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Dave Meir

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The Memoirist

Bullets Don’t Always Go Where They’re Aimed

Even a tiny .22 bullet can take a life-changing turn.

3d ago

Photo of two rabbit statues standing next to one another.

3d ago

Published in

Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

Retirement Zen and the Art of Petunia Deadheading

Or: Ain’t nobody got time for this stuff when they’re working.

Jul 9

Image of a wave petunia. Photo by Author.

Jul 9

Published in

The Memoirist

Always The New Kid

FRIENDS? Mmmm, not so much.

Jun 21

Photo of a young man sitting alone in the desert and looking at his phone.

Jun 21

“Sniff it Before You Eat It” is (almost) Always Good Advice

Photo by Vincent van Zalinge on Unsplash

Jun 20

Photo of an American Badger in the wild.

Jun 20

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The Memoirist

Your Brother Hit You?

Yeah, and he tried to cut my finger off!

Jun 12

A drawing of two men, one holding a meat cleaver chasing the other who is missing part of a finger. They’re surrounded by beer bottles. DRAWING BY: Author

Jun 12

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The Memoirist

Not In Polite Company

Are some childhood memories best left unsaid?

Jun 12

Hand-drawn image of a hand holding a bird underwater. The bird is wearing swim fins, goggles, and a snorkel. Drawing by author.

Jun 12

J.W.,

The first thing I noted, when I started reading your story, was that it was going to take 14 minutes of my time. I wasn't sure I wanted to…

Apr 1

Apr 1

Death — It’s All In How You Look At It

The hospital had called, an ambulance had brought our Mom into the emergency room. Her COPD was making it difficult for her to breathe. We…

Mar 31

Photograph of the author’s parents at a family wedding.

Mar 31

Grocery Stores Are Amazing — Who Knew?

I am not a shopper. I am what you might refer to as a “get-in-get-it-get-out” kind of consumer. The act of wandering a store looking at…

Mar 31

A picture showing stacks of plastic clamshell containers filled with brightly colored cake frosting. Image by Author.

Mar 31

I Was Raised By Smokers (and so far) Have Lived to Tell About It

Back before “second-hand-smoke” was a thing.

Mar 31

Drawing of a dapper man holding a martini in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Image by Author.

Mar 31

Dave Meir

Dave Meir

I write about life experiences that may contribute to uncontrolled drooling later in life. Support Medium writers: https://medium.com/@dhmeir/membership

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