Category Archives: Personality

Her Left Shoulder

Posted on April 24, 2026 by sputterpub

Arthritis in her shoulder on the leftis causing chronic pain the doctors treatwith shots of cortisone for now, but cleftis the prognosis – time may soon defeatthe steroid – surgery is probable.For now, she’s lifting less and often seeksaccommodation. Getting … Continue reading →

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Negativity Drop

Posted on April 22, 2026 by sputterpub

My friends predicted what did not occur.“You never know,” they promised, but I did.No urge to drive or shop arose to stirmy energy, and as for being ridof one who should have sheltered and endorsed,and comforted and guided me with … Continue reading →

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He’ll be Okay

Posted on April 21, 2026 by sputterpub

He’ll be okay though recent news is tough,and he was sadly challenged yesterday.He has experience with this rebuff.He’ll be okay. Resiliency will surface, come what may,and he has love and resources enough.I reared him, and I’ve nothing new to say. … Continue reading →

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Ungracious

Posted on April 5, 2026 by sputterpub

“I’ll graciously bow out,” the message read,“unless you all agree to change the date.”But what the writer meant to say, instead,was “I’m too stressed and I won’t modulatemy petulance. I’ve tried adult of late,and now I need to throw a … Continue reading →

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Sprawl

Posted on April 1, 2026 by sputterpub

I tripped a day ago, but didn’t falltoo hard. Encountering a sidewalk crack,I stumbled two steps angling to a sprawlon dirt and weeds beside the concrete track.I’m pleased to note I didn’t strain my back;I broke no bone, although I … Continue reading →

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Abstinence

Posted on March 30, 2026 by sputterpub

It isn’t just possessing extra time,though I am old and clearly doing less.I always got some leisure; I’d a primedirective to indulge myself, I guess.I read so much and viewed it as no crime,I picked the English major to addressmy … Continue reading →

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Behavior

Posted on March 28, 2026 by sputterpub

Behavior reckoned age-appropriate,appareled and accessoried just so,comporting as our culture deems most fit,requires sense I never seemed to know,compliance that in soul I didn’t grow.And even now I don’t possess the gauge.I boggle at where expectations blow.Consistently, I fail to … Continue reading →

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Brain Food

Posted on March 3, 2026 by sputterpub

Eschewing news, disdaining gossip sites,and solving all the daily puzzles fast(the algorithm varies those delights –today’s were simply easy), I’ve a vastamount of time before this day has passed –short office work and writing is in view,but if some knowledge … Continue reading →

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About Company

Posted on February 19, 2026 by sputterpub

I’ve always liked my solitude, it’s true,but I’ve my room and nothing much forbidsme spending time with others – 2, 2, 2 –my parents once, my brothers, and my kids.I have relationships that do me good,and maybe that’s why I … Continue reading →

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Floor Plans

Posted on February 17, 2026 by sputterpub

I woke too early but I stayed in bed.From 5 to 6, I hunkered down some more.I planned the daily tasks and thought insteadof dreaming, clocked the light through window door,and then let floor plans cycle through my headfrom houses … Continue reading →

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