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  • Irrational Thoughts about Physical Proximity

    A secret thought I would have followed through smile on my lips but alas I missed the exit again

  • Devastation and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

    I read books and watch movies that are devastating to remember I’m not immune to being devastated, or to prove to myself that I can still be devastated.   The war books I’m reading…I…

  • Dear Medicated Lady: the Column

    Dear Medicated Lady,   “Can you define ‘irony’?”   Paul   Dearest Paul,   I am reading a book about this schizophrenic lady who goes on rants, creating the proverbial word salad. Now. I…

  • Dear Medicated Lady

    So from time to time I get questions from people about their lives and what they should do/deal with certain situations. As a result, I’ve decided to answer some of the most pressing questions…

  • Lone Surviver by Marcus Luttrell

    Gurglings of a conflicted mind, an exploratory post.   I read this book, and it’s haunting me. It’s about a Navy SEAL team that went on a reconnaissance mission in Afghanistan. The team was…

  • How to Cope Without Your Favorite Writing Utensil or an Interesting Blog Topic

    Sex. Also, mentioning “sex” in a blog brings you more traffic, or so Bryan says. Put as many sexual tags as you can think of on your blog post. Think hard. Try to find…

  • Predator Poised to Strike

    a sharpened pencil the way I like with nothing to say so I write my name over and over to soothe my compulsion and wayward way word mind   a predator poised to strike…

  • The Same and Worse

    As yet undecided which is a problem because before I was categorically appalled.   I fear my stance might be right-wing. I fear my stance, if I look too closely, might be inhumane. I…

  • Needling

    A slip of the hand and prick. You’re bleeding. Your nerves are momentarily severed. A prick and you’re in a world of agony for a moment of time.   Once, when I was a…