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When I Saw Hair Standing There

Published on: April 18, 2016December 29, 2017 by Missy O'Brien 2 Comments

What in God’s name is wrong with mankind? Besides the mundanities of murder, mayhem, and madness, I mean? And I do blame God. Any shopkeeper worth his salt says, “You break it, you own it.”  We were created broken, and nothing much got mended during the last divine redemptive...

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Time In A Bottle

Published on: April 15, 2016December 29, 2017 by Missy O'Brien 5 Comments

So I had a picture of me at 45 posted on Mirth’s About page.  It was a good picture – especially for someone who’s never been photogenic — taken on that birthday at the library where I worked.  Husband had sent a big beautiful bouquet via the trendiest and...

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Deck the Death Star with Boughs of Holly

Published on: November 22, 2015December 29, 2017 by Missy O'Brien 8 Comments

My secret life – well, my second secret life, if you count this blogging one – involves singing in a large symphonic choir. Hmmm. Do you suppose there’s something about this whole Secret Life concept I’m just not getting? One fine friend tells me that I’m the most indiscreet...

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Oh, MIRTH, Where Art Thou?

Published on: October 22, 2015December 29, 2017 by Missy O'Brien 3 Comments

That’s a question I’ve been asking, even if you haven’t. Mind you, it’s not that I’m not mired in MIRTH material. But in this world of woe it sometimes seems to me that silliness is a frivolous waste of time and energy. Surely, if God isn’t going to bother...

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Parts is Parts

Published on: May 21, 2015December 29, 2017 by Missy O'Brien 6 Comments

The big question remains unanswered. Nobody, as far as I can tell, has even asked it. Am I the only one whose morbid curiosity is piqued? Am I the only one gauche enough to wonder what became of the stolen souvenirs? It’s Shakespearean, really – the epic stuff of...

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Gratitude is easy — you’re upright with a pulse and still remember where you live? Grateful, and done!

Mirth is hard — one look at the headlines can rob you of the will to live. Why bother with pointless exercises like brushing your teeth or breathing?

And so I search for Mirth — a capricious mistress, whimsical and perverse and untidy and contrary. But that’s what makes her interesting.

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