A Shade of Ash # 44 – One of the Best Chapters Bar None

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A chronic smoker, that white-haired man who never stopped talking, and the backwash guy. Three reg barflies and a keep. Lies told, secrets shared, and all I heard was “Ah, one more for the road”. Swiftly, I would grab a frosty beer glass from a humming cooler, then reach for the silver tap. Froth to pour, the perfect head, and ding went the register. Sale…total….enter…$2.25.

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Second Thoughts # 14 – My Memory is a Playground

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Hanging out on a merry-go-round in the heart of a summer was very teenage…

Second Thoughts # 13 – A Fare Memory of Mine

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Riding the bus on a rainy Friday night…

Second Thoughts # 12 – Close Your Eyes While You Read This

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That one spot along the way home where you ran as fast as you could every single time because of that story…

Second Thoughts # 11 – Life Wharf Living

Stop and take notice or end up missing everything. – Ash

Second Thoughts # 10 – Winter’s a Breeze

On My Walk

A mild winter’s night walk makes me grateful for my lungs. – Ash

Trailing Behind – Haiku

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smell of evergreen  
in a November forest 
can take you back home  

Second Thoughts # 9 – A New Leaf on Life

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I realized on a walk today that if you stare at fallen leaves long enough they come alive again. – Ash

Second Thoughts # 8 – If I Moss Say

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When you exploit all the good things life gives you, it doesn’t leave mushroom for the bad things. – Ash

Night Fall – Haiku

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night comes earlier 
snot runs down my nose as quick 
streetlights guide me home