Douglas Paul Thiel

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Badal Out of Uniform

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Nov 27, 2009, 12:03 pm
Badal was walking through our courtyard, but he wasn’t delivering the mail; in fact, he wasn’t even wearing his uniform. I was looking for you, he said. Do I have my mail? No, he said, I have neve...
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LPD Cardboard Governance

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 8:15 am
The LPD just bought a bunch of cardboard cruisers. They look just like the real thing except, they’re made of cardboard and they’re GPS guided. They glide around Linkyshire, this way and that, bri...
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Surprise in the Mail Room

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 7:20 am
The mail truck was outside so I went downstairs to get my mail. Badal was delivering it. I greeted him, What a wonderful surprise to see you. I’m a temp at the mail shop, he said. Post office. Of c...
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Postcard from Hokkaido

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 4:25 pm
Hokkaido is the northern island of Japan. You can probably guess who it is from. Ruth. She split up with Paul. I was sorry to hear that but then it wasn’t a split-up exactly. Paul joined a monaster...
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Arbo & His Old Dog

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 8:26 am
Arbo is a gifted kid. He posted this odd piece in the lobby before his mother took it down. I hate my dog. He disturbs me. I don't like to be disturbed. He really bothers me. I'm incringed b...
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Fall Is Really Here

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 8:07 am
I know Fall is here because there are no flies in the coffee shop. I am so happy about that that I had to tell you. If I were a coffee shop owner I wouldn’t let any flies into my shop. Maybe someday...
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Stop Sign

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 5:27 pm
Mrs. Magellan stops at the same sign every day. It is by the main road just outside our building. There is nothing special about the sign or its position, but she started hating it a couple of weeks a...
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Coffee Shop People

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 10:32 pm
There’s a guy at the other end of the long dark table. He has a quizzical expression,,, he’s studying something and has got papers strewn about. Behind the counter there are lot’s of little cli...
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Pinky's Windy Day

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 9:31 am
Pinky is stirred up by the mere presence of wind, even when she is inside the house. She cries, “The wind!” when there is a lot of wind. At the Town Hall there were little tornadoes. Dirt flew up ...
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Sidewalk

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 2:41 pm
Pinky had a sidewalk but it was no good. It went by her yard and couldn’t get over her tree roots. One slab lay on top of another. The city said, “Pinky, you better fix it... at your expense.” P...
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John's Experience Watching a Movie

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 2:51 pm
Brewster? he said leaning against my door. Yeah John. I was watching a movie and suddenly I was watching myself watching a movie. OK. So what were you actually doing? Watching a movie. But seriously, ...
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Brewster's Literary Query 2.0

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 2:01 pm
Dear Literary Agent: In a fast and expanding world, where everyone struggles to take in more information than they need, there is a new blog available which has nothing to do with that problem. Stori...
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Brewster's Literary Query 1.0

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 1:51 pm
Dear Literary Agent: Welcome to my blog, Linkyshire.com. I don’t want to waste your time. So have a good day without me. Brewster
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Lazyites Club

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 9:47 am
To all you club members: I did nothing with the Lazyites Club today. Thought you should know.
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Postcard

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 8:51 am
I got a postcard from Paul & Ruth. It was post marked “Anchorage, Alaska.” Snow covered mountains stretch into the distance. Mostly, I guess, if you rob a bank, people would figure you’d go to...
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Sirens

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 9:36 am
There have been a lot of sirens in Linkyshire. Every day brings a screaming noise. The police must be jagged nervous. I guess I would be too. They are usually looking for traffic violations. I guess t...
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Paul & Ruth Get It Together

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 9:33 pm
I saw them holding hands. Thought it was odd. They even got into the same mini-cooper and drove off together. I just had to follow them to see what would happen. They drove to the bank across the str...
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Why I Don't Write About Bushes

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 8:48 am
You may have noticed that I don’t write about bushes. Most likely, you will have noticed this if you love bushes. I don’t hate bushes but I’m not ever thinking about them. I know Mrs. Magellan l...
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Grim: A Fly Dies In the Tire Shop

