I agree with Carl. We should have a bulletin board or manner in which members may appeal to admin for the wellness of members who have not been around for a while or ill health or even deceased. Obviously, this would have to be done privately and with permission.

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Muse for all things Ginger...

Sole proprietor of Spitcurl Barber and Deli...

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The lion strode proudly from the bush into the open tundra. Unafraid of being seen. The shoulder high grass failing to hide his massive mane. He canted his head as a scent in the air told him she was near. A small throaty growl gives notice that he is aware. She weaves her way through the dense undergrowth. Darting in and out of cover. Her thick bushy tail held low as she prowled and rising...

Added 17 Apr 2018 | Category General | Votes 6 | Avg Score 5 | Views 87 | 5 Comments

It was your nature. Walking to the edge. Lifting your foot into temptation. Always pulling back at the last minute. This time was different. Stepping forward instead of back. The rush of excitement. The exhilaration of taking a chance. Too late the danger recognized. Falling. Unable to halt the descent. The darkness swallowing you. Tumbling into the endless blackness. ...

Added 04 Apr 2018 | Category Poetry | Votes 7 | Avg Score 5 | Views 90 | 6 Comments

There is this place. Magical. Mythical. Legendary. A place where, The breeze is warm. Where the scent of lavender fills the air. A place where, When you close your eyes, Only the hum of bees, And the chirping of birds is heard. There is this place. Where troubles are cast aside. Where pain is forbidden. Where anger and hate is denied. A place where laughter is your only response....

Added 02 Apr 2018 | Category Poetry | Votes 10 | Avg Score 5 | Views 121 | 8 Comments

Every horrible act of violence is only exceeded by the endless media hyping that inundates every moment following it. The constant competition for ratings and trying to “outdo” each other for viewers is overshadowing the main issues that need to be addressed. Gun control leaps from the mouths of those involved. Take away all guns leaps from others. While the NRA and its hardline supporters...

Added 17 Feb 2018 | Category Musings | Votes 6 | Avg Score 5 | Views 222 | 7 Comments

Is it just me… or has anyone else noticed that our sneaky ass markets went from 12-ounce cans to 10-ounce? So now when a recipe calls for a 12-ounce can of weasel nuts, our calculations are all messed up and the recipe is screwed. Is it just me… or has anyone else noticed that paper towels don’t absorb as much anymore? They just don’t wick up liquids like they used to. I find myself...

Added 04 Feb 2018 | Category Musings | Votes 9 | Avg Score 5 | Views 231 | 9 Comments

I’ve been told I write too dark. Just my way of saying life isn’t a walk in the park. Some say I have no humor. That’s just a rumor. I laugh now and then. There was this one time back in 2010. It was way more than just a smirk. I’m not a complete jerk. Although, I am a piece of work. With at least one quirk. I always try to write from the heart. Which may not make me very smart....

Added 24 Jan 2018 | Category Poetry | Votes 10 | Avg Score 5 | Views 185 | 10 Comments

I remember sitting in class in high school watching the other kids socialize and grab-ass. Their laughter ringing in my ears as if life was a plate of oysters, each one filled with pearls. I was the oldest of eight kids with parents who were selfish, self-centered abusers, but they aren’t the subject of this tale. Each morning I would have to get my brothers and sisters up, feed...

Added 04 Jan 2018 | Category Musings | Votes 9 | Avg Score 5 | Views 244 | 7 Comments

Wait! I said wait! Don’t go. I’m not ready yet. I’m never ready. Every time someone leaves they take a piece of my heart with them. I only have a tiny piece left. What happens when that’s gone? What fills the void where my heart once was? No check and balance for my mind. Just empty thoughts without feeling. Darkness. Too great a risk. I must defend what’s left. Block entry to...

Added 03 Jan 2018 | Category Poetry | Votes 6 | Avg Score 5 | Views 213 | 6 Comments

For my friend Ravenpearl. Marcie forever in my heart.   I wish… we had met long ago. Running through the fields as children. Giggling at butterflies tickling our noses. Grass so high it brushed our cheeks as we ran. All those fences climbed on the shortest journey home. I wish… we had held hands on a hill and watched clouds morphing into familiar shapes. Our friendship becoming seamless...

Added 20 Dec 2017 | Category Poetry | Votes 14 | Avg Score 5 | Views 250 | 10 Comments

Sadly, As I pen this tome, I once again, Find myself alone.   When I was young, I had such dreams, I wasted them all, Falling apart at the seams.   My life was lived, In parceled moments, The ones I loved, Became opponents.   The joy within, That young boy’s laughter, Became cries to the man, Losing what I sought after.   What chance had I, Being the likes of me, For...

Added 13 Nov 2017 | Category Poetry | Votes 10 | Avg Score 5 | Views 256 | 8 Comments

I wake I walk I dream I hurt I eat Alone. Friends talk. Watching my shuffle. Counting the days, Till my fog lifts. Heart bleeds anew. As I shuffle alone. I wake. I eat. Still alone.    ...

Added 22 Jan 2018 | Category Poetry | Votes 6 | Avg Score 5 | Views 141 | 7 Comments