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Two Short Pieces

Ray’s Big Trip to the End Point A ray is a straight line with a start point but extends to infinity on the other side… so they are impossible to balance on your index finger. On one side, the ray just keeps going and going regardless of the fact that it looks like it could […]

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My Memories of Nebulae is Fuzzy

I used to harshly judge people who lied to their children about where they came from; but, one day I thought about it: “Your dad and I drank too much alcohol and nine months later you came out of the same place that pee does” is not a scenario that inspires confidence in a six-year-old. […]

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I Give You Enough Rope

The earliest rope that archaeologists have found was fifty thousand years old and a sad piece of work it was: Three vines woven together. If the Neanderthal who created it was MY son, that “rope” would NOT even get a spot on the refrigerator. The earliest rope that we can CALL “rope” without charity or […]

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The Big Breakup

Sadly, I have to end our engagement. You have been unfaithful. You might not have cheated on me, physically; but, you’ve cheated on me, metaphorically. That’s far worse… or far better… depending upon how you look at it. I’m finding it hard to deal with the shame and so is my girlfriend… she’s THIS close […]

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