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“@the Dentist with Dodi Holmes”

September 13, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

  I feel as though my teeth are sharper because they’re cleaner. Can that be true? Or were they filed while I was strapped to the chair? With all the […]

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Crazy, Fiction, Fiction Writing, Humor, the Dentist Horror, Writing

“Enough”

July 27, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

“Enough” (an anti-poem! < ?) It started simply enough, a shy look, a corner glance. A forceful meeting of the eyes. Quick, casual, enough to be drawn in. Hungry curiosity, […]

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Anti-poem, Fiction, Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing

“The Birthmark”

July 15, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

(It’s probably not gross.) I don’t know why I had these thoughts today. In the vain attempt (it means two things!) to get some sun on my skin, I walked […]

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Birthmarks, Crazy, Gold, History, Money, Nixon, Oil, Skin, Uncategorized, Writing

“One of Life’s Essay Questions”

June 24, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

I am furiously set in learning from this course “How to Write Amazing Children’s Stories” by Alison Mott and I have until the end of tonight to absorb (or write […]

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Learning, Uncategorized, Writing

“How Some Things are Done”

June 8, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

If you’re a writer, then you know that sometimes the most paralyzing thing is the lack of a “good first line.” And it’s true, when you have that “Eureka!” moment […]

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Blacksmithing, Fiction, History, History?, Imagination, Mythology, Steel, Uncategorized, Writing

“Something Resembling Logic”

June 2, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

(or a “logicoid” in medicine) I’ve reached that horrible point where I’ve force-flexed my imagination on one subject for so long that the imagination itself is sore. I can only […]

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Consciousness, Imagination, Uncategorized, Writing

“Tofu and the Thousand Incredible Onions”

May 29, 2016by justinlehman 4 Comments

My grandmother tells a story about her first husband, my late grandfather, James Roberts, who asked her for an onion pie. She had never heard of anything like that, nor […]

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Cooking, Uncategorized, Writing

“Hang a Shingle”

May 28, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

Have you ever heard this expression? I forget where I picked it up, though I always misquoted it as “Hang a plank.” The meaning is the same, hang something on […]

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The Brain, Uncategorized, Writing

“O, What a Noble Mind is Here O’erthrown!”

May 24, 2016by justinlehman Leave a comment

-Ophelia, “Hamlet,” Shakespeare, 1599-1602 I happen to like that speech of Ophelia’s. She was supposed to be Hamlet’s bride, but he went “mad” with grief. In turn, that sparked Ophelia’s […]

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Cooking, Uncategorized, Writing

“Do Not Ask for Whom the Dough Rises…”

May 22, 2016by justinlehman 1 Comment

It’s been almost a month since I had pizza last! That doesn’t seem incredible, but once upon a time, that was my business and I ate it everyday. I even […]

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Cooking, Pizza, Uncategorized, Writing

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  • “…Something other than Harm,” part 3 of 3 March 16, 2017
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  • “Adult Content!” Meaning ‘Sex’ December 30, 2016
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