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Say Don’t Stop to Punk Rock
Indisputably, the world is overrun with too much content of all sorts. Of this too much content, there is way, way too much political content, which is…
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Coop Snake
Hello Beautiful People,
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Dog Brain
Recently I had a frank conversation with a good friend about suicidal tendencies. Before I go on, let me assure you that this week’s installment…
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Ant Farm
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June 2024

You Know You Want To
[I still enjoy hula-hooping, but not drunk up on the bar.] For a very, very, very long time, I didn’t recognize my impulsivity as a trait, let alone a…
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Landlady
Closing in on my nine year anniversary here at the Tiny T Ranch, it occurs to me a more apt name for the place would be Whac-A-Mole Ranch. Not a week…
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Summertime
And The Reading is Easy
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Moving Bodies
Shortly after I learned there was no hope left for Milo, I messaged my friend Garreth with this news. He replied that he would book a ticket and head…
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May 2024

It’s Curtains for Me
[Photo by Carol Buchanan. That lifeguard never forgot me.]
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Uneven Progress
I woke up last Saturday morning with the same feeling I get anytime I wake up and realize a hundred people are about to descend upon the ranch. Waves of…
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Chapter One
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