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We had dropped someone off at the airport earlier in the evening and were just rolling through Los Angeles before heading home. Saw a bar that looked jumping, so we stopped. We are white and we are hetero. We discovered the bar we were walking into was black. And not only was it black, it […]
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Bitingly bold visionaries paired With a team on the ground And new ground rules. There’s Lilith from Lilith has Three Bboys. Perusing the Popol Vuh. She is so babe. Hongo, one of Lilith’s three bboys, Mr. Breathe Faster and Hope it Goes Away, Wakes bezaggled every choresy morning. There’s Leonardo de Capricorn
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IMO, astrology is more of a philosophy than an exact science. Science it may not be, yet completely dismissing ‘something’ that figures minutes and seconds in orb calculations seems to ignore a system that perhaps has more to offer than the shallow public perception of it. Astrology is what you make it. It can be
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MONEY The maestra found her mojo She jumped into his arms. He held her like a dollar sign. Iridescent hummingbirds bright red running shoes, green shorts, tee shirts in silver and gold Can you imagine? And sure enough Couldn’t tell you who, but wow. THAT WINDOW I hated that window. But I
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‘Rona riffs. The way it is now, according to Giorgio Agamben: “It is obvious that [people] are disposed to sacrifice practically everything — the normal conditions of life, social relationships, work, even friendships, affections, and religious and political convictions — to the danger of getting sick…Other human beings…are now seen solely as possible spreaders of
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Dear Readers, It would appear we may be in for a ‘revisit’ of previously-mentioned aspects for several weeks beginning with Christmas week and afterward. I wish to do some more calculations on these aspects, and will return to you with my observations before that time. Until then, remember to take deep breaths during the day
THE NEUROSURGEONS They really knew what they were doing. YOUR MUG ON THE SIDE OF A 53-FOOT TRAILER Being hauled down the highway. The definition of Facebook. COALITION OF THE WEALTHY In smugglers’ boats. LOWER BACK PAIN From hugging your refrigerator. VICTIM Super immunocompromised. THE
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I am opposing and flouting centuries of tradition by making this declaration: If there are any websites, magazines or other platforms who wish to publish my writing, simply email me (randystare@yahoo.com) and I will return to you a selection of work from which you may choose. What I am pretty much going to STOP doing
Thugs with sharpies Chopping it at Bagel Shack. A dynamic assortment of ripening embryos Squirming on a curbside sofa. The air is crisp enough to break if you drop it, At least until a vaccine is developed. Dogs with wrenches emptying parking meters. I like to call it beautiful chaos. The
Another week begins – and are you dreading it, enduring it, or anticipating it? If your least-favorite day of the work week is Monday, but your favorite is Friday, dare I suggest you may be in the wrong job? Or profession? Or, maybe, your attitude is what needs upgrading rather than your corporate status. I’ve