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Explode!

I was filling up the pop cooler at work when on slipped from my hand and exploded all over everything.

Part 4 When brightness came again, she wanted to know if he was interested in taking a bath? Getting clean. If he wanted, she would figure out a way he could bathe in the creek or do a set up in the basement. He was taller than her basement. A shower was out of theContinue reading “Human Being”

The voice

Leonard cocked his head; at first looking confused. Searching desperately around the deck looking for that beloved voice. “Leonard.” The voice sang to him. With his nose, tail wagging fiercely, he scanned at the French door. The voice, he knew was real. Calling his name. “Leonard.” He backed away from the door, cocked his headContinue reading “The voice”

Human Being

Part 3 He had arranged his nest so he could watch the creek. Flowers bloomed and died. Birds picked at worms. Chico became familiar to him. The dog no longer barked at him but seemed eager to receive the extra attention. A sound brought him outside. The woman was pushing a red object back andContinue reading “Human Being”

Human Being

Part 2 Caution! ⛔️ This section contains violence and abusive language. He woke to the violence of a swift kick to the stomach. Three, no four red blobs were kicking at him. Maybe? “Yeah!” Was followed by a swift kick. “Let’s get him boys.” Three of them started kicking him at the same time. “Pussy,Continue reading “Human Being”

Human Being

Part 1 All he could hear was distorted sounds. Sounds like nails on a chalkboard. Scraping, squealing sounds. If these noise was words, not one syllable was recognizable. And they hurt. He thought his ears were bleeding but they never were. He uncovered one eye to see two figures standing before him. Tall creatures. MostContinue reading “Human Being”

A shoe story

Recently I went shopping for a new pair of tenna shoes. The shoes I was wearing were coming unglued around the soles. Then there was the added discomfort of; they just hurt. I bought them in December from a really good store. Or so I thought. One, they shouldn’t have been coming apart. And two,Continue reading “A shoe story”

Would you do it again?

The calm silence of my works space was suddenly filled with noise from the outside world. The place where I work is right across from an elementary school. It’s 81 degrees outside. The sun is shining. A beautiful late spring day. Summer is making its presence known. Children are running, playing, and screaming in theContinue reading “Would you do it again?”

Savage flu shot

When you are the passenger in the back seat, it’s so hard to hear. Add hearing loss into the mix; the words just – find lives of their own. This happens to me more often than not. Topic of conversation? Can’t remember. Resulting remarks. Oh I remember. Savage flu shot. The laughter that ensued wasContinue reading “Savage flu shot”

Things that go bump

As I lay in the bed reading, Chico is chewing on a dog toy. Two sounds fill the night, a humidifier and the tinnitus in my ear. A dull thud gets our attention. Chico lunges from the bed barking like a dog possessed. Someone could have thrown something and hit my house? People throw trashContinue reading “Things that go bump”