April 15, 2021

From Stump to Stummel

April 15, 2021/ Ryan Trimble

You make a tobacco pipe like you make a life: remove all that is unnecessary.

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You make a tobacco pipe like you make a life: remove all that is unnecessary.

Joplin blew out a hit. The smoke hung and twisted in the sunlight, and he studied it there, looking for an answer or sign.

Dear Loved One

I don’t know how best to tell you this, but you’re wrong. You’re wrong about me, and I fear you are wrong about the world.

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RYAN TRIMBLE