In Lightfoot, Virginia Those child-bearing days Ally-dog and I rode the game trails out back, lights-free. She led. I followed. … More
Category: hija
Inscrutable, shakes-head
Same river, many wells … Decades ago, AK shocked me with: “Everyone grows up in a different family.” Our lives … More
Rumors of health are as gusty
SibsI think that efforts to shape an agenda are a fine start. I smell a threat to its fruition. On … More
She wasn’t trainspotting?
P, thanks for answering the questions. Sorry that you’re dealing w this full-time w zero support, in Covid-fucking time. Misery … More
Dragnet and the phone game
M, P, I agree. It’s really hard. Everyone knows that in any situation, the first report is always wrong. Like … More
Convinced that morphine pump
whaddya think of Ma’s 7 months on the smack-train now?
Where’s the dumb Valium?
Consider the following: How have we effectively & persistently improved Ma, your and yours’ quality of life in the past … More
Vote me off this island, please
Ma, not dismissing your fears. Not a one of us knows WTF we’re taking about. All of us civilian laypersons … More
What addict doesn’t object
What addict doesn’t object to a supply-chain interruption? Expect Trainspotting.
Is Trainspotting the best?
Ma’s catastrophic anxiety: Is this the best 22nd century Johns Hopkins can do? Really?
7 months with a Fentanyl patch
After 7 months with a Fentanyl patch, and Oxy chasers: who among us wouldn’t be certifiably addicted? what addict wouldn’t … More
Dictator her
Braddock, bringing your reply to me to our sub-group here: “I hope you realised that she wasn’t fired from JH, … More
Tramadol’s for chumps
Ma’s catastrophic anxiety: Is this the best 22nd century Johns Hopkins can do? Really?
What does it take for the hip surgeon to say“yeah, maybe later”
What does it take for the ambitious hip surgeon to say “yeah, maybe later” to a patient w necrosis at … More
Missed Ma opportunities
Missed opportunities for us, Ma Getting off the smack Dietician for Ma Physical therapy Flies-on-wall at TeleHealth video calls via … More
Did Ma actually ever get off the smack?
For want of some fucking Valium, or weed …
For want of some fucking Valium, or weed … For want of a nail: 1. Ma doesn’t eat. 2. Ma … More
Different kettle of fish-facts
Braddock, re your question: For me it’s not a matter of which datapoints are in/accurate. For me the concern is … More
Panic in the Baltimore waiting room …
Panic in the Baltimore waiting room … Gaps and shape-shifting sands of speculation & surmise. Who among us wonders “What … More
Expect Trainspotting
Expect Trainspotting What addict wouldn’t object to a disruption in her supply? This week’s firing of the John’s Hopkins Pain … More
Less culpable at her funeral?
M, B In the spirit of helping out, thoughts below, longer & more poorly-organized than I’d hoped, but work calls … More
We begged our children as bats, v2
We begged our children as bats To eat the insects of our existence To guide us deaf, lacking radar To … More
We begged our children as bats, v0
We begged our children as batsTo eat the insects of our existenceTo eat the insects feasting our illnessesTo eat the … More
Oh, sure, bio-dad. — big zen clown shoes
Oh, sure, bio-dad. — such an unhapp of a child My-family Thanksgivings in Western Maryland: you toddler, crying folded like a deflated beach-ball buddha at the top of the stairs; beyond your 3 years; perplexed your Grandma Pat: ” … such an unhappy child.”
Oh, sure, bio-dad. — give up the ghost
Oh, sure, bio-dad. — give up the ghost Talk amongst yourself. Go on about your business. Forget your father. He … More
Oh, sure, bio-dad. — The we-don’t-get-along story
Oh, sure, bio-dad. — The we-don’t-get-along story We don’t get along. Always on edge of a fight. Little in common. We … More
Oh, sure, bio-dad. — big zen clown shoes
Now it’s time for our Chinese zen; stand by while I don the big funny hat, the inflatable clown shoes, … More
Oh, sure, bio-dad. — such an unhapp of a child
Oh, sure, bio-dad. — such an unhapp of a child My-family Thanksgivings in Western Maryland: you toddler, crying folded like … More
Oh, sure, bio-dad. — Lucius, the well is deeper than I knew
Ma Never-send letter thoughts I put together. Even now the little girl causes stress Jaybird Not sure what your calls … More
Forget your father
Not sure what your recent increased interest in comms & visit is about. Last convo your remarks about … More
And your child? Well, I chose other challenges
Child? Ah, yes, truth, dared; The bottle spun; I chose other challenges.
Until she tipped her hand
Until she tipped her hand she showed the tipping point of, the full brim of, the fury at the fatherless … More
Friday Night at the Daddy Daughter Dance
Do do do (what) Daddy did did. Drive drive drive (us, to) Drink drink drink. Down down down (wrong side) … More
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