1921 22 12
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I liked the taste in my mouth, mint and cigarettes and fresh and filthy.
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192164
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Some people might find it strange and a bit obsessive to mow their lawn every day, but to Shiram it was an irreplaceable part of his daily existence.
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192100
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7
We sat in Darrell's truck in the deserted silent world of the down-trodden industrial area of West Berkeley, where no one in his right mind went at five in the morning. "Put the gun away, Darrell," I said. "I mean it."
"I can't help but keep
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192121
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The Bridge Barstow had not wanted to listen to Griff. Griff was not making the right decisions, or he thought Griff was not making the right decisions. Thought he was walking a…
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1921124
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It rises rigid and plumb from its heavy base, the severity of line yielding to grace only at the throat where it crests into a subtly constrictive pinch.
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192197
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leaves of a season/float into a brook among/bubbles fit to burst.
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192153
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He never bothered converting the tip money he pocketed at the Imperial Street 24 hour car wash as his world was replete with 25 cent transactions, making quarters the perfect coin for his realm.
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1920129
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What happened later that evening is unclear. When Mickey got back to his quarters, he was in good spirits. Buoyant even.
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192022
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I got to Victoria station at quarter to eleven on a Friday with nothing but a small leather bag and the vague idea of getting out of London.
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19201910
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A constellation appears in the shape of Van Gogh’s missing ear.
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192011
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The tiles begin inching toward him as soon as he moves. You've seen filings on glass. He's the magnet on the underside.
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192064
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"When we say something is good, beautiful, pious, or brave, what idea or image do we hold in our mind?"
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192054
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While space and time opened up for us, the ground accelerated its attempts to devour the astronaut. Grasses grew up around his edges. Seeds propagated in the folds of his suit, tendrils found their way into the mysterious holes for the missing hoses that
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19201412
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Behind them all, in the background, a tray of vodka tonics waits on a glass table, the limes losing color as they drown.
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192020
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The morning sun rose up over the flat prairie, and the powdery snow crunched as you walked on it, and the air was so crisp it hurt as you took a breath. That is good, I thought. That is how you knew you were alive, and I was truly very alive, and there was not much to do so…
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192021
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The Marigold gloves are yellow (figures!) and medium, the apron ironed with a touch of starch added...
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191997
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Dark, green grass covered the pasture like millions of tiny fingers swaying in the heat.
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1919137
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Here’s how you do it. First you get a ladder, a long one.
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191900
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That was really the problem with leaving. She had to leave everything, could take none of the perfection with her. Anything she took would’ve been too little, or too much, once removed. Once not in his house, not in his vision or touch, the magic would
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191983
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I was making good bread as a New York studio musician and jingle writer, anonymous back-room jobs.
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191983
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I walked on hot coals. She got ahead of me. (228 words)
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191900
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19191812
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She had loved sleeping in Todd’s arms at night, hearing the soft tinkle of crystal above her when cool drafts moved through the house, his hand wandering over the swell of her belly.
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1919101
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I told you that I have homicidal urges that alternate with ones of the suicidal kind. You flicked an imaginary speck of dust from your fat, fleshy forefinger with your ultra-flexible, wimpy thumb.
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1919115
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What did they even invent
clothing for? I asked.
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19191310
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He'd tend the door himself in high lace up boots, orange rhinestone hot pants, a tight black t-shirt, and black boa with orange swirl.
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1919105
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Half way through our cigarettes she told me her name was Charlotte.
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191992
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‘Look, look, Quark. Look here. Warthearm. A shiny warthearm.’ Maz was on his elbows and knees, his fat ass sticking out in their air like two cannon-balls ready to be shot off. He was peering at a long, shapeless earthworm, its skin translucent and i
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19191911
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Emma pushes through the door of the corner market, aiming briskly for her car, keys in one hand, grocery bag in the other, shoulder bag slung. Best not to make eye contact with the loitering boozers and bikers from the bar next door. Double take. Can't…
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191851
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Funny, you can drink wine and eat stale crackers, but you cannot suck a simple lollipop? Where does it say that in the bible? Nowhere, that’s where.
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