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    Second Chances

    Well, here I am again.  It’s me, Jesus.  I know, I know, you don’t believe me.  But I’m here to tell you that  I’ve  had just about…… Read more “Second Chances”

    July 30, 2019April 18, 2020 by andyleeparker1

    Because My Therapist Said So, That’s Why

    Journal entry 10-5.14I signed over the deed to the house today. It has taken years, but my therapist finally made me see that the only way to…… Read more “Because My Therapist Said So, That’s Why”

    July 17, 2019 by andyleeparker1

    Connections

    The Crater Motel still advertises hot and cold running water— and steam in every room. You can, at the Crater Motel, obtain a room for one hundred…… Read more “Connections”

    April 21, 2019 by andyleeparker1

    A Dedicated Spy

        The woman currently known as Elinor is a dedicated spy, so dedicated, in fact, that her real name is unknown even to her. Her true…… Read more “A Dedicated Spy”

    March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 by andyleeparker1

    The Bible, Continued

    And it came to pass that a great and sorrowful lamentation could be heard throughout the world, and the world didst grieve the loss of the prophets…… Read more “The Bible, Continued”

    March 24, 2019 by andyleeparker1

    A Partial Adoption

    Lonnie had, in this dingy room where people met to learn to stop drinking and become productive members of society, been subject to thousands of lies.  They…… Read more “A Partial Adoption”

    March 19, 2019 by andyleeparker1

    Drowning

    Paula and Edith’s  funeral was Beverly’s second that year.  They were the ugly sisters who’d drowned in the irrigation ditch.  Her whole sixth grade class had been…… Read more “Drowning”

    March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 by andyleeparker1
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