Tag Archives: disease

Poetry Day: Careless Infector

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Well . . . This poem was disturbingly prophetic.) I hear you coughing With nothing in your way Spraying toxic spit In the air I breathe Forcing me to join you In a fevered bed of pain No one to … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Around and Round the Medicine Bush

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was heavily inspired by one of my favorite books growing up.  Dr. Seuss’s ‘You’re Only Old Once’ had a part called the Pill Drill.  I loved it as a kid even though I didn’t know what it meant.  It … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month: Curse of the Dark Wind #fantasy #adventure

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

A sickness in the air Demonic in nature Seeping into the flesh And souls Of those embraced by winds At the cusp of destiny One champion suffers Every breath Step And word Tinged with sapping agony His friends will fight … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Even Think of a Title Here

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m just stunned and confused now.  Leave out the stuff with taxes and the ex-wife as well as the application to graduate school.  All of those have been kind of dwarfed by the big thing going on.  Been trying to … Continue reading →

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If It Weren’t For Bad Luck, I’d Have No Luck At All

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Ever have one of those weeks that you can label a comedy of errors?  That happened starting around Monday.  I’m going to try and change the way I do these posts though too, so hold on.  Mostly, I’m doing section … Continue reading →

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Birthday To Me: Note the Missing Word

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Today has sucked.  Last night I started having a raspy cough and decided to see a doctor today.  The wife was in the same boat, but with her usual bronchitis.  First, that insurance issue wasn’t as fixed as I thought. … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Nobody Likes Being Sick

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’m tending to a kid with strep right now.  Lots of kid movies and pampering, which has me thinking about being sick in a story.  It doesn’t come up too often unless it’s a central part of the story. … Continue reading →

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Progress! *hack cough wheeze*

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

So we’re getting close to completion, but still not 100% certain it will be ready to go by the weekend or Christmas.  Fingers are crossed though.  At least when I’m not sneezing or coughing.  I caught a really bad cold, … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Delay in . . . Here

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

First, an apology that I won’t have a teaser going up today.  Getting very hard to pick out of everything and not sure how to change that.  Also check out below. I don’t know what’s wrong with me.  I got … Continue reading →

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From the Vault: The Pandora’s Box Prescription

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

As I sit here coughing I contemplate this pill A harsh Pandora’s Box Holding hope And an army of horrors I am forced to swallow With a bathtub’s worth of water My shredded throat Whimpering against the pill Until it … Continue reading →

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