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Not a creature is stirring

Posted on December 24, 2010January 9, 2019 by Brian Prager

Every day, I see you in Kawasaki, in Mitsune, in Brooklyn, in Cary, in Seattle, in Saitama, Karachi, and Île-de-France.

You’re with me in Rockland, in Austin, in Chiba, in Queens, and in Urbandale.

Barcelona, Osaka, San Bernadino, New York, Taipei, Helsinki, Yokohama!

I hope your families embrace you this holiday and keep your sorrows at bay.

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This is for Rui in Tokyo, far away from home.

Sweet dreams, Rui darling

(The songs are Loneliest Person, by The Pretty Things, and I Wish I Were Home With You, by the great Austin, TX songwriter and singer, Michael Hall.)

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Brian Prager says:

August 29, 2020 at 7:31 am

I still remember and love you so much for these replies to my posts Michele. You are a beloved queen of solidarity and friendship. I miss you!.

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michele thomas says:

December 24, 2010 at 5:41 pm

Brian, Your film to Rui brought me to tears. I understand how devoted you are as a father. I hope with you tonight and every night that you and your boy will be reunited.
Yours, in agony/the flip side of ecstasy
Michele

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