FLYING FIRST CLASS ON A PLANE Cashed in pointsso I could do it once in my life.Lots of leg room.Comfortable back.Room at the sides.And attendant alwaysat the ready.Hid my facewhen the economy passengerstrudged slowlythrough the first-class cabinon their wayto the cramped seatsin the back.Couldn’t find the right expressionfor someone who wastaking a couple of hours […]

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Over The Edge I’m standing on the edge, at the very end, I’m at the very end as far as I can go without falling and I’m not sure where I’m looking, outwards over the horizon or inwards to some inner depth, the inside of something unclear. If I let myself fall where will I […]

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MODERN DAY GLADIATORS:A MODEST PROPOSAL Hey fans, I’m sick of these barnburners.heart-attack endings, last shot nightmares,even if your team wins, blood pressure rises,hearts palpitate, way too much stress.All you have to look forward to is the next game.Two hours of agony till the last second shot.Enough. Let’s do it like the gladiators of old,mano a […]

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Something to Lose Unlike the cars colliding head-on in the other lane, I still have something to lose. Silence in the snowy woods. Cats mingling in graceful curves. Dogs smiling like celebrities. Still, I must attend to the crash. Both drivers look deceased but raise their eyebrows when I ask if they feel like skin-bags […]

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