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Weekend Coffee Share: Work, Dorkery & Assorted Drudgery

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Hi there. Come on in and set a spell. I’m not really up for company today since I […]

goldfish June 11, 2017 weekend coffee share

Politicking & Postcards: The Worst Client Ever

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My mother is running for re-election in a small town in Michigan. This will be her third term, […]

goldfish September 11, 2016 misc. business

The No Fly List

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I was raised in a middle class family. Before he retired, my father was blue-collar. He was a […]

goldfish August 30, 2015 misc. business

Back To Regularly Scheduled Programming

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I survived the onslaught of parents, only a little worse for wear. I’ve walked a million miles, seen […]

goldfish January 5, 2015 misc. business

I Went To Vegas And All I Got Was This Lousy Picture

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I went to Las Vegas with my family. A word to the wise; don’t do that. If you’re […]

goldfish December 29, 2014 experiences

The House Guests

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My parents are coming! GAH! My parents, together as a unit, haven’t visited California in nearly ten years. […]

goldfish December 22, 2014 experiences

Separation of Friends & Business

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I believe in a firm wall between church and state, and not mixing friends and business. Sometimes, it […]

goldfish September 26, 2014 drawings, rants

The Biggest Betrayal

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They might as well have thrown me out of the house to become a feral child and fend […]

goldfish May 19, 2014 child sexual abuse

You Were A Mistake

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You can’t choose your family. You are born into the family that you’re born into. They can’t choose […]

goldfish March 2, 2014 child sexual abuse, on being...

A Letter To My Mom

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Where do we start? I guess the beginning is as good a place as any. You were in […]

goldfish February 6, 2014 B4peace, child sexual abuse

Family Inheritance

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My family is not rich. We don’t own any property besides the hunting cabin on a lake, which […]

goldfish January 4, 2014 experiences

Two Down, One To Go

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This time of year sucks. It really does. You know why? Expectations are the devil. Everyone has to […]

goldfish December 27, 2013 experiences

My Dad, The Stranger

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I just spent 45 minutes on the phone with my dad. That’s got to be some sort of […]

goldfish June 16, 2013 experiences

The Phone Call

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My dad is a New Year’s Baby born on January 1st of some year long ago. I don’t […]

goldfish January 6, 2013 experiences

A Letter To My Dead Grandmother

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Dear Gram, On December 6th, you will have been dead for five years. If other people write letters […]

goldfish October 21, 2012 open letters

The Pocket Watch

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If you could speak to one family member who has passed on, who would you pick? On my […]

goldfish June 18, 2011 misc. business

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