Jim Henderson

Scorned by humanity, I was adopted by a group of chimpanzees who accepted me as one of them. Later they discovered I was a writer and booted me out of the tribe

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Discontinue use immediately...: Move Over, Elijah: https://t.co/VzChGt6jro

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How bittersweet that we take our blessings for granted—family and friends above all—only realizing their full worth once they are gone.

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There is no irony quite like listening to someone condemn "judgmental people" while they systematically throw everyone else under the bus—granting themselves the only free pass in the room.

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Civility is having a spirited and open debate without resorting to hostility—an exchange of ideas with a modicum of decency among two or more adults

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Logos analyzes. Pathos attacks. Ethos rationalizes. Network news = performative outrage, historionics on a teleprompter.

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Conversations often devolve into verbal autopsies when others become the subject.
We’re not as far removed from the pillory as we think—perceived civility is often just a façade for savagery.

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Do Athiests Exist?
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But Write I Must... https://t.co/U5IoKjMOLg

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Ode to a Story https://t.co/cAkFdgFb27

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Warriors of the Digital Gridiron https://t.co/seUu829ITe

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Therapist note:
“Patient insists coconut was angry. Drew face on it. Named it ‘Semicolon.’”

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Progress.
That’s what they call it.
I call it...
-awkward pause-
Tuesday.

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Stress does things to a man.
A writer.
That’s what I call myself.
And... desperate.
I could have passed out on a beach.
From drinking.
And — the coconut that fell on my head during a late-night stroll....
-awkward pause-
The people at rehab — they said I’m making progress.

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I think my story just took a sharp left turn. See what you think?
Sanity... is difficult to define. So is crazy.
I may be tottering between the two.
My grasp on mine—may be slipping.
I think?
Am I crazy?
I admit, I’m finding it harder to... convince myself.

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Whrrrr.
Whrrrr—high-pitched, relentless.
The blender.
Silhouetted against the kitchen window.
Me.
A wry smile in the window’s reflection.
Revenge.
How sweet the taste.
Snapped?
Maybe I did.