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June 15, 2017
The Black Dirt
Monday I was driving through the Black Dirt, it was ninety-five degrees. The temperature coming off that dried muck had to be near one hundred, if not more. I’ve never felt hot like that particular and peculiar hot coming off those goddamned fields. In Orange County, in the 1970’s, … Continue reading The Black Dirt →
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June 11, 2017
War On Drugs Hidden Victims
The war on drugs has hidden victims, babies and kids pushed under the rug, in hopes they will just go away. Tiny babies born addicted to heroin and Percocet, Oxy and Fentanyl. I know one. She came into this world sick. Dog sick. Dope sick. You’ve never seen sick until you’ve seen dope sick. I … Continue reading War On Drugs Hidden Victims →
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June 4, 2017
Its Not About Hillary or Trump… Never Was…
It is not about Hillary or Trump, and for what it’s worth it’s not about Bush II or Clinton or Bush I or Reagan or Carter or Ford. The accumulated clusterfucks of these past administrations have now come here to haunt us. The recent election is long over so please … Continue reading Its Not About Hillary or Trump… Never Was… →
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May 28, 2017
Ahimsa
It drives me a little crazy when people accuse me of being a good person. If and when I do something good or helpful or even useful my motivation is purely to get back to zero, to try and undo some past wrong. There is an ancient Hindu/Buddhist concept called “Ahimsa” it essentially it means, … Continue reading Ahimsa →
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May 12, 2017
The Good, The Bad and Junkyards in Jersey
Everyone knows they are going to die, I’m not sure we all believe it. I don’t believe it. I don’t live like I believe it. My friend with cancer, tonight, I realized she knows it and believes it. There is a profound difference between the two. It’s a coming to terms … Continue reading The Good, The Bad and Junkyards in Jersey →
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May 4, 2017
A Farm
A few months ago woman mailed me an old picture; a cow in a field of short grass. In the background was a man and a boy on a tractor, they were in straw hats. Even from fifty years away I could still feel the heat of the sun that day. I could smell the … Continue reading A Farm →
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April 10, 2017
The Syria Bombing Thing
This whole Syria bombing thing had me thinking all day about the barroom days. There was this guy, I fought him a lot, his name was Carlos, a real asshole. He was a drug dealer, heroin. He raped at least two women. I hated him. One night, a girl … Continue reading The Syria Bombing Thing →
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April 4, 2017
my friend has cancer and that’s not even the worst of it
My friend has cancer, really bad stage four-fuck up your life-this ain’t no joke-fucking cancer. When we first found out she was sick we wanted to take her to the Cancer Treatment Center in Philadelphia, about 80 miles from home. But that would make too much sense, so her insurance company … Continue reading my friend has cancer and that’s not even the worst of it →
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April 2, 2017
This thing called life — sitting on a couch in Newburgh, NY
I had a surprise meeting, a meeting of the minds, I suppose, last night with this young woman, Jennie Torres, a writer, a student. We talked about writing, novels and short stories and blogs and music. We discussed the importance of creating change, if nothing else creating a … Continue reading This thing called life — sitting on a couch in Newburgh, NY →
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March 21, 2017
Linda Sharp – a few questions for Trump voters
Written by Linda Sharp, one of the most talented journalists in the country. The sad thing is that those in greatest need of reading this article would quit midway through the first paragraph. What Will It Take? So, you voted for Trump. You cheered his rhetoric of hate and … Continue reading Linda Sharp – a few questions for Trump voters →
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