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Up in Smoke

OK, so as of January 4, I’ve quit smoking. Roughly a 25-year, 2 pack a day habit and now it’s done. No patch. No gum. No Wellbutrin XL (which my better half who also quit needed to help her over … Continue reading

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New Orleans Spring

Once New Orleans weather starts to warm it becomes quite bearable in shirt sleeves to linger under the carport at night enjoying a cigarette in the dark while the light scent of jasmine fills the air and the bustle on … Continue reading

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Suggestion for Philip Morris

I have been a smoker for a long time. You know, I’ve been watching these Philip Morris legislation required commercials advocating parental communication as the method for preventing children from smoking…and I’ve been thinking…while it is necessary for parents to … Continue reading

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Carport Cacophony: a sestina

Under the carport, inhaling from my last cigarette another drag, I listen to the voices rise and fall through the window, their cadence and cascade a soft counterpoint of sound, muffled through the closed glass; here and there I catch … Continue reading

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