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Missing Daddy at Christmas
photo credit Christmas used to be a very festive occasion for me. It’s my daddy’s birthday so it also served as the day when the family got together. Everyone in our street also got invited for lunch. Daddy’s a known cook and I just loved hearing our guests rave about his famed bakareta and hamonado.…
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the heart weeps
photo credit i watch listlessly as the sky is being painted russet by the setting sun i heave a sigh and not out of relief as my heart sinks and my face turns ashen with my refusal to cry the tears that threaten to spill down my cheeks. how can something with such a promising…
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Fooled
photo credit I must have been so stupid I must have been so out of touch He must have been so clever Convincing me that this was really love I listened in rapt attention as I heard Natalie Walker’s Quicksand for the first time. Then I smiled. Oh how many times have I heard of…
Thoughts, Tales, and Whatnot 