Tag: Deceased wife
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A whole lot of loneliness
Many nights when I wake suddenly out of a bad dream or a nightmare I turn anxiously to my left and reach out to that side of the bed. In this house my wife slept on my left and my turning toward her at that moment would be an instinctive act out of fear. And that…
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Diary of a madman’s cat
I am in a house of madness with a screaming madman who deludes himself he is the Cat God. He’s no more the Cat God than I’m the Queen of Sheba.
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Zen and the Art of Cat Daddy Maintenance
A manic-depressive neurotic with bipolar disorder has a nerve calling a prime minister a schizophrenic. But I should know.
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‘Growing old is a crime’
An aging widower drove to the market. He went to the pet food aisle. A younger woman with brown hair was looking at the cans of cat food.
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Still on that balcony in Vancouver
She is long lost in a black oblivion by now. Three years and seven months lost, as of today. And yet I can’t get her out of my mind.
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Strange awakening
Grief strengthens the spirit. If you live alone long enough, without the woman who made you a man, you become your own man again.
Mary Saves the Day 