they werent familiarhad met at a party a mutual friend threw

she looked at him over the sugaredlip of the lemondrop martini

                                                                    saidsoftly  Aaron.

Thaswha I thought you said

Yes.

Early tonight I met a woman named Shawn  S H A W N 

                                                             Also typically a guys name    Im on a roll

She was attractive  as you are

Ohmy, thank you.

Youre welcome

Aren’t you polite.

No

    Get to know me youll find out Im not

she sipped her martini   swallowed

                                             Are you challenging me to know you . . better?

I woudnt mind

                  You might though

I don’t know, we’ve been checked her wristwatch talking together . . uninterrupted . for nearly fifty minutes . . . and you’ve been forthcoming . accessible . . and I believe . honest.

Honesty You can count on me for thaI woudnt lie to you

I believe I can.

                   It seems to me as a kid growing up you were, no big head now, an influencer.

Arya suggestin as now how influencers are described alluded to

Somewhat, though modestly.

Look at you threadin a needle 

                                    Though Im not  not an influencer then or today

It strikes me you could be.

he chuckled

she smiled fine excruciating dimples  he dug thembeen digginem the whole of their conversation

                                                                                        No?

No  I can affirm tha

                       As a kidas I told you growingup oldest of nine   I was an enforcer

An enforcer.

                 Excuse me. sipped her martini   Now that you’ve said . . . I can see that.

Thank you for the acknowledgment

You’re welcome . . . very welcomethis is nice.

                                                  she smiled warmlysoftly

It is  Im really enjoying you

                                  You fascinate me

Wait till you get to know me better.  

1312,  Wednesday,  12  2. 25

0940,  Saturday,  1  3. 25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abCeqbV77wc

                                                                    Bush league ambush

Bush  referencing the debacle of the 43rd president  his September11an forth  OH felons January6

he was appalled by the ambush

                                       yet

   unsurprised

0954,  Saturday,  1  3. 25

. . . Excuse me . . .

What’s that?

Whadidyasay

When?

A moment ago

   Molasses?

                 Was referencing cookies.

Ah

      I heard otherwisepiqued my interest  given Im not one to eat sweets

Yeah I know. 

                     What’s with that?

I prefer bitter

What did you think you heard?

Mo asses  Im awfully keen on ass

                                     Tried to fantasise wha a mo ass cookie might be but drew a blank

Garnered my interest though

   I’m game.

Game tipped his head like a small bird eyeing seed on the ground under an empty birdfeeder

Yes. You’re imaginative compleat.

                                     Consummate.

What would a mo ass cookie be?

Off the top of my head

I know you've continued to puzzle.

   Yes   Yes I have

                           A cleaved molasses cookies centered by a small darkchocolate chip

Eaten warm fresh from the oven

                                     A spin on anilingus

Jesus.

        You’re a sick puppy.

You tell tha to the many women Ive pleasured

                                                   Sex  Not a damn thing comes off the table

whispered Prude

   What did you say?

Nothing

You did.

Didnt

   What did you say?

Nothing ya don know already

                                    You any idea

   I do not.

Thas  unfortunate

                        Ailing

1144,  Saturday,  15  2. 25

1342,  reggaefriday,  28  2. 25

Fools for Christ.

he announced it

   he  ignored it

Fools for Christ.

was tryin to get a rise out of him

                                   thought himself a Minnesota native Brown trout that he couldnt catch flyfishin  Too wilytoo  wise

 

Foo . .

. . Donchadare

I found it in Wikipedia, on my phone.

Yabraggin  Speaks to its worthlessness

                                            If I want scant information Ill glance  Otherwise   Despise

You can learn a lot . .

. . A lot  A lot like social media

                                  If I want to know more than a handful of shit Ill vet it find fourfive sources before I hang my hat on anything

Research man  Research

                            You went to college  had to have written numerous papers

No.  Not that I remember.

