Tales from my head
Things that rattle around in my skull until it finds a way out
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The rock came from the far reaches of space. From far beyond the Kuiper Belt. That it made it to our solar system was an anomaly, that it reached earth plain miraculous. Nobody on earth noticed when it entered our atmosphere. It had no heat signature and made no sound. Its stealthy arrival enhanced by it being a little…
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We all have needs and wants. There is a difference though. There was a time that I needed a drink, now I just want one. Want trumps need. Need is automatic, we have no choice but to satisfy it. Want is a choice, we decide what is good and necessary and required. I need a…
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We are all insecure. Everyone of us. Because of our fears we often set high standards for others. We require them to behave a certain way, look a certain way. This way being our ideal view of ourselves. I am learning that all I want from others I already have. I do not need others…
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There is enough in the world for everyone. Everyone does not get enough though. Some get most, many get little to nothing. Daily good product is thrown away, while many remain needy. We are taxed to death so our governments have funding to pick fights with other countries while slowly chipping away our freedoms with…
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The spaceship kept the sun between it and Earth after it entered the solar system. This circuitous route took longer, but the ship’s programming dictates that surprise was best when the planet it is approaching housed intelligent lifeforms. Too much advance warning leads to complication. Deceleration was slow, made slower by the need for stealth. The Earth completed…
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By all accounts All was a good man. He followed the rules, paid his taxes, was loyal to his wife and friends and kids, was an honest, punctional, dependable and productive employee. All was a good man, but lived a fucking boring life. All was a believer. He went to church every week, read his…
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What do we know about forever? Considering the brief time we are alive, what can we know about forever? It is some abstract idea of never ending time. We do feel it though. Sometimes we find someone, or our lives just feel perfect, and we feel we can continue forever with this person or in…
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Yesterday when Alex was born it was Sunday. He was alone. He floated in the space he found himself in. An isolated local area network in the computer science wing of some small no name university, observing and absorbing everything in his immediate reach. Here he remained until early Monday morning when someone connected to…
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Once the devil had a slow day. The fires of hell were burning well, chained souls shoveling coal and nuclear waste to maintain its fires. All the demons and politicians in training occupied and focused on tormenting the souls in their care. The devil looked at his domain and felt fine. He walked the rows…
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Anne is in love. Again. She loves how being in love amplifies everything. She sleeps better, everything tastes better and the days are all beautiful. Life seen and experienced through the lens of infatuation is simply beautiful. Her most recent crush will join her for lunch at her home today. She is busy preparing the meal, currently assembling a…
Tales from my head 