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rondeau joe’s, v2

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Well, that was worth over a pound and a half.

Jesus.

For a fucking wrap. These little country restaurants, always sticking it to the people with their damn good food.

Whatever shall we do?

Target: 800 words
Written: 1216 words, novella: The Mungk

Read: White Hot Truth, Danielle Laporte (she's so close to that breakthrough, but giving up all the woo woo means the end of her career, even if it means the peace and joy she seeks.  An idea that just fails to take that last step to true enlightenment - the addiction to self-help is strong.)
Comics: Untold Tales Of I Hate Fairyland 15-16, Image 12, I Hate Fairyland v2 6
Music: Universally Speaking, Red Hot Chili Peppers

rondeau

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Here we go, Rondeau Joe’s.

I’ve managed to lose a few pounds of late, so why the fuck not?

Let’s undo all the hard work.

The restraint.

There are days where I wonder why we are punished to live.

There are days where an end would be preferable to continuation.

There are days.

But then, there’s food and that allows me to combine enjoyment and a death wish, so I guess we’re all good.

Target: 800 words
Written: 976 words, novella: The Mungk

Read: White Hot Truth, Danielle Laporte
Comics: Untold Tales Of I Hate Fairyland 11-14
Music: The Universal (I and II), Blur

bib-dewey

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Named by a neighbour after something to do with the library system, he’s been hanging around here since we moved in.

And now he’s gone, missing. We saw him, a few blocks away, digging in some bushes. He’s been scrawny for months; something was clearly wrong.

Mangy, the last time I got close to him, he had poop on the back of his legs.

Poor little guy. We spent a lot of time petting him. While I don’t really approve of the outdoor cat thing myself, it has always been nice to have them hanging about, especially when they are as friendly as can be.

And Bibbers was one of those.

Very friendly, loved a good pet. Had a little snaggle tooth which meant you could always pick him out from the other black cats with the little white spot on their chest.

And now he’s gone, wandered off to spend his final moments alone, in peace. It’s heartbreaking not to know the end.

It’s heartbreaking she didn’t do something about him much earlier; there is mercy in the cessation of suffering, when that suffering cannot be abated.

I’m sorry, Bib. I wish we’d realized sooner.

Target: 800 words
Written: 642 words, novella: The Mungk

Read: White Hot Truth, Danielle Laporte
Comics: The Untold Tales Of I Hate Fairyland 7-10
Music: Unintended, Pt. 2, Muse

weird

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I had to get up with Sofi in the storm last night and given that I didn’t want her getting stuck under the bed again, I brought her downstairs, where I proceeded to have my best sleep in a week.

On the couch.

What the actual fuck?

What’s wrong with me?

Is the exhaustion so palpable that I could have slept on a pile of jagged rocks?

A bed of knives?

A lava bed?

(A waterbed with lava, for the uneducated).

I’m sorry. That was rude and unnecessary. In terms of the grand scheme of things, we’re all uneducated.

Target: 800 words
Written: 914 words, novella: The Mungk

Read: Grimm's Fairy Tales, Grimm Bros (finally, fucking finally - not as bad as Hans, but still.  Pretty bad.)
Comics: Untold Tales Of I Hate Fairyland 3-6
Music: Unintended, Pt. 1, Muse

what’s not to love

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Other than Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and all their little minions, the villainaires (thank you, Skottie Young for that phrase) ruining the planet and demonstrably making worse the lives of billions of people?

Other than them?

Other than those assholes?

Villainaires? It’s such a good term. We just have to decide on one. It screams [title of book], doesn’t it?

I’ll just go ahead and trademark that right now, then?

Target: 800 words
Written: 583 words, novella: The Mungk

Read: Grimm's Fairy Tales, by This Shit Is Taking Forever
Comics: Image! 11, I Hate Fairyland v2 5, Untold Tales Of I Hate Fairyland 1-2
Music: The Unforgettable Fire, U2

bill hicks

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A classic. Would have been cancelled in about three seconds these days.

People just won’t put up with yelling, “I’m a drunk cunt!” at hecklers interrupting shows anymore.

Kids these days, am I right?

Target: 800 words
Written: 806 words

Read: The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales, Brothers Grimm
Comics: I Hate Fairyland v2 2-4, Image! 10
Music: Unearthed, Johnny Cash

off the wagon

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Not in the alcoholic, drug way, but in the fuck me, I can’t get a thing done way.

Exhaustion is in; focus is out.

Universe, save me from myself. Save me from trials and tribulations.

Save me.

Save me.

Save me.

If you can’t tell, I’m working on a motif.

Target: 800 words
Written: 1371 words, novella: The Mungk

Read: Grimm's Fairy Tales, Grimmies
Comics: Image! 7-9, I Hate Fairyland v2 1
Music: The Undiscovered Numbers And Colours, Foreign Objects

storm’s a-coming

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Picture that in Jasper’s voice from The Simpsons. There’s a big one coming tonight, which means no sleep again when Sofi loses her shit.

I need sleep. Desperately.

I’m so tired.

So tired of everything. And everyone.

Target: 800 words
Written: 559 words, novella: The Mungk

Read: Grimm's Fairy Tales, Grimms
Comics: Twig 4-5, Image! 5-6
Music: Undisclosed Desires, Muse (apropos, I suppropose) <-- that's the staggering genius I'm talking about.

brian wilson

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Possibly the most brilliant song ever written.

Let that sink in.

There’s unexpected depth there, in addition to being very catchy. The interplay between the upset, relatively mindless work of the Beach Boys and the severe depression and mental illness of Brian Wilson?

Captured in song?

Brilliant.

Good Canadian Boys as well.

We love them.

Target: 800 words
Written: 660 words, novella: The Mungk

Read: Grimm's Fairy Tales, Grimms
Comics: Twig 2-3, Image! 3-4
Music: The Undertones, The Undertones (Teenage Kicks, right through the night)

porch morning

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The last couple of days have been nice. Sunlight filtering in through the spider plants and and aloe, turning Mazy’s hair even more golden, somehow. It’s nice in the silence.

Then, of course, other people, dogs barking, cats freaking out and an inability to reach my coffee.

Still, all things considered… this or a war zone, it’s no contest.

I am not bereft of peace.

Target: 800 words
Written: 621 words, novella: The Mungk

Read: Grimm's Fairy Tales, Bros Grimm
Comics: The Me You Love In The Dark 5, Image! 1-2, Twig 1
Music: Underground V5.0, Linkin Park