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“Mead.
O sweet elixir,
Ye bless the lips and steal the wits.
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― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
O sweet elixir,
Ye bless the lips and steal the wits.
&ܴ;
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
“Being mindfulof AuntKathy’s presence, I turned to readingtheBiblewhilesitting in the living room.Itwas mywayofkeepingmyauntatbay.Yet,myfacadedidn’tsustainmeforlong.Igot calledtothedining tableanyway.Next,Iwas told to followJerry’s instructions onceweleft the house. Then to my surprise, Aunt Kathy made breakfast for me anyway. Immediately, I was on high alert! “Oh hell, how do I get beyond this meal!�
ThereIwasstaringatbreadblackenedononesideandtoosoggytofalloff theplate. Thebacon was two inches thick and fried hard enough to be a shoe insert. The grits had settled to a pace.
Myeggs wereaperfectsubstituteforpopcorn. EventhoughIhadnoappetite, Ihadtogobble
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Aunt Kathy made her own homemade peach preserves. It was extremely sweet and more concentrated than Playdough. I knew if she saw me using her sauce, she’d overlook the other itemsIleftuntouched.Iflucky, thefermentationwas potentenough tobuzz mealldaylong.So, I made sure she’ll see me spreading that paste all over my charcoal toast. Of course, I made the
yummy sound “yums”as I took bite after bite. Fortunately, AuntKathy fellhook, line, and sinkerformyfacade.“Iseeyou lovethatjelly!ButI’mnotgoingto letyou eat all myjam! People will pay lots of money for that good stuff!�
“YesMa’am,”Isaid.Simplyamazing!Beingshehad foodshethoughtIliked,therewasalimit.
ButifIhatedsomethingthenIhadtobeforce-fed.
AsAuntKathytalked,Ifumbledand movedmyfoodaroundasshegavemedirectivesforthe day. “When school is over, make sure to wait on the steps for your brother.�
“Yes Ma’am,”Isaidonceagain.”
― My Bully, My Aunt, & Her Final Gift
ThereIwasstaringatbreadblackenedononesideandtoosoggytofalloff theplate. Thebacon was two inches thick and fried hard enough to be a shoe insert. The grits had settled to a pace.
Myeggs wereaperfectsubstituteforpopcorn. EventhoughIhadnoappetite, Ihadtogobble
dzٳԲǷɲǰԲ徱ܱܲԳ.
Aunt Kathy made her own homemade peach preserves. It was extremely sweet and more concentrated than Playdough. I knew if she saw me using her sauce, she’d overlook the other itemsIleftuntouched.Iflucky, thefermentationwas potentenough tobuzz mealldaylong.So, I made sure she’ll see me spreading that paste all over my charcoal toast. Of course, I made the
yummy sound “yums”as I took bite after bite. Fortunately, AuntKathy fellhook, line, and sinkerformyfacade.“Iseeyou lovethatjelly!ButI’mnotgoingto letyou eat all myjam! People will pay lots of money for that good stuff!�
“YesMa’am,”Isaid.Simplyamazing!Beingshehad foodshethoughtIliked,therewasalimit.
ButifIhatedsomethingthenIhadtobeforce-fed.
AsAuntKathytalked,Ifumbledand movedmyfoodaroundasshegavemedirectivesforthe day. “When school is over, make sure to wait on the steps for your brother.�
“Yes Ma’am,”Isaidonceagain.”
― My Bully, My Aunt, & Her Final Gift
“they’re teaching us that the real Catholic belief about Mary is that she got pregnant through her ear—that “Just as Eve listened to Satan and gave birth to sin, so Mary listened to Gabriel and became pregnant with the Son of God.”
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood
“On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of attention, slowly and tenderly.”
― Isabella Warrior Queen
― Isabella Warrior Queen
“Various large trees� willowy peppers and especially the pines—seem to be reaching down to hold your hand.”
― Digging for God
― Digging for God
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