Daily Archives: April 23, 2024

old haunts of the heart 

Posted on April 23, 2024 by whimsygizmo

here there be ghosties, small horrors galore; hobgoblins of hope and sad specters in store. banshees of beat drum their way to the core, knowing they’ve got you as devil-doubts roar.  things that moan boo and go bump in the night, thumping and krumping ’til all’s not quite right.  we plod and … Continue reading →

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The Heart of the Frog (Freshman Biology, Second Semester) 

Posted on April 23, 2024 by whimsygizmo

We’re meant to carve it with a scalpelout of the poor thing’s slimy chest,  (along with liver, stomach, spleen)   but I’m green myself at bestand turns out no amount of Charlie scent can mask the stench of formaldehyde.  Mr. G just stepped outside … Continue reading →

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The Heart of the Frog 

Posted on April 23, 2024 by whimsygizmo

She forgot to check that part, see?  (One should fully investigate before one osculates.)  She’d assumed there was a prince-ly core at the heart of all that green.  But he’d killed dragons. And had a prideful mind. And he simply wasn’t kind(Truth be … Continue reading →

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