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Picking the pen over the metaphorical lawnmower
Developing Laugh Lines returns
Oct 12, 2022 • 
Nicole L.V. Mullis
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Picking the pen over the metaphorical lawnmower
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When a humbug’s hike turns into a hunt
That spot of Christmas in an otherwise dreary woods paused my inner Grinch.
Dec 15, 2022 • 
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When a humbug’s hike turns into a hunt
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1993 & the seeds we carry
Little do we know what is really happening on unremarkable nights in dark times
Feb 8, 2023 • 
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1993 & the seeds we carry
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The day my ego died
It was beautiful. Paul McCartney sang and everything.
Jan 18, 2023 • 
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The day my ego died
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Backwards empathy is no pity party
Comforting myself as I would comfort others? Radical.
Feb 1, 2023 • 
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Backwards empathy is no pity party
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(Still) Developing Laugh Lines
The art behind the laugh? Outlasting time.
Jan 11, 2023 • 
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(Still) Developing Laugh Lines
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Drinking from Fate’s half-full hand
Hopes, fears, and half-full beers? I’ll have another, Fate.
Nov 16, 2022 • 
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Drinking from Fate’s half-full hand
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A little inexplicitly resilient
The purple shamrock response to being dumped on one's head
Nov 30, 2022 • 
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A little inexplicitly resilient
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Misplaced Matriarch finds the seasonal line
I’m not ready for Mariah, but my seasonal “feels” are awake.
Nov 23, 2022 • 
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Misplaced Matriarch finds the seasonal line
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And the word for 2023: Heal
It's a verb, not a resolution.
Jan 4, 2023 • 
Nicole L.V. Mullis
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And the word for 2023: Heal
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Clapton, Camaros and (finally) getting the car-show thing
Getting under the hood of car mania requires memory. And maybe a good guitar riff.
Oct 19, 2022 • 
Nicole L.V. Mullis
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Clapton, Camaros and (finally) getting the car-show thing
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A connection that has nothing to do with dogs
Nobody knew what was happening back home. Then the dog demanded a walk.
Mar 29, 2023 • 
Nicole L.V. Mullis
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A connection that has nothing to do with dogs
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