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 4:03 pm
I was sitting in the most desultory office in the United States. The tire and oil smells permeated the the carpet. As I waited I read a nauseating classified ad newspaper only because the book I had b...
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Badal at the Coffee Shop

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 11:53 am
He was just sitting by himself at the table. He looked to be about 80 years old. Long face and bright eyes. After I got my latte I sat down across from him. He looked a little surprised. I said, ‘hi...
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A Great Sign for Linkyshire

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 4:36 pm
I put up a billboard at the entrance of Linkyshire. It says, “Linkyshire, the perfect place.” I think that sums it up nicely for anyone entering our village. I want people to know that Linkyshire...
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Driving Away

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 10:31 am
Caught Ruth in the lobby today. I was going up. She was going down, figuratively, I mean. She said she was going away. Anywhere. Paul was driving her crazy, so she was going to drive away. She did hav...
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Driving Away

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 10:31 am
Caught Ruth in the lobby today. I was going up. She was going down, figuratively, I mean. She said she was going away. Anywhere. Paul was driving her crazy, so she was going to drive away. She did hav...
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Driving To Gran's

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 23, 2009, 9:07 am
On the way to my Gran’s I had to drive through Evantonian. Ugh. Tall buildings block out the sun. Shadows are everywhere. People’s clothes are dull. Their skin is dull. Their TVs are dull and the ...
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Arbo Cheats

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 4:47 pm
Turns out Arbo is a kid around the corner from me. I must have seen him at some point before my dream. His hair shoots out of his head at an angle like an anime character. He likes soccer and the XBox...
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My Enemy the Fly

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 17, 2009, 2:40 pm
Every time I go to the coffee shop there’s this fly. He lands on the back of a chair or the table or my computer or my hand. Yuk. I hate flies. I’m sure it is the same fly every day. He looks the ...
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Pinky Paper

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 15, 2009, 3:01 pm
I left Pinky a note on pink paper. She really liked it.
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Linkyshire's Wonderful Future

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 2:45 pm
The topic today was Linkyshire’s future. Everyone attended a meeting. We all shouted ‘hurray’ for Linkyshire and went home feeling sound and content. The police looked happy too. The infectious ...
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John's Brilliant Story

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 11, 2009, 2:54 pm
I think this story is about durable personalities. Brilliant. Old Woman With A White Kerchief An Old Woman with a white kerchief left her house in the morning. She walked down the street saying thin...
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Depressed About Depression

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 8, 2009, 10:02 am
John wanted to know if I was depressed. I said that I was usually depressed but that I liked it. How did I know I liked it he wanted to know. Because I feel safe when it rains or snows. John said he w...
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Mrs. Magellan Has A Reaction To Something

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 11:15 am
I saw her walking back to the building. She was carrying a large wrench -- could hardly lift it, but she seemed utterly happy about something. I said ‘hi’ and she said ‘hi’ a...
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Mrs. Magellan & The Lazyites Club

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Sep 2, 2009, 1:20 am
Mrs. Magellan stopped me in the hall. She wanted to join the Lazyites Club. I told her she didn’t have to do anything. But she wouldn’t take that as an answer. I said, really, all you ha...
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The Lazyites Club

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Aug 30, 2009, 10:59 am
I started a new club in my building called the Lazyites Club. The purpose of the club is to have a club to belong to, but without any other responsibility regarding one’s membership. I’v...
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A Nice Evening

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 7:18 am
It is such a nice evening, I say, as I stare at my pitch black ceiling. Somewhere someone can see the stars. Somewhere someone can feel the night breezes. But not me. I enjoy the fresh air from the ai...
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John's Mini Cooper

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Aug 24, 2009, 3:07 pm
My Mini was in the shop for the day. I needed few specialty items. John gave me a ride to the mall. He swept the front seat clean with his sleeve. Hamburger wrappers, empty cups with straws pointing o...
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The Impatient Patient

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 9:56 am

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The New Museum

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 9:59 am

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Brewster's Mini-Cooper Specs

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Aug 12, 2009, 12:15 pm

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Hedges

Douglas Paul Thiel posted an article on - Aug 9, 2009, 10:54 am

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