Monthly Archives: October 2014

Plausible Deniability

Posted on October 3, 2014 by sputterpub

He whisper-sang the lyrics in my ear while dancing to a Johnny Mathis tune when we were 12, in ‘62, the year of starting junior high. I swoon a bit in memory and smell Jade East again – full confident … Continue reading →

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Surly (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on October 2, 2014 by sputterpub

My father is a reactionary man. I don’t mean that politically – he’s quite unpolitical really, except that he’s obnoxiously cynical. I mean Dad is always expending his energy reacting to something; he never initiates a process or steps back … Continue reading →

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Surly (Part 2 of 3)

Posted on October 1, 2014 by sputterpub

Dad was warm and affectionate and easy to be with, and he always seemed glad to me. It’s a bit jarring for me to hear how unhappy he then was. I can’t exactly argue about it, since he agrees with … Continue reading →

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