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Surrender
I really didn’t think he would try a war. But it turns out dismantling democracy takes some time.
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Kinder
Absolute chaos struck the gymnasium upon the children’s entrance. Everybody and their mother wanted a picture, and they weren’t even supposed to bring their mothers, it was supposed to be immediate family only, which is why I and Alex’s mom sat there unaccompanied. But other people brought aunts, uncles, cousins. Other people did not arrive…
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Comforter
I routinely only keep one blanket on the bed, winter through summer, excepting the occasion of the coldest or warmest nights. It was bought at a Target in Norfolk to be used as bedding in the McDonald house. On clearance. Touted as a heavy (but not quite weighted) blanket, it blends the steadfastness of a…
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Alma Mater
Look, I think what I really need to do next is write a song. Hear me out. (If I’d just said that out loud to my son, I would then say next, “HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAA!!!!!” because overreacting to silliness is my number one go-to to elicit smiles.) The Ohio State football team…
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Creamer
I’ve decided I’m fat. I’m over 200 pounds. I’ve never been over 200 pounds before. I’ve had to buy all new pants. I read an article the other day about how cutting added sugars from your diet can in a short amount of time greatly affect your health in significant ways. The only one I…
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Cancer
I’m stuck in the ‘anger’ stage of grief. I really believe the path forward is together, but I think, like, psychologically, I’ll be stuck for perhaps months letting off this anger in a slow hiss, and therefore it seems to me worth the risk of overstepping a bit, as if someone in the next room…
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Member
His dong hit the bar. The French pole vaulter failed his pole vault because, on his way down on the other side—he’d made it, he’d cleared the height—his junk got caught and visibly dislodged from its spandex resting place. It appeared no other part of him would have touched it, but his member slammed down…
Aaron M. Fortkamp 