Alan MacVicar Blogs

  • Put a Shirt On!

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    I used to run bare chested. I don’t anymore and if you are a man, I suggest you don’t either. Not sure how you feel about things here but I can unequivocally say that no one needs to see your man boobs flopping around as you run down the street. I will now double down.…

  • My First Fight

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    ‘THREE! TWO! ONE!” …..but honestly don’t remember hearing this countdown that was shouted out by the neighborhood gang that had now encircled us beneath the Buckeye tree behind Ben Avon Elementary School. We were 12 years old at the time. It was obvious to me that Jay was the fan favourite from our group of…

  • My First Breakup

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    Martha Snively. It’s been a long time. Hard to believe this memory still exists in the dark recesses of my cerebral cortex but there it is. Maybe it has something to do with COVID – how it is unable to unlock distant memories long forgotten but periodically swim to the surface for me to snatch…

  • Are You Winning?

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    Are you winning? I know this can be a meme (pronounced ‘meem’ Mom, in case you are reading this) but it is a question I have been asking myself for the past 9 days since I started listening to an audio book entitled ‘100 Wins in 100 Days” by Dr. Aziz. This is the third…

  • Do I Write Everyday?

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    Hell no! If truth be told…and I going to tell it you now after downing a shot of truth serum (neat rather than on ice), I don’t write every day. In fact, I don’t even write every week or month for that matter. Oh the horrors! Sure, in order to become a better writer you…