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Egg Rolls and Dying

December 5, 2019 by wlobb 1 Comment

Egg Rolls and Dying

I’m thinking about the best Chinese food I ever ate as I’m watching you die. The nice woman who served me took a special pride in her hot oil. Some of the hottest stuff I ever put in my mouth. She … [Read more...] about Egg Rolls and Dying

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The Manly Art of Dying at 35

October 28, 2019 by wlobb 1 Comment

The Manly Art of Dying at 35

Twenty-six years ago, today, I saw that terrified visage in the mirror. Blood running down my face, my eyes a combination of jaundice yellow and red. Is that even a color? The blood running down my … [Read more...] about The Manly Art of Dying at 35

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No Jane, Not Now, Not Ever

October 19, 2019 by wlobb Leave a Comment

No Jane, Not Now, Not Ever

Jane Fonda has been in the news lately for her staged ‘civil disobedience,’ in Washington. She gets arrested, and released every Friday. Some environmental protest. I’m so far left, Karl Marx would … [Read more...] about No Jane, Not Now, Not Ever

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Florida Sunset…

October 2, 2019 by wlobb Leave a Comment

Florida Sunset…

“She’s had a rich life...” I heard that, again, today. “Your mom has had a full, rich life.” The richness, the wealth, has dwindled to loose change now, maybe a dime, and a few pennies. Every time … [Read more...] about Florida Sunset…

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Jimmy B. On Salvation

September 18, 2019 by wlobb Leave a Comment

Jimmy B. On Salvation

“An unbroken string of days is all that brought us here. Eat some, sleep some, drink some, fuck some and fight some and here we are. An army of scoundrels, like me, like you, pulling’ and pushin’ and … [Read more...] about Jimmy B. On Salvation

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Harry McCabe

September 16, 2019 by wlobb Leave a Comment

Harry McCabe

The summer always ended on his porch, the neighbor, Harry McCabe, down the dirt path dead-end by the water. Feet up on the surrounding stone and cement wall, leaning back in the kitchen chairs we’d … [Read more...] about Harry McCabe

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In an Elevator, In a Nursing Home, somewhere…

September 14, 2019 by wlobb Leave a Comment

In an Elevator, In a Nursing Home, somewhere…

I’m watching this guy struggle, mightily, with the vending machine. Peering deep inside at the collected offerings, kneeling down, then standing, then peering deep inside again. Hands on the glass, … [Read more...] about In an Elevator, In a Nursing Home, somewhere…

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Aunt B

September 9, 2019 by wlobb Leave a Comment

Aunt B

My aunt Betty sends me cards in the mail. She is the very last one. She doesn’t snap a pic of a photo she found and text it to me, she goes and finds a card, and sits down with a pen and writes to me … [Read more...] about Aunt B

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