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You Will Know A New Freedom—-If you Ever Stop Coughing
John Clark at 5 on a Monday morning, relishing the first decent breaths in a week. I have a new chicken and egg postulate; which came first, the perils of age, or the increasing ferocity of respiratory ailments? I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Ailments, Dark humor, EMPs, John R. Clark, New Adult Dystopian Fiction, outrage of aging
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Winter in Maine…Ayup
John Clark says Welcome to the Winter of our Disco Tent While cold might shovel easier, the increasingly scant levels of snow have many outdoor enthusiasts scrambling for alternate ways to stay sane. Some are fortunate enough to spot the … Continue reading
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Lear and Foathing in Waterville
“Jesus on a pogo stick,” she moaned when I entered the bedroom New Years day. “Please turn off the spotlight and either take those drums away from the monkeys, or shoot the lot.” She abruptly leaned over the edge of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dark humor, Deadly Animals, Drunken muses, John R. Clark, Loss of creativity
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Dear Anonymous-Read my Bumper
John Clark looking at a couple recent anonymous comments on the blog and figuring it’s time to address them. This pair of Chinese curses are in full array right now; “May You Live In Interesting Times,” and “May You Find … Continue reading
The RMC, an ever rarer species
John Clark remembering an endangered species. They can’t be manufactured, nor imported, and definitely cannot be bred in captivity. When I was a kid back in the 1950s, they were abundant and I doubt anyone even entertained the thought that … Continue reading
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Tagged Endangered species, John R. Clark, Maine humor, New Portland Maine, Real Maine Characters, Union Maine
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The Exorcism of Hinkee Joubler
John Clark: hoping to replicate an exorcism that worked some twenty years ago. In that instance, I had a recurring dream that I had murdered a young woman while still drinking and after getting sober, kept waiting for the … Continue reading
Tagged AMHI, dreams, Exorcisms, John R. Clark, Sobriety
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Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda, This Place Sure Beats Camp Granada
John Clark reporting in after a most satisfying trip. Back in January, Beth suggested it might be fun to take Piper, our older granddaughter, on an educational adventure this summer. We decided on a Road Scholar program called Ocean Science … Continue reading
And Suddenly…..Nothing
You go to your favorite restaurant anticipating the joy of eating your favorite meal, their seafood platter. When you try to order it, the serving person tells you that you can’t. You must order something else. “Are you out of … Continue reading
