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The Adventures of Chartan: Ready or Not!
(Last Sunday, Gina and Chartan team up to turn down Thor’s job offer.) “There’s a letter from Brazil on the kitchen table,” yelled Gina from the bedroom as Chartan closed the front door. Chartan grinned. There was only one table in the house. He grabbed the heavily stamped envelope when he walked through […]
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The Pelican
Trying not to think, Fearing I’d unearth forgotten obligations When something caused me to look up and see A brown pelican flying over me, A day-saving moment.
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Rescue Me…
Rescue me rescue dog I need strength to overcome War, hatred and disease That’s plaguing everyone. Life would be right again, Walks brisk and worry free If when I rescued you, You somehow rescued me.
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The Adventures of Chartan: The Power of Two
(Last Sunday: Gina and Chartan agree to go together to meet with Thor who has offered Chartan a lucrative contract.) As Chartan walked to the limo office, he put his arm around Gina who was now 8+ months pregnant. “You don’t have to do that,” she said. “I’m the size of a house […]
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Rambling With Good News
Standing on a street corner without a soap box, Yelling , “Let’s redefine good news like falling in love.” Used to be a major gap between good news and love But lately the distance between them has narrowed And if it is good news to fall in love, or be in love, Or, to love […]
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I’m Endangered Now…
I’m endangered now that humans are taking over Beaches and shorelines where I nest–the Snowy Plover.
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Watching Fog
I met a man who wouldn’t watch fog move up the hillside. “I don’t have time.” “It makes no sense.” I didn’t respond because fog was moving up the hillside. Soon he disappeared.
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The Adventures of Chartan: Happiness or Money?
(Last Sunday: Thor offers Chartan $2,000 per week to return to the limo service. Chartan accepts but continues to distrust Minerva and Thor.) Once the limo was parked in the apartment lot, Chartan remained behind the wheel, listening to the ping of a cooling engine. When the noise stopped, he began tapping the steering […]
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The Saturday Question:
Do you have great thoughts when you are far away from work? Even though I enjoyed my various jobs over the past 50 years (Yikes!), I found that when I took time away from work, my thoughts would become highly creative “and fun to be with.” Sadly, I simply didn’t take enough time off over […]