Category Archives: fun

blood test

They’re going to jab a needle at my arm; I’m hoping that my spirit feels no harm: it’s haunting my pale hide in mild alarm— I’m running out of nonchalance and charm. Those needles look too long to fit in … Continue reading

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Dock

If you live on a small island you need a boat and two docks: one here and one for those reluctant trips ashore. For years our island dock was a narrow nervous thread of plywood on pipes. Finally upper management … Continue reading

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splashing around

Let’s be concise: Living in hospitals is like diving in swimming pools— the exit can be problematic. Sign above urinal: “Please do not throw things in urinal.” I did not see things in urinal worth throwing. Nor would I climb … Continue reading

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