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Three Tiny Pissers (by Andrea Wiebe)
Sandy has three dogs that follow him everywhere. Sleep on him all day in the chair. Sleep beside him all night on the bed. And piss wherever they please. “Not a bit spoiled,” he says daily… more →
Portrait of a Morbid Optimist
Three Tiny Pissers (by Andrea Wiebe)
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wrote 1 month ago: Sandy has three dogs that follow him everywhere. Sleep on him all day in the chair. Sleep beside him … more →
Only the good die young (by Andrea Wiebe)
wrote 2 months ago: It’s a cold but clear night and I can hear the drumming and singing of the Tsartlip First Nati … more →
Mrs. Ormiston
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wrote 11 months ago: - Tell me stories about when you and Mum first met. I say. - They’re too hot for a young … more →
'From the Rockies to the Seas'
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wrote 1 year ago: - They’re still there. Dad says, nodding at a dry cleaner’s near the Oak Bay Junction. The sig … more →
Walking in a Man's Shoes
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wrote 1 year ago: - Don’t get carried away, Katie. I won’t be around long enough. Dad needs shoes. His ten year … more →
Invisible Deadline of Sudden Death
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wrote 1 year ago: - Don’t bury me in a cardboard box. He says. One night before he was married, Dad took Rita, a … more →
Surgery
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wrote 1 year ago: - Where are we going? He remembers. - I should have worn my blue suit to match the doctor’s blue eye … more →
If I were a poet.
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wrote 1 year ago: Old as a Prune Dad and I talk shit these days. Sometimes he’s full of it. We have suppositories in c … more →
Dull Needle
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wrote 1 year ago: - Are you alive down there? He yells down the hall. - What are you doing? He asks. - … more →
A Perfect Husband
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wrote 1 year ago: - Dad, your zipper. - What, do you go along looking at men’s flies all day? He says. - … more →
'Luck be a Lady'
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wrote 1 year ago: - Barren daughter. He calls me. - Jesus! Your meds cost $500 a month. I say. - You … more →
The Joker
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wrote 1 year ago: - A Catholic Priest and Rabbi were in a car accident. The Priest made the sign of the cross. T … more →
LÁU,WELNEW
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wrote 1 year ago: - Manny used to live there. Dad says as we drive through the Tsartlip Reserve on our way to Br … more →
Road Test
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wrote 1 year ago: The phone rings. - Hello? Hello? He puts on speakerphone. - Frank! I was wondering if yo … more →
Coming Home
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s early. I’m waking up. Dad is singing in bed again. I’ve wandered far away from God, Now I’m com … more →
Sybil
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wrote 1 year ago: October 30, 1997 Dear Sis, My children and I would like to welcome you into our family. We are pleas … more →
Her name was Hernia.
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wrote 1 year ago: - What kind of cookie do you want, Dad? I ask in a cool cat coffee shop near Fan Tan Alley. - … more →
Age of Aquarius
wrote 1 year ago: Reading the paper. - Give me your hand. Dad says. We hold hands. He reads our horoscope aloud. … more →
Valentine's a Scotch Whisky
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wrote 1 year ago: - Would you like a whisky, Sandy? Asks Lynn, pouring a glass. - Two fingers will do. He … more →
