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May
11

Mother’s Day

(originally posted 5/14/2015)   Everyone expects when you write a story about your mother, you’d publish it on Mother’s Day, but I prefer to wait a few days, just like she would often do when celebrating my birthdays. She should just be happy I’m writing one at all. That’s what she’d say when she’d march […]

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May
17

Charlie Murphy’s final tweet

“One to Sleep On: Release the past to rest as deeply as possible.”   RIP     Born: July 12, 1959 –  Died: April 12, 2017 (age 57 years)

May
16

The King’s Gambit

(originally posted 12/8/2021)   He selects white and moves first. She selects red. He is playing chess and she is playing checkers. He begins pawn to e4 with the intention of his next move being the neighboring pawn to f4; the King’s Gambit. A risky opening these days, given that is has been so exhaustively […]

May
15

Clive Warren

(first appeared at The Dope Fiend Daily on 3/22/2021)   Neither of them came to the bar looking for companionship, which is what makes any conversation taking place at closing time that much more interesting. It was on the smaller side as bars go. The vinyl in the booths was beginning to show some wear […]

May
14

Nap Lapkin: Terminated (conclusion)

(originally posted May 2018)   Present Nap leapt into action and almost ran into the other two Naps leaping into action. James Cameron did not leap into action. He leapt under his desk. He, of course, might argue that in some sense that should be considered leaping into action as it incorporates both leaping and […]

May
13

Nap Lapkin: Terminated (part 5 of 6)

(originally posted May 2018)   As the helicopter made the short trip to D.C. its three passengers attempted to put their situation in some sort of context they could grasp. And failed. Present Day Nap took a positive approach. “So you’re saying that this Kris guy impregnated Madonna then died trying to protect her against […]

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