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Gaining Ground
“I’ve decided to stop drinking” Maria announced to me the way one might recite the weather forecast. “I finished the last bottle of Rum two days ago- and I haven’t had a drop since.” Her tone is flat and matter of fact. I try to keep balance in my voice but I......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-02 22:37:12 | Rating:

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ANTISOCIAL LUCY
After four long years of being referred to as “my nameless black cat” I have decided to name her. I’ve settled on Lucy. Not because she looks like a Lucy- but rather because I have developed a habit of calling out “Lucy I’m home“, as I walk through the door.......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-07 12:03:03 | Rating:

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The Star
The scene is still so vivid in my memory it is like it happened yesterday. I was eight years old and it was a beautiful fall evening. Our trees had changed colors- the sky was as blue as it could be. And the air had that clean crisp quality that seems to only come during the fall. My father......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-08 20:17:45 | Rating:

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By the Company You Keep
I never realized just how many people disliked my good friend Joey until he decided to run for a union office. Joey is nice enough to everyone, but he has lived a very charmed life. He isn’t really what you would call a hard worker. He has managed to pretty much skate through life, and it......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-10 20:01:48 | Rating:

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Naked Trampoline
Okay, I am drinking this orange stuff. I have no idea what it is- but there is vodka involved- and at this point that is all that matters. An amazingly brutal week has led me to drink away my cares. I feel another drunken blog coming! Read it fast Ladies and Gents- you know the rules- I sober......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-12 19:35:55 | Rating:

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HARD TIMES
Her father died in a mine explosion when she was two. Her twin brother died soon after of fever. He cut his leg and it became infected. In today’s world it would have been simple to cure. At that time, in a world so remote and poor…the wound was deadly. I remember the photo of......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-20 09:32:41 | Rating:

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BAD LUCK
A few years ago I applied to participate in a company project. The project was exciting and promised to promote my career. I was not the first choice. I was selected as a runner up- an alternate. I would participate in the project only if my competitor, Jay- decided to bow out. I considered......Read More

Posted on: 2008-09-28 13:33:13 | Rating:

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Burnt Bridges
It was a moment in time. To this day time seems to stand still when I think of it. It was the first time I saw Joey after his surgery. The first time I laid eyes on him after being convinced I would lose him forever. He had asked to see me. We met for lunch. He was tentatively back with his ex-......Read More