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July 2, 2021

Exposure

Exposure. If you say it enough times, the word loses all sense and meaning. Expo. Sure.  So not sure, are we now, of anything anymore.  Exposure. […]
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March 2, 2018

The Grog Blog

Here it is, the last day of abstinence. I have ‘detoxed’, ‘cleansed my liver’ and proven to myself that I am not an alcoholic. This is […]
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September 19, 2017

Work, can we talk?

“Can we talk? Sorry, I know this might seem sudden but we need to talk about ‘us’. “Lately something has changed, I am not sure why […]
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October 28, 2015

Rat Race

Alarm clock and noise blaring pre-dawn for a wake-up call. Get up, face the day. Move, shower, dress, feed the dog and don’t forget yourself. Pack […]
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September 21, 2015

There’s always tomorrow

It’s 3am. I said I wasn’t going to do this. But I have said that before. How many times now? I don’t want to count. The […]
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August 3, 2015

LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX

Sex. Doing it. Not doing it. Looking for it, wanting it, avoiding it, seeing it, pretending not to see it, secrets, lies and fantasies. Gay, straight, […]
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June 28, 2015

The curse of ages

Sip, by sip it carries us away, into oblivion. Sip, by sip it robs us, of our drive, our motivation, our desire to do more, to […]
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