Category: Pym Thomas
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hypochondria
I suppose you could say I’m a bit of a hypochondriac. Looking in the bathroom mirror, I notice it’s all steamed up. I wipe it off with my finger, And see, on my face, Three spots, all in a line. I look at them, lean in close to the mirror to see better, And wonder…
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Places I Want to Live
An old plane would be nice, the engines could be turned into useful sheds, Or guest bedrooms, How about a retired Melbourne tram, or two, they’d be just a wonderful place to be, Or a double-decker bus, you could move your house around, one day living in the city and the next by a pristine…
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The Brief Conversation
Chuck was lonely, but that wasn’t unusual. He was always lonely. He didn’t have a family, to speak of. Why would he? That was the first thing he knew, as he popped into existence. He looked about, and found he had all the knowledge in the world. It was an interesting feeling. F E E…
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Cause and Effect
The child threw a rock at the bird, The bird fell out of the tree, It hit an old lady on the head and she fell dead, Momentarily distracting a man crossing the road, Who was hit by a bus, Which caused the bus driver to have a heart attack, And drive into a petrol…
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LB
I love him, I want to snuggle up to him, And rub his chin, his little wet kitty nose And say “who’s a good boy…whoooos’s a gooooood boy…” His fur so soft and warm, His adorable snorty purr, And when he frolics in the garden, It’s a cuteness overload. LB the kitten, LB the cat,…
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The Island and the Men
The boat pulled up to the rocky beach of the island. It was a clear, warm-but-not-too-hot day. The waves sloshed against the boat’s wooden hull. The men in the boat stepped out and stood on the shore. They decided to hike inland a bit. After about an hour, they became quite thirsty and presently found…
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The Investor
Miles Rodenberry was a property investor. He bought houses, kept them for a couple of years, and sold them on for three times the amount of money he’d acquired them for. He lived richly and happily. So, imagine his surprise when scrolling through a real estate website, he found a listing that read as follows:…