Author: Greg
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Reality Crept Into Her Psyche
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) Dreaming of X caused her trouble. She would awake to a kind of altered reality in which they were together not here, but in a very familiar version of here. X was gone – maybe off to work – but their paths would cross […]
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Her Jeans
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) It was hot enough outside that all I could think about was taking off her jeans. MY jeans! … my jeans.
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My Usual Table at Wheat Cafe
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) This is one of my favourite spots to read: my usual table at Wheat Cafe. It’s just downstairs from the day job and the ham & cheese toastie is on point (don’t forget the mustard). I’m still reading The Corrections even as I keep […]
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Nostalgic For A Place I Have Never Been
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) The signal changes but I’m not on board. The train moves ever forward but I remain standing. At the end of the line friends will meet at a cafe and enjoy the breeze that always rolls through the suburb at four o’clock but the […]
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Today Is An Exciting Day
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) Today I officially start my PhD at the University of Technology, Sydney. Today is an exciting day.
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The Tires Were No Longer Humming
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) She had only noticed how little light there was inside the car when two headlights appeared down the road and illuminated the entire front seat. Stray beams of light made it all the way to where she was strapped into the back seat. “Look […]
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More Of A Slip
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) It wasn’t so much a jump that was required – more of a slip. A fall, really. A perfectly timed fall and he would be on the tracks just as the train pulled into the station. He could think of a dozen reasons to […]
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Sweat That Ignites A Fire
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) She is sex incarnate and the whole room turns toward her to draw that conclusion for themselves. A long silk dress with a floral print navigates the curves of her body and clings to her legs as she descends the stairs. A belt balances […]
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Little More Than Stick Figures
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) Now he was being trusted to give an opinion. He felt a strange amount of responsibility to offer sage advice that would steer her down the correct fork of the crossroads to choose. He could see that she was talented, but it was also […]
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It Was No Democracy
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) He never understood the politics of the situation or, at least, he wasn’t willing to accept them. One omnipotent ruler watched over his moves, his neighbour’s moves, the moves of everybody that surrounded him and toiled as he did. It was no democracy. Who […]