The Shamus Dialogues

The Shamus Dialogues

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EMPEROR

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The emptiness of my house was overmatched only by the emptiness in my heart.  I sat in the living room, my eyes staring at the piece of paper that I found pinned to the front door.  Moisture welled up in my eyes, and the only thing I could think of, at this my lowest moment, […]

I OPENED MY EYESE

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I had joined the Army when I was eighteen.  I had the idea that I’d go on adventures if I were a soldier.  Many of my ancestors had been soldiers, but the soldiering in my family ended abruptly with my great grandfather.  I was the first to resume the tradition.  My parents weren’t too keen […]

THE FOOL

A strange thing happened to me.  I resolved to end my life by hanging myself from the rafters in my apartment.  I will not go into the details of my despair.  Suffice to say, that I came to the conclusion that my existence was meaningless and that I was better off dead than alive.  Having […]