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December 30th, 1969 Norman was a dapper-looking man with balding hair and neatly trimmed sideburns. He had a penchant for gadgetry and intrigue.. Norman and Marie brought their drinks to the front of the lounge, settling into a VIP section enclosed with velvet drapes—a dark and cozy spot that was completely private. Maccaud pulled out […]

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St. Stan’s

I studied your yearbook,Felt you there in a room – leading –Head perched on neck adorned by a bobI trolled through thousands of newspapers.Your story shone just as your name.Toppled to your demiseI walked to your tombstone,A short measure from where the toppled was buriedYour tombstone, adorned by a bookI felt the tombstone; a loose […]

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Categories: HER NAME IS ELAINE

Chapter 7

Burmon INN Elaine gripped the hard steering wheel of the red Chevy on her way to the stag party. If she had just turned around, she could have defied her fate. She glanced at Marie in the bucket seat, her eyes fixed on the passenger mirror. She applied her Sheila-red lipstick.  Confronting words rearranged in […]

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Categories: Words

The Interview

I prepared as well as I could, I gave it my all, and that’s all I could do.I’m not a Phi Beta Kappa, but I could make words out of the 3 Greek letters…

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Categories: HER NAME IS ELAINE

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tension, with unusable force bursts, waiting. look – see a soft glow.the first of many long breaths before you’re subconscious and coerced to take some more, just a few more. Stop, more  </END> Every time I look at social media, I get more anxious.

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Categories: Poetry Words

Kindergarden

90 minutes 12 minutes –plus 3 minutes for cleanup-6 groupsgo.bingo, you get a sticker andGo, you got a bingo – flower in a pot.and go flower with circle petals bingoand goStrawberry, what color are strawberries? Do they have their seeds on the outside or inside? bingoGo, what’s your favorite animalAnd go, is it time to […]

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Norman Maccaud

in construction Norman Maccaud a Canadian Bank-robber, counterfeiter, and charismatic goodfellow was born in Toronto in 1933, he spent his summers with his grandparents in the Scottish waters galavanting around with pigeons and cousins the most free he ever felt. Norman spent 30 percent of his live in prison the most time spent in The […]

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Categories: Poetry Words

Everything is fake now

Everything is fake nowon social media,Reference your resources.This one didn’t finish that 14 million dollar projectThe other didn’t go to law school. But where confidence lies.

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Categories: Poetry Words

Family History

Don’t forget where you’re from,but don’t look in a newspaper,don’t ask any questions.If you do seek answersthe familiar cuts you off –left with only keywords and search results. Maybe you should not have lookedin the databases, the newspapers,the fulton history of buffalo.But you did and atsunami of information, form and energyprojected into that space, behind […]

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Poets

I wanted to askof the old protest,while the current one was happeningWe sat in a basement listening to the consciousness suitesweeping us off are feetaloofwe waituntil next time.

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Categories: Poetry Words

Afoot

Draw a picture of the footfor Dr. Williams. Foot muscles,are different from your hands. Try to controlyour toes –mental pain? Practice, push thebig toe downinto the ground. Push the pinky iso Kai iso with the big toe. Next push the heel  Isometricpressure down. After time your brain is freed from the torment it felt in the beginning was Logos.

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villanelle

IN CONSTRUCTION No one to fear, but me to fight,one eye in – the past, one – mouth to sayrage forward purpose, move towards the light. Though family splits, friends with bigger blights,New souls born today, old souls yesterday,No one to fear but me to fight, X humans apathetic waiting for the night,the lucky ones […]

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Realign

what am i offering to the world?Aristotle’s says you need to purge tragedy,but what are the consequences? That is why I was late to my yoga class, running to rush in at the last minute. Embarrassingly I’m making it a bit of a habit, adding this writing is throwing off my other priorities. This isn’t […]

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iso kai iso

– iso kai iso – equal and equal – balance It’s been 10 years sincemy dad lastly gasped on April Fool’s Day. My two children never met him; one was in my belly, and the other was yet to be. My son loves April Fool’s Day as kids do, which opposes my sadness, bringing me […]

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