No! No! No! No! No! Not now, not ever! I’ve told you muck to nauseate a buzzard! I’ve dredged up all the sins, the shame, the crimes, the wrongs since when I was a tot, you’ve got enough to sentence […]
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A Hostage Mess
I write down poetry prompts when I hear them, store them sometimes for years. This one I actually used before on March 9, 2014. Don’t take a hostage you’re not willing to shoot. ~ Congressman Mike Conaway And then what? […]
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We get what we expect, so “expect a miracle.” We are all miracles. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 1626-1627). Expectations run low after years of failure, of disappointment, of abysmal self-esteem. And we get what we expect. More disappointments, more […]
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“God willing, we … may never again have to deal with drinking, but we have to deal with sobriety every day.” ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition (Kindle Locations 6456-6457) They call them dry drunks, the ones not working a program […]
Continue reading »How Willing?
Will cannot be quenched against its will. ~ Dante Alighieri I tell you right now, I’m willing!!! Just like Peter was willing to confront the people as he warmed himself at the fire while the master he swore to serve was […]
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