This Sassy cat Foreshadowing clawbacks to come, This Sassy cat has duly shredded Our son’s ergonomic, work-from-home, swivel servant’s chair From which she reigns triumphant; firmly ensconced; No negotiations; no debate; Trespassers will have to circumnavigate This determined, preternatural avatar Whose steady, ferocious gaze illustrates That she will brook no intruders. Your friend, Robert https://robertmcbrydeauthor.com/..
Willy Loman : I don’t want a change! I want Swiss cheese! Why am I always being contradicted? – Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman For Daniel MacDonald, the finest Willy Loman ever For his birthday, June 27, 2024 Getting old is no piece of cake Getting old is no piece of cake; The feast..
I’m a social media moron I’m a social media moron; A Neanderthal without a clue; For months, I’ve been tagging all sorts of people, Without really knowing what it is that I do. Being tagged was truly annoying, My posts appeared on their personal page. I had no idea what was brewing. Please attribute this..
Moses de Boswell…learning to curse and swear the Québécois way for Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day – Quebec’s national holiday Having been raised in a repressive Protestant community, I have always loved to curse and swear. (As small child, I was led to believe that I would roast in hell for eternity as punishment for this proclivity.) ..
Deaf as a post For years I have been in denial about my hearing impairment, blaming it on wax build-up and congestion, while secretly recognizing that my experience of a typical soundscape is akin to that of a skin diver trapped in a massive reverberating fishbowl, especially in venues such as bars or restaurants where..
I can’t get no…family doctor Being new to Ontario, my wife and I assiduously followed the Ontario Health Insurance Plan instructions and put our names on a waiting list for a family doctor. We learned that there are about 250,000 supplicants without a personal physician in our city alone. By the time we’re allocated..
Je suis ton Père/I am your Father Dans mon livre, je parle de mon beau-père originaire d’Europe de l’Est. Il est décédé de complications liées à la maladie d’Alzheimer en 2009. Aujourd’hui, en 2024, j’ai l’impression que mon déclin s’est amorcé et que mon destin sera bientôt semblable à celui de mon beau-père. In my..
Nous sommes désolés Oncle Albert Voici la dernière nouvelle de mon livre, écrite il y a exactement un an. Le livre s’appelle Le temps passé avec vous fut bref mais tordant. L’oncle Albert est décédé peu après la rédaction de ce texte. The English version follows. The English book is called My Time with You..
The Bear Essentials June 1972 I have never been a happy camper. When I was a small child, my parents forced me to go to a portentously named “cub camp” in Drumbo, Ontario, located on the Nith River. Even today, some sixty-five years later, repeating these diabolical names makes me quake with wretched..