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a sea of projects

Past a certain age it is hellish convenient to inconvenience oneself with physical complaints such as I can’t lift a sheet of plywood over my head so how can I repair the ceiling? I can’t write my name legibly so … Continue reading

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silence

Except for a light upstairs the house was dark. His car still trembled after the four hour drive, and little boys’ breath was soft as their beating hearts as he gathered them gently, carried them in to his wife. The … Continue reading

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cluster

A cluster of grandchildren three boys aged one to six has descended upon our house with attendant parents and thickets of pencils crayons, stitched and cast little toys paper, musical instruments diversions, digressions and questions One we can understand and … Continue reading

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