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Category: Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Think Big, Feel Small

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part XI “Wooshikwai!” “Uhm…I…wooshi?” “Dway! Wooshikwai!” The man’s face twisted in frustration and impatience. “I’m sorry..Uh, dway…boo…chi,” I muttered, struggling to…

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Posted on August 10, 2020

Textbook Takeoff

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part X We stood there, the three of us, in front of the fully inflated hot air balloon. The name Candlewind…

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Posted on July 26, 2020July 26, 2020

Conflicted

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part IX I have to warn you, reader. This is the chapter where it starts.  You know. It. The final thing…

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Posted on July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Sonder

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part VIII Identity is an interesting concept, reader. The idea that we can use one word or phrase to describe an…

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Posted on June 28, 2020January 1, 2021

Snide Character

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part VII “Hi, are you a librarian?” I queried the woman focused on a book behind the desk. “No, I’m only…

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Posted on June 15, 2020June 15, 2020

Check’s in the Mail, Pizza’s on the Mind

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part VI What do you think of the phrase silence is golden, reader? Feel free to disagree with me, but I…

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Posted on April 30, 2020

New Message

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor Part V “Brazilian?” “Nope, man. Try again.” “Hey Moog, why haven’t you asked the big guy about becoming manager of this…

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Posted on February 1, 2020

Sleepless Outside Seattle

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor pt IV “Dang man, that’s wild. You think you’ll ever see Alice or your bike again?” Moog asked me. “I doubt…

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Posted on December 30, 2019January 26, 2020

Spider Storm Soliloquy

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor part III Reader, have you ever felt like you’ve lost all sense of control over your life? As though you were…

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Posted on September 2, 2019February 1, 2020

Fly It Like You Stole It

Maybe True, Mostly Metaphor pt II: Impact (Read Part I: Wonder, here) First things first. I have a confession to make. Earlier, I told you…

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