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Tag Archives: Family

When the Singing’s Done

Through the boredom in the quiet
He’d start to softly sing.

Posted byAly Writes24th May 202224th May 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Anecdotes, Canadian, Canadian Literature, Childhood Memories, Family, Favourite Things, Literature, Poem, Poetry, True StoryLeave a comment on When the Singing’s Done

It’s Been a Dull Day at 305 Barton Lane

Dad gives no signs of noticing, pecking away at his laptop on the well-worn sofa in the family room that’s been more solitary room this week.

Posted byAly Writes3rd Dec 20213rd Dec 2021Posted inFlash Fiction, Humor, ProseTags:Dysfunctional, Family, Flash, FunnyLeave a comment on It’s Been a Dull Day at 305 Barton Lane

The Molted Skin of Childhood

Old bridge across the Saugeen River at Krug Memorial Park in Chesley

He had gone away years before. Away, as in not there, not where Miranda was, not around when she needed him—or someone, anyone—to be in her corner.

Posted byAly Writes19th Mar 202119th Mar 2021Posted inFlash Fiction, ProseTags:Dysfunctional, Family, Flash, Human Condition, Prose, Running AwayLeave a comment on The Molted Skin of Childhood
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