| badlydrawnstickman's Blogs in February 2009
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Blame.
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When the tears come, which is often, they are warm streaming down my cheeks, as though my body is expelling its heat and I am left chilled and exhausted.
I recently put his picture away.
In the photo, he is about 4. He is smiling into the sun, wearing a blue-checkered shirt and denim......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-02-05 21:00:00 |
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Powerless.
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The sight that unfolds before me is awe inspiring and frightening in its immense stop frame reality.
With my hands held instinctively before my face as a pitiful shield, I watch the mid-sized car, hang for a moment in air, gently revolving on its axis like a small planet. The front wind......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-02-06 21:00:00 |
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Footsteps.
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It is interesting how, on sober and removed reflection, it is possible to perceive how life changes but we, as creatures of habit, cling to things which are familiar and that have, in times past, provided us with comfort, security, a sense of being.
This place is one of those and, in the......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-02-07 21:00:00 |
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Moonrise.
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The night, beyond the window, is as black as the pit, but I can already feel the power of the rising moon. In a short while, it will crest over the mountains in the east and then it will be time. A wolf howls in the silent darkness and its lonely keening is soon picked up by another.
I......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-02-08 21:00:00 |
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A Valentine in Three Acts.
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Act I.
I've got to hurry.
I shake my head after consulting the little LCD numbers on the front of my cell phone and realise that I'm already running fifteen minutes later than usual. I quicken my pace and turn the corner of the plaza where I have picked up everything. My apartment......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-02-12 21:00:00 |
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A Valentine in Three Acts.
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Act II.
Please read Act I here .
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Act II.
I've got to hurry.
The rush hour trains are frequent. It is Valentine's Day and it has been a busy one for me. I have my plans and Sophia has not been a step from my thoughts all day.
One can wonder, and I do, how......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-02-12 21:00:00 |
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A Valentine in Three Acts.
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Act III.
Please read Acts I , II .
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Act III.
I've got to hurry.
This has not turned out to be the Valentine's day that I expected. Right now, with the minute hand of the clock just edging past five, I have one thing I need to do; get home to Sophia.
I......Read More
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Posted on: 2009-02-14 14:00:00 |
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