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About robin swetz

I am a creative writer that enjoys the simple things in life. I really connect with humor and really like making observations and writing about them with an overlay of humor. Its what makes my world go around.,

Drop a Dress Size

I just saw one of the cover stories on a woman’s magazine. It claims “Drop a Dress Size”. Just under that it says it is a 20 – minute secret solution. My brain is already turning this information around in … Continue reading

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Collector

                                                            Collector          I collect things.  Sunglasses, jewelry, plates, shawls, purses, blank journals, all of my children’s art work, blankets, scarves, ways my mother-in-law has offended me, other people’s abandoned grocery lists, old keys.     I … Continue reading

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Closet Catholicism Revisited

Today I saw a curb alert that really caught my eye and got me thinking. It was a very large nativity scene painted on a thick and sturdy wood board. I thought of my closet Catholicism , crucifixes hidden under … Continue reading

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Hatred

Recently I found a curb alert piece on the edge of someone’s front lawn. It was a nice mission style table with two shelves, on wheels. It is a nice honey maple color. It’s a bit dusty, but if looks … Continue reading

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Diamond Z-4

I learned about this product on an abbreviated info-mercial while watching early morning television. The diamond Z-4 is touted as a perfect piece, unlike it’s counterpart, a genuine diamond. The commercial points out that a genuine diamond has imperfections. The … Continue reading

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Ashtray

     I am looking at a beautiful relic; an ashtray.  It is green and made of glass.  It is divided by a line of half circles.  This is where you rest your lit cigarette   in liue of holding it … Continue reading

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Pete

    Today, I am not myself. I am Pete from ESPN Health and Fitness, so says my flannel zip up vest that I got from Goodwill.  It is perfect ; long enough, two pockets that zip closed, nice dark grey color, … Continue reading

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Button Gap

     I suffer from a condition. It’s called button gap.  This is a condition that I actually did not know that I had, until I saw somebody else with this condition.  I was sitting next to a woman who … Continue reading

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Island Vacation

     The sign says “Gas Station Self Serve Island”.  Sounds like a vacation get away.  Well there are extra long hoses to reach both sides of your vehicle. Now that is a perk. Another sign:  “Stop your engine.”  Well, … Continue reading

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T.P. Campaign

      The toilet paper in the bathrooms at my job is getting thinner and thinner. I suspect they may have done this in incremental steps to keep us from noticing.  I am unclear on when this campaign actually … Continue reading

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