1718 4 4
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Sitting near her desk, like a dunce cap,
red
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171876
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She tells me I have to face the fact that I have the heart of the Tin Man. I know the story. He had none. She is very sensitive and I have to measure my remarks because words bruise her so easily. So, I…
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171820
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As it turns out, hypertravel is surprisingly slimming.
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17182213
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Only scotch and cheap champagne/
retain their reliable flavors.
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171800
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We dig up conscience-tunnels, pluck the play-flower of present choice for fun, run aground, past this dimly lit, though not to be underestimated, stage, and open door upon empty door, to nothing, for the lights are a pulse flickering in the perceptual per
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171811
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I don’t personally know any models—let alone any supermodels—at this point in my life but some years back my father, who was working for the Woolite Corporation, was in charge of hiring models for them.
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17181211
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171887
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the steady, persistent work of beauty
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171811
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171897
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It sometimes happens a student remains a friend long after you both have abandon academe.
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171853
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"...you are a freak of nature..."
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17172011
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The suite of dark rooms/
extends forever./
It’s no big deal.
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171710
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[He] practiced aromatherapy and licentiousness, in no particular order.
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171733
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Everyone was shocked when they heard Tinkerbelle was six days gone and had got so heavy she couldn't fly. Who could have done it, everyone asked, but Tinkerbelle wasn't telling. So no one knew. That isn't true. I knew, and in this Declaration I swear I will tell…
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1717147
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171700
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I blinked the darkness out of my eyes and saw the man again; I could smell his breath. Just like dad’s. I must have fallen asleep. My eyes felt so heavy. I was cold. Why was I cold?
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171765
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171764
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You're thinking I don't have a conscience, right? I'm asking you.
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171743
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After dinner, I looked forward to taking a shower and cleansing myself of the day’s mishap. Cher had other plans.As I left the bathroom, Cher nipped me in the butt, taking my towel, skin, and blood with her. I remember writhing on the floor outside my sis
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171732
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She looks exactly like my sister, though I do not have a sister.
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171721
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My music teacher, Luigi Biagi, told me that he was done with me. He said it was time I moved on to more specialized teachers. Since my passion was composing and arranging, he recommended Al Fine.
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171676
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Scavenge at that address only if you feel possessed of great courage, a profound faith in resurrection or reincarnation, or an impatient desire for a premature date with certain death.
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171622
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I remember thinking the seasons are arriving later every year,
as if the world has been slowed by the weight of graves.
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171621
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‘Miguel! A pint of Guinness, please!'
I might as well have asked for his mother's immortal soul. A smile as benign as a stiletto. But he served a clean and tidy pint.
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171633
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The next thing we knew, the KGB started tailing us everywhere we went. They must have heard about Lenin’s Paintings, was all we could figure. Because, what if they were real?
That night we went out to a pizza place where we saw the worst graffiti in t
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1716169
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If love could only by heat be bound
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171665
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There’s a hole in my sock, just large enough that my big toe keeps slipping out.
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171643
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He’d tossed and turned all night, pondering what to do, afraid she was living alone. He’d decided to email her two words: “Love you” and signed it “Scary Sal,” as she’d always seemed so afraid of him.
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Some nights you really feel it.
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Every morning if I don't have to go potty....
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