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Flip Your Seat

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

I’m at the library on Sunday when they first open, looking forward to a nice, long read. Their reading room, resembling a huge living room with sofas and easy chairs, is sure to be empty, so I’m sure to get … Continue reading →

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The Ephemerals

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

The word ephemeral is an adjective I’ve shamelessly coined as a noun, meaning, lasting for a short time…fleeting, brief, almost as if you dreamt it. I’m referring to people who come and go, check in and out of your life … Continue reading →

Posted in friendship, humanity, humor, Love, men, Uncategorized, Women and men, words, writing | Tagged , , , , | 83 Comments

Dolly Parton On The 6 Train

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

You just never know who’ll you see toolin’ round New York, or in this case, who you thought you saw. I have distance glasses I never wear, honing the art of squinting just seeing enough to kind of identify what’s … Continue reading →

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Notes From the Carlyle…July 2019

Posted on July 18, 2019 by

The rain blew me right in the front door. Alright, I’m exaggerating, but it did influence my entrance. Perils of a skinny girl who felt she was levitating. I decide to behave and go straight to the ante room off … Continue reading →

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Things You May Not Know

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

Sea otters hold hands while sleeping, so they don’t drift apart. One fast food burger may contain meat from a 100 different cows. John Wilkes Booth was 27 years old when he shot Abraham Lincoln, dying from a gunshot wound, … Continue reading →

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So How They Hangin’

Posted on March 12, 2019 by

I heard this expression, remembering it from growing up, an old neighborhood way of saying, so how the hell are ya, as if your balls were a barometer. Since one thought inspires another, it then made me think of my … Continue reading →

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A Basset May Come’a Callin’

Posted on March 10, 2019 by

I still think of Carmela the Basset Hound as though she were a long lost sister, just one with stubby legs and long, silly ears. For those of you who never read the Carmela Chronicles, she belonged to a snooty … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Week…March 7th

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

It’s Sunday at 6 a.m. as I limp to the park, my left knee mysteriously throbbing like a drum. I hear someone weeping in the distance. It’s a Latino girl in her car, crying the blues. Naturally, Joan of Bark … Continue reading →

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Trumpets Blare

Posted on March 5, 2019 by

I was listening to an argument between two male friends about our Commander in Chief, more or less, playing the referee. I didn’t participate, saying nothing, and saying it often, a handy tool when discussing politics. One guy said, there’s … Continue reading →

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The Directors

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

You thought this was going to be about Spielberg, Scorcese and Cecil B. DeMille, didn’t ya? Nope, it’s about a group of funky funeral directors I know. I lived across from the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home for almost 4 … Continue reading →

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