Of Superpower, Wealthy White Boys, Botox’d Stepford Poodles and Hope

I think each of us has our own superpower. A thing we do with uncommon skill. It often, I’ve discovered, takes a good while to find, or accept, or understand, or feel. It’s different in everyone, how it manifests, and when. Often, or just as often, we are tricked into believing that our superpower is the thing we are maybe most known for. However, over … Continue reading Of Superpower, Wealthy White Boys, Botox’d Stepford Poodles and Hope

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Outside I can hear the cars go by, and the sky is blue, but I am not. The floor is clean. The mouse is gone, or dead, whichever. Not a lot of the day left, but the sun is still shining, and I gaze out at the trees, I see a cloud go by. I’m almost done the book. I don’t want to be done … Continue reading Enter Title Here

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Prompts

Like a Body Without a Soul

First and foremost I am a Bibliophile, which is basically a lover of books. In my particular case a collector of books as well. Old or new, dusty or shiny new, digital or analog, I love them all. However, I do also love to wander around a used book store. Actually, I love to wander around ANY book store, full stop. Financially though a used … Continue reading Like a Body Without a Soul

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Prompts, Stories

Me and ‘B’

The idea of this blog originally was, well, rather vague. I have always had a journal. Just that it wasn’t necessarily where thoughts on the day, month, minute (whatever) were recorded. No, instead it was really more of a book of … secrets, ideas, thoughts, stories, research. Over the years the topics have ranged rather widely — history, genealogy, DIY projects (I’ve never made). Recently … Continue reading Me and ‘B’

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