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    Life Play
    Life Play
    Life Play
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    Life Play

    By J. Gabrielle

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    All of life is a play and we are merely players. These players are senior wimmin from Whisper Place, Florida. They are using cannabis for their aches and anxieties. They are washing dishes, cleaning cat boxes and making plans. Lillie finds weed on a walk around the lake and T.C. (veteran with PTSD and lesbian) and Charles (Trans man, veteran) decide to take a trip together. Angela is making yummy recipes and Florida wildlife is making an appearance.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ. Gabrielle
    Release dateDec 1, 2018
    ISBN9780463570647
    Life Play
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    J. Gabrielle

    mother, grandmother, lesbian, advocate, human being, child of the universe. worked as a social worker, disposition specialist, youth resident program worker, domestic violence advocate and threw bags on garbage truck for a yr., still like the smell of those 8 yards (the real big dumpsters)

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      Life Play - J. Gabrielle

      Life Play

      J. Gabrielle

      Smashwords

      Copyright 2018

      ISBN 9780463570647

      All the world’s a stage,

      And all the men and women merely players…

      one man in his time plays many parts (Jacquees) – As You Like It

      William Shakespeare

      Table of Contents Chapters

      1 Zen Garden

      2 Those People

      3 Cool Sheets

      4 Washing Dishes

      5 Crocodile Beach

      6 The Magic Grinder

      7 Let’s Go

      8 Cotton Candy Sunset

      9 Fruity Pebbles

      10 Lillie and Nikki

      11 The Players

      12 The Stage

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      Ch1 Zen Garden

      Lillie awoke to a cold nose on her cheek. She opened her eyes and said, Hello Pot. The black Bombay kitty stretched out a paw and gently touched Lillie’s nose. This is how each morning started; usually before 2 A.M., Baby Pot would wake Lillie to clean her cat box and fill the food bowl. Lillie turned on the red lamplight as she passed through the living room to the bathroom. She quickly sat on the toilet and released a long warm stream, which relaxed the muscles in her abdomen. Ahhh, she released the universal sound of creation and relief.

      She sat and was grateful to be alive again. She could hear Nikki through the jack and Jill door. The snoring told Lillie that her new housemate was still alive too, it was going to be a great day. She completed her morning ablutions and joined Pot who was waiting next to the coffee maker. Lillie started the machine and continued back to her room.

      She turned on the red led lamp above the cat box and knelt in front of it. She removed the various clumps and raked the tiny clay granules, like a miniature rock

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