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Monthly Archives: October 2013
THE RAVING — All eighteen verses
The Raving by Horton Deakins Once upon a whiskey bourbon, while I watched my ice a-meltin’, Stacks of pizza boxes littering the floor— While the dog, her water lapping, suddenly there came a capping, In the middle of 50 Cent … Continue reading
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The Raving, Verse 16
“Gangsta! Word, yo! On the level!—gangsta still, if dude or devil! Look up! See who lookin’ at us? God in Heaven, He got your score— Pues, digame en Español, ¿Estás borracho de alcohol? Just go home, you misguided man. Ain’t … Continue reading
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The Raving — Verse 15
“Gangsta! Word, yo! On the level!—gangsta still, if dude or devil!— Whether you been told, or whether you just feel the need for war, All alone, but that don’t stop you, ain’t no cop around to drop you— You know … Continue reading
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Another Familial Resurrection
This wasn’t the fountain of youth, but I was having a bit of fun trying to add color to old black and white photos. This is a photo of my cousin, circa 1959, in a lake in Alabama called Mud … Continue reading
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The Raving, verse 14
As I struggled to make a point, I sniffed the smoke of some huge joint Echoes of “You bogartin’!” haunted the hallways of this floor. “Junkie,” I said, “your pusher gave you—crazy pills that will not save you An brief … Continue reading
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Grandma — Young Again
This is my same grandmother when she was young. If she were no more than 20 in this photo, it would have been around 1909. I do not know the location where this photo was taken, but I have another … Continue reading
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Bringing Grandma Back to Life
Dad took this photo of my grandmother (Mom’s mother) back in the early 1960’s, or perhaps even the late 1950’s, with black and white film that he developed himself. I found this negative several years ago, scanned it, and used Paint Shop … Continue reading
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One of my better self-taken photos
With my cell phone, that is! I took this on Sept. 28, 2013. That’s about as big as my smile gets, folks, and no one was even there to tell me a joke. Don’t even try to get me to show … Continue reading
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Sunset at Red Rock Canyon Grill, Lake Hefner, OKC
Sunset after dinner tonight–and you weren’t there. OMG, don’t let that happen again!
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