Monthly Archives: January 2012

Shhhh

Posted on January 17, 2012 by sputterpub

“You need to talk more quietly,” misspoke her dad with elder mouth. He cupped her chin for emphasis and curled a gentle stroke, his index finger down her cheek. Within she understood at once, at last, he meant no hurt; … Continue reading →

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Omission

Posted on January 13, 2012 by sputterpub

Oh I can pen advice I wouldn’t heed, compose an argument that I’d ignore, devise a dialogue I’d never read, report a juicy item that would bore me if I happened on it in a book, and even leave me … Continue reading →

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Estranger Danger (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by sputterpub

In the beginning, when Guy traveled away from her she worried. He never left her except on business and then, in her opinion, there was peril. He was a structural engineer. He wanted to design museum buildings but he made … Continue reading →

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Estranger Danger (Part 2 of 3)

Posted on January 11, 2012 by sputterpub

It didn’t help that Guy was alcoholic. Nancy should have been quick to spot that, what with her parents, but Guy threw her off by being functional. He could down four Jack Daniels at lunch and have a productive afternoon. … Continue reading →

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Estranger Danger (Part 1 of 3)

Posted on January 10, 2012 by sputterpub

Nancy knew she was in trouble when she started to imagine Guy’s death. They’d been married 12 years. They’d survived the early marital challenges and at first she didn’t understand her morbid fantasies. In the beginning, when she was madly … Continue reading →

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Re-uppance

Posted on January 9, 2012 by sputterpub

If I continue living, I will fail by increments – I fear the hearing’s next. The years fling inflammation and assail the circulation and I’m undersexed already, bent to burp with gas attacks, reducing height and vigor every year, obtaining … Continue reading →

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Sleep Study

Posted on January 6, 2012 by sputterpub

Asleep my fellows wander through a maze without a clue of strategy or thread. Somnambulating heavy are their days as dense as night, as if they’re walking dead who cannot even note what path they took. They live oblivious in … Continue reading →

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Basics

Posted on January 5, 2012 by sputterpub

It’s just about time to go back to school. Or at least to learning, even if the lesson is something already learned (but not fully accepted) about the futility of keeping a new year’s resolution in the darkest coldest season of … Continue reading →

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Greek to Me

Posted on January 4, 2012 by sputterpub

And it came to pass that I went to college. There were a few weeks that last high school year when I conjectured that I might not attend, that it might be better for me to proceed directly to the … Continue reading →

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Auto-Doc

Posted on January 3, 2012 by sputterpub

I notice flaws in others as I move around – I see my friends grow old and stout, my relatives relapse. I would improve the lots of most I love – I have no doubt my cure is best; my … Continue reading →

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