In fuckinsometimes irritation got the best of him high school

Probably I don’t remember.

Were you attentive or were you just attending

I did well, got good grades.

I struggled for good gradesmaybe  maybe thas why things stick with mehad to work like a motherfucker ignore my instincts ignore my distractions

                                             Had to SIT UP FRONT for passable grades

I did well in school, well, high school.

Graduated college

University.

Kinda the same

Not really. Size matters.

Size Mater Latin  Alma mater nourishingbounteous mother

You know that as a fact?

I do  Long memory

                      Aided by research

Whas your point

Old Testament. Isaiah and his harlot.

No idea what youre talkinbout

Hosea and his harlot.

Yaseem to like harlots

Her name was Gomer. She was a prostitute.

Youd have made a great pro

gave him sideeye

You don like to work tha hard  Coud lay on your back an take it

                                                                      Old Testamenthuh

   Yes.

I like to refer to it as the Old Testicle

Rude.

Not really You think any woman had a hand in it

                                                      Great stories to be sure

Ezekiel

 

   What about Ezekiel?

Youre reading the Old Testiclehad to have read tha during your Fools for Christ foray

Not ringing a bell.

Thas unfortunate  Great story

 

 

Are you going to say?

You don wanna work tha hard

                                  Yacoud look it up   On your phone

You wanna save me the time?

 

   Awright

Explains wha a twist He is

                              Told Ezekiel he had to bake bread over human excrement

Think about tha next time youre offer a slice of Ezekiel bread

Oh my God.

Ezekiel didnt

              Gawd cut him a break after watchin him twist awhile

Gawd let him bake over cow dung than human dung  Chapter Four Line Fifteen

Wha a prince

   Why would you know that?

Great storyyah

1115,  Saturday,  15  2. 25

1622,  Thursday,  27  2. 25

Isaiahs harlot  https://www.thefellowship.site/archives/isaiah-lessons-from-the-nations/a-prostitutes-hope 

was milling it over in his mind   if plausibility

                                                     knew who he could pass it through

if moronic  utterly senseless

                                    or

possibleif  improbable

Adrienne

           whenever he called to talk with her in his head ADRIENNE goes off like he were Brando Stanley Kowalski cryin STELLA  On the Waterfront

couldnt help himself

                      wouldnt be much help

dialed her up

Hello, Joe.

thought ADRIENNESTELLA

                               said Hey kiddo  How are you

I hear it in your voice.

                        How are you?

I think its a bit more than my voicehuh

he could see her nod

                       Yes.

Have a feelin

Yes I did.

           Might go so far to say that if you hadn’t called I’d’ve called you.

What’s up?

You know the day

I do. I feel it every year.

                           It’s very strong today.

Yes  Potent

How can I help?

Id like to ask you something

                              Perhaps a little disturbing   But

I am disturbed

I’m listening.

Thank you

You’re welcome.

   I understand this is likely implausible but I cant shake itits been crowding my mind an I thought if someone coud put me out of my miseryconfusion  hopefulness   itd be you

Those are some mighty big sho . .

. . A big orderyes  Yes

                          Only you  I have confidence in you

I know I’m not the only game in town.

   No

       I am attracted to witches

she laughed with mirth

                          You are.  Yes. You are.

How can I help you?

Astrology  Tarot

Tarot is my strong suit.

Yes

      But youre a capable astrologer  dabbler

I have my moments.

An to affirm

              Where ones born time theyre born day they were born critical to inform ones place in the world the universe

Yes.

My   meandering . . .

 

Yes.

Life

     Ones life

Yes.

   If one knows where someone was  the day the time     The time

They died

Is it possible there is shoud they believe in reincarnationMe  reincarceration chuckled  possible to imagine an astrology for their next life their rebirthnot  not  not tha its immediate  roll out of bed onto ones feet 

   Does tha make sense

 

Jeez Joe. I haven’t ever considered that.

                                             I’d have to really think.

