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Side Exit

October 23, 2023 Like 0 Ian Dundas

A proper suicide should be an Irish goodbye. Out the side exit stage left You duck out without a word leaving a scene a place that you didn’t want to be part of. A lifetime trying to escape and the…

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Thoughts On Good Friday While Having A Late Afternoon Drink At Doc Harper’s | Whiskey and Words

September 11, 2023 Like 0 Ian Dundas

I have never frozen to death while passed out in a snow bank but I’ve gotten hypothermia sitting next to a loved one. The worst place to puke is in the shower still drunk while Conway Twitty sings of Linda…

Poetry

Perfectly Flipping Eggs | Whiskey and Words

September 11, 2023 Like 0 Ian Dundas

I love breakfast foods / bacon, hash browns / two eggs over easy / with an English muffin. / It’s my favorite breakfast / and my second favorite dinner.

Poetry

Spring | Whiskey and Words

March 27, 2023 2 0 Ian Dundas

A row of barstools / has decayed from loneliness / and the curb outside / crumbles from neglect.These days / swing from / apathy to anger / and back.

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Rejection | Whiskey and Words

March 20, 2023 2 0 Ian Dundas

Even when you anticipate it / the sting pulses through you / whether it’s a love interest / who picked someone else / or the local poetry festival / that rejected your work / as unsurprising as it is. /…