As much as I’d love to wholeheartedly embrace the festive cheer and join in the celebrations for the coming New Year, I can’t seem to resist the urge to rain on the parade - or, as they say, to stick my oar in and play the role of the proverbial party-pooper. It’s a talent, really, … Continue reading Happy New..hic..Year!
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A Tight Spot…
A man is not measured by his misfortunes, but by the quiet joys he leaves behind. Afflicted, dispossessed, shunned - reconciled to drowning his woes in merciless torrents of alcohol - he slumped among shrubs, benches, doorsteps, and bus stops, his presence a shifting ghost in the landscape of our town. That was Derek, our … Continue reading A Tight Spot…
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