Yah  Ive been

Tellyawha

            Lets give it time

Gimme a buzz 

I could do that.

I love ya  I appreciate tha

                            Thank you

You’re welcome . . . I think.

early AM,  Thursday,  27  2. 25

1020

Stella  On the Waterfront  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcP1trgOnoY

random

        page 1621  The New Oxford American Dictionary

sourmashed

sourpussed

soursopped

              a large acidic fruit

souredwood

              fallen on ones belly unable to rise despite cajoled

                                                                   Com’on boy

Com’on up uP UP  UPya go   Com’on boy

   it disregards his cajoling

                                    flaccid souredwood   BOO ohBoo

1651,  Saturday,  15  2. 25

1234,  day-between-2-T’s,  26  2. 25

      I

1.  coud

              indicate possibility

2.  shoud

               indicate obligation  duty correctness   criticising someones actions  

3.  woud

              (mood)  indicating consequence of an imagined event

4.  ought

      to

          indicate duty situation correctness   criticising someones actions  

thinking I coudve woudve shoudve oughtve he wondered which was correct

I coud do tha

I shoud have done tha

I woud have done tha

I oughta have done tha

   wha might have been done wasnt hadntbeen important to his consideration

                                                                                     in fact

he didnt remember what he was thinking when he challenged himself

tossed the gauntlet down

                               mebbe

it was

Woudya commit murder

No.  Never.

So ya woudnt coudnt shoudnt oughta kill yourself

Hold up. That’s not murder.

Killin something someone anyone is murder

Not myself.

Youre not someone anyone

No. I’m me.

So youre still on the table

Regarding my exit strategyyeah.

   Huh  Okay 

1658,  Saturday,  15  2, 25

1155,  day-between-2-Ts,  26  2. 25

bomber sat in the window in the sun

                                          warm

he couldnt resist

had to pet him

bomber saw him comingdidnt resist

                                            as he scratched the top of his huge orangetabby head

bomber closed his eyes

scratched

scratched

scratched

scratched  rhythmic breathing

                                    scratched

                                          scratched

                                                                 scratched

suddenlyquieteyespoppedopen

                                his expression  asif I had disappeared

No Im right here

                 scratched his head  Right here Im right here

he closed his eyes again

   scratched

he hadnt intended a session

                                ahwell  so be it  as he scratched he humoured himself reseeing bombers eyesPOP

 

1458,  Saturday,  15  2. 25

1019,  day-between-2-Ts,  26  2. 25

viscerallyspat in concert

                          had dialed up Amazons The Monkey Man

end of the opening fight sceneLAUGHED

                                           it was like him to injectintegrate fiction into his life

spat reductively

                  it was like him to become embroiled in things outside himself outside his sphererealm

couldnt stopbrakeHEELmotherfucker himself from becoming involved

   Yah. The boy’s got heart.

                               Although yadthink hed see this ain’t his game.

Hmm  he overheard

understood

still

   still

         a valuable lesson learned

he recalled fighting Golden Gloves name seduced him 

                                                      got his bell rungmebbe  one   two  too many times

he had been good combative

                                just not goodenough

YesYES YES    Tha was the difference

seemedYes seemed infinitesimal

queer how close by numbers  by degrees    by pedigree

                                                             he could hear it  was that close to the ceiling

made him feel like a bitch

                           BITCH Nah

No  Not a bitch

                    Definitely not

SOUNDS LIKE WHERE YOU WERE GOING               

I wasnt fuckyou

interloping Mariachi

I wasnt talking to you

Who then

To myself

Were yourselves

   they were right

wasnt conceding

                   Ill let ya know when I want your two cents

We cant promise you tha

I know

        But in the future try   Awright

   Try

Whas all I can ask

not a bitch

            he felt badly   his skills  a day late dollar short

close

       but no cigar

2159,  Twosday,  25  2. 25

0936,  day-between-2-Ts,  26  2. 25