narrative
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Coffee. It’s not just for the day you make it anymore.
Posted in: NarrativeYesterday morning we got up to go to Julia and Emma’s school. They have a ‘walk’ every year where the whole school walks around the block. It’s to promote health and the school I think, but it’s always an added bonus to be able to disrupt traffic with a legitimate cause. I made coffee to…
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Voice from a long time ago.
Posted in: NarrativeI look back at all the faded imagesthat must be someone elsea hand to the sun words do not know me nowI have left my mind behindrolling in the dust spaces that never cease to existin the imaginarylight pours forth to blind highlight the unknown strangerthat distant other personscorned by truth impure wake from this…
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Sneeze.
Posted in: NarrativeUgh. My allergies are kicking my ass. I don’t fully understand why. It’s fall, nothing is in bloom, but I get it every year. I finally went to an allergist a few months ago after battling allergies with OTC meds all my life and he gave me a new allergy test. Rather than take a…
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Magical sleep depriving powers.
Posted in: NarrativeSo it’s 7:30 am on Saturday morning and I’m up as usual. I’m always up. Colin woke up at 6:30 and I gave him a bottle and rocked him for an hour in a desperate effort to get him to go to back to bed so I could get even just one more hour of…
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My to-do list is consuming my soul.
Posted in: NarrativeThe sun was streaming in the window this morning warming the room and physically warming the surface of the desk as I sat down to check some emails and type a bit. The glow of this space belies the frost on the grass outside and the -2 C temperature. With a warm cup of coffee…
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Lost time.
Posted in: NarrativeSo I’m sure some of you have been wondering where I’ve been and what’s up. Truth be told, I’m not sure myself. The last week or so has passed in a blur – fragmented chunks of sleep 45 – 50 mins long all nite will have that effect I guess. We had a baby. I…