Author Archives: sputterpub

Paper Project Stall

Posted on July 29, 2025 by sputterpub

I skipped some weeks of regular review,and wondered why until a day ago,when I resumed the skim, and then I knewahead the task no longer has a flow.I’ve jettisoned financials, and a slewof letters – though I saved a few … Continue reading →

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Retail Requiem

Posted on July 28, 2025 by sputterpub

It’s just a store that came and thrived and died,arising from a shop to catalogueand brick-and-mortar, so identifiedwhen business grows surmounting underdogto eminence. It pleased. It satisfiedfor years. I think it even had a blog.It’s just a store. Some others … Continue reading →

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Ashore Before

Posted on July 27, 2025 by sputterpub

I’m paying extra for my airplane seat,and our accommodations on the cruise,while far below top deck or any suite,are more deluxe than staterooms I would choosebefore. Hotels and tours have good reviews,and little complications are abating.I’m pleased. I’m not imagining … Continue reading →

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Hypo?

Posted on July 26, 2025 by sputterpub

It took 9 days before I read results.The blood draw was where I am used to go,but multi-testing sometimes catapultsfrom lab to lab to lab, before we knowthe metrics. Now 4 pages they bestow,and little do the numbers mean to … Continue reading →

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The New Pack

Posted on July 25, 2025 by sputterpub

Convinced it does me good to bear some weight,well-balanced, over lower limbs and hips,about to check a bag to add to freightbelow the cabin, on some pleasure trips,I need a carry-on. I contemplateconvertibles, but my opinion tipsaway from wheels to … Continue reading →

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Today Memo

Posted on July 24, 2025 by sputterpub

So just as feeling bad has not enduredforever (yet), I know that being finewill never form a constant. But I’m curedright now of corporal complaint. No brinewas utilized, except I have assuredmyself a daily nasal rinse at 9is beneficial. I … Continue reading →

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Transit Dreams

Posted on July 23, 2025 by sputterpub

The first dream had my brothers sitting near.We’re in an airport, and my phone is dead.My iPad too – initially my fearwas how to get a boarding pass. Time spedand chaos mounted while I dashing pledfor aid from staff in … Continue reading →

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Hands Off

Posted on July 22, 2025 by sputterpub

They’re dining once a week now, and they cookthe dish her aging foster kid desires.He watches kitchen shows, she reads a book,selecting to avoid the use of fryers.She says she has him listen, taste, and look –she wants to teach … Continue reading →

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Consideration

Posted on July 21, 2025 by sputterpub

A friendship that’s endured for 50 yearsis nothing she can easily discard.Despite the boredom, recall perseveres,her losses mount, and losing more is hard.She’d miss the peeving if it disappears;the slight offenses she can disregard.And when she least expects it, something’s … Continue reading →

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Vocation

Posted on July 20, 2025 by sputterpub

I thought I’d write good books when I grow up.I practiced but could not create a plot.And when the stories started to show upin mind, I was impatient and forgotto let the climax build. I rushed and shotthe arc of … Continue reading →

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