Category Archives: Cognition

Inheritance

My father was a man of discipline. He understood campaigns. Each strategy was vascular, protected by a skin composed of tactics fighting entropy. So Dad was firm but fearful of routine; he didn’t want to live as habit’s troll. Each … Continue reading

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Mirror

I have a better memory than most. It’s no more to my credit than the hue of hair and eyes. I claim it not to boast but in description. I’ve abetted too, by writing journals, diaries, and verse about my … Continue reading

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Familiarity

If you were raised by someone diligent, impatient, who was born without or lost the spectrum of emotions, one who spent all time at tasks and voiced whatever crossed her mind, but never said she meant no wrong, intending well … Continue reading

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