Once again, a few wonderful people on twitter have inspired me with insanity. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. Content warning, violence, blood, death. Bobby felt the warmth on his cheek before he heard the screams. Almost in slow motion, he turned to his partner as his hand came up to feel the warm, wet spot that had… Read more →
Month: January 2020
Poetry – Song: Phantom Limbs . A tribute to Neil Peart and Rush, and to lost friends.
I’ve been thinking about death and loss lately. Specifically, I was thinking about Neil Peart. And how his friends and bandmates must feel. Especially Geddy. His voice has sung, for decades, words put there by Neil. How must that feel? To have a portion of your voice… gone? And I can kind of understand. I’m missing a piece of my… Read more →
The man in the mirror…
Content warning : physical dysphoria About two years ago, I grew a beard. My wife asked me too! And I’ll humor her just about anything she asks, at least once. I was expecting a short experiment. I had grown a beard about 15 years ago, or at least, tried. I tried to do a goatee, and by the time it… Read more →
Alexander Hollins on Medium
For those of you who like using Medium, and want to support me there, I have started copying my different posts here over to Medium, and will post new items in both places. I have a Table Of Contents set up on a public story at https://medium.com/@theleakingpen_95905/table-of-contents-alexander-hollins-f93586a71e3d Read more →