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A Walk in The Woods
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1 minuteUsually on a day off I’ll sleep late but Friday I was up and out the door sharp. No particular place to go, just me and my two feet. Sun was shining. Everyone I met, bar one person, said hello or good morning. Through the…
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Timescale
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1 minuteBed rest.Doctors orders. I’m 46. I’m on a timescale.I’ve got stuff to do. I get up and walk to the kitchen.Come back.30 minutes to recover. Fuck’s sake. I’m listening to Otis Gibbs.Stories of Townes and Guy. Window open.It was sunny 30 minutes ago.Now it’s raining.…
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Hometown Blues
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1 minuteBack home for a few days.Going for a beer. The pub we started our pub crawls in is now flats.The bar we met in is now a nursery.The place we went for our first date is too. Whole town gave up the booze.Started making babies.Cut…
