Down-n-Dirty Blog on Relationships

Published by admin on July 30, 2018

Explorations of Pain

  Typed on a Smith Corona electric typewriter, circa 1970.   www.alexobed.com

Published by admin on August 19, 2016

Tough Conversations You Won’t Have with Your Partner

I understand why you don’t want to talk about it. I mean, your relationship is going “fine.” It’s been the best relationship you’ve had in a long time–maybe forever. Why rock the boat? But… if you really get quiet, you can hear the echo of doubt lingering deep in the unexplored caverns of your subconscious:…

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Published by admin on May 20, 2016

Lying Mirrors

While pissing, I stare into the mirror staring at me. My graying hairs taunt me; a not so subtle hint that my youthful boyishness has left the gates. Liar– I say aloud, smiling defiantly. In truth, the mirror doesn’t lie; our minds do.   The mirror’s but a faithful servant.   Thank you for reading Subscribe for more fun…

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Published by admin on July 21, 2015

Radical Dishonesty

  I remember sitting by the river bank one day with a woman. Not just any woman, mind you. There was history between this woman and l.   Teenage history– with a gap the size of adulthood between our past and that moment, on that rock along the river, sitting peacefully (on the outside at least). Finally, I succumbed…

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