Category: The Daily Post
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Bruno’s Lexicon & Cool Whatnots
The Daily Post My dad was different. He wasn’t like any other dad I knew. In addition to being my one and only Da-Da, here are a few of the things that made Bruno, Bruno. 1) When he went to his job as a Sheet Metal man each day, he carried his oily sardine sandwiches in a “lunch bucket”…
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Boy Bounces, So Does Story
The Daily Post My brother was involved in an alleged hit & run accident in the Chicago area, on January 19, 1959. At the adorable age of 2 months, I was too young to remember the event, but after digging around in the Chicago Tribune Archives online and coughing up $9.95, this fascinating piece of…
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Kings & Queens
The Daily Post King Farid of Transmorovia seemingly had it all, but au contraire! Even a Porsche 918 Spyder and a harem of exquisite women didn’t matter. Actually, the car was pretty cool, but the women…Pffft! You see, Farid was expected to produce an heir, but was loath to ‘rise to the occasion.’ “Dang it!” he…
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The Bond
I was thrilled — no, ecstatic — when I learned I was pregnant with you. Each day I fell a little more in love as this tiny life grew and stirred inside me. I couldn’t wait for you to be born so I could finally meet you! Yet, I feared losing the special bond that only…
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Periwinkle & Porn
The Daily Post Aside from being my favorite Crayola color as a child, periwinkle functions as an emotion descriptor as well. The difference between feeling blue and feeling periwinkle is difficult to explain, but when you know it when you feel it — kind of like pornography — you know it when you see it.…
aka, The Abject Muse 