Bedtime Ritual

Brush my teeth.
Floss.
Gargle.
Change into clean underwear.
Place my will on the kitchen table.
Hide the comic books I’m reading under the floorboards.
Put a copy of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius on my bedside table.
Put the empty whiskey bottle in the neighbour’s recycling.
Clear my browsing and website history.
Check that the stove is off.
Put the cover over the kraken pool.
Feed the demons.
Lock the doors.
Check that the pistol is loaded and safety engaged.
Turn off the bedside lamp.

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