The Past
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Windsor Court By Joe S. Thomas
*** I woke up today with thoughts of Windsor Court in my mind… I believe that’s my subconscious begging for a bit of punishment or perhaps some nostalgia for things long past and even dead… Windsor Court, it sounds so elegant… And the neighborhood itself was at one time… Two and three story, beautiful homes… Continue reading
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My Sensitivity and Alcoholism By Joe S. Thomas
*** Though many probably have no clue about it, I was as a child, and am as a man, a sensitive human being… I’m shamed easily, I have little to no self worth or self esteem and I find nothing at all special about myself… And that’s fine… The reason I’m saying these things is… Continue reading
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Excerpt from “Lunatic Birth” By Joe S. Thomas
WARNING! The following piece is very violent and not for the weak of heart or stomach. This is a work of fiction, but I thought I would put this warning on it just in case. Thank you. Read if you care to… JST. Our father made us gather around the coffee table on which he sat… Continue reading
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A Short Piece from 2022’s Journal
This short missive is from 2022’s journal. I’ve been dealing with this for way too long. Something has to change in 2024. I truly hope it does. How much of this can one man take without something drastic happening… What do you do when your back is literally against the wall, you have nowhere to… Continue reading
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One of the Last Entries from 2022 Journal By Joe S. Thomas
Since we’re nearing the end of 2023, I thought I would post one of the last pages from my 2022 journal… I want to end this year’s journal on some sort of positive note but nothing positive is popping in my brain at the moment… This year, 2022, took a few folks that I love… Continue reading
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Reaching By Joe S. Thomas
*** There was a time not so long ago really in the scheme of things when I drank way too much and took drugs… I did these things to forget… I did these things in an attempt to feel like a normal human being whose nerves have been ripped to shreds since the age of… Continue reading
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Longing for a More Pure Time By Joe S. Thomas
*** I started working on my latest WIP, Vulture this weekend and just couldn’t get the flow working… I didn’t want to force it so I sat it aside and read… There was just too much going on within me I suppose… I plunked around on my guitar, listened to a good bit of music,… Continue reading
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Those Could Have Been’s By Joe S. Thomas
*** I was supposed to go to an event at a coffee shop that I’ve been meaning to attend for the past couple of months… Last month I got my days mixed up and missed it, but I had really intended to go… Today, I’ve been thinking too deeply about things that I can’t change… Continue reading
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