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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

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A woman is fishing in the Seine at the far left of the painting, while time is suspended and light remains. One man plays a trumpet. A half dozen people sit or walk under parasols. Couples stroll and children run or sit or stand beside their p

"Beautiful Boy! I am doomed"

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Beautiful boy! I am doomed / to have attended your presence; / time consumes us, but you / have changed so little...

Pop Bottle?

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Who ever saw an open upright pop bottle on the street?

The Important Story

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The best thing about being a cowboy is the cows.

Doctor Eyepatch

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That contraption he’d invited her to pedal, somebody oughta market one of those. The closer you got the harder it got, and her feet kept slipping off the pedals. It was maddening.

The Ghosts of History

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In this lab, where I work 40 hours a week, live the ghosts of questions asked.

Valentine

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"His middle name is Valentine, and when asked about it, he isn't sure why."

Five Million Yen: Chapter 6

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Sure my man. Show me the token I’ll show you the slice.

Sunday Service

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How they all beat the small drum/ of the word within the world

Only Temporary

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It was the middle of May when I found out my teacher was screwing my mother.

Event Particle 12

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The snow buzzes in the Ritalin air beneath Dairy Queen clouds

the true bliss of objects is entropy

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What the tumbler meant

Kate

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It’s that laugh of hers that gets me...

Shut Up and Dance or "Greensleeves", In Its Way, Was Once a Pop Song

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The catchy tune and cloying lyrics/ nonetheless etch their patterns

I May be Dried Up -- But I can Make You Breakfast in the Morning

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Our dinner was over and we regretfully had to leave the restaurant. She leaves with enough shopping money for a few weeks. He, getting the rough end of the deal, has charged more money to his credit card at 19% plus cash withdrawal fees. So I ask myself

Placeholders

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Everyone falls,

Call the Cultbusters!

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My twin sister Ilene has recently taken up with a man named “Darrell,” who is a member of the Shriner's Fun Korps, a motorized paramilitary group.

Theater of War

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We became The World Famous Shadow Puppet Theater because we thought that the best way to become world famous was to act as though we already were.

The Taming

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N-n-never screamscold a cat.

U R Doomed

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the swarthy terror network

chicken coup

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" I have no idea what's goin on out here, and I'm gonna find out one way or another."

clutter

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am i a coin

Chatter

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The night before his mother's teeth began chattering.

Thalassophobia

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Except where its waves break gently,/ white frothed and reassuring along the shore,

Lick the Empire (ELECTRIC DELIRIUM 1.3)

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Can you see the rut? Can you dig your fingers into the flesh?

Roadkill

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I It's been there all week, Nose tucked into tail Comfort found between impact and asphalt II I'm still here logged out, still here Had it with the billboards the check engine light milemarkers... Just…

Why We're Going to Eat Uncle John's Suicide for Breakfast, Tomorrow

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[Party!]

Lost In The City

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They found it naught however as it was lost at metro stops, canceled appointments and in ever dimming light that failed to reflect what was instead of what could have been.

The Faraday Effect

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Because he tells her to, she puts on a vintage Easter dress one size too small and sprawls in a circle of light on the dusty floor...

Honeybee

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Forgetting her inhibitions, she dove for him.