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Joking

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I don't care much for Joking, which is not to say that I don't care at all for Joking, just that I don't care much. I would say, if I had to say, that I care for Joking about as much as I care for a cousin, not a close cousin, one I have a genuine frien

ghosts

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conflicts in time

Born to Be Alive

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When Mt. St. Helens erupted, I knew that was the end of Bigfoot.

Sunday Service

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

Longing For The Sea

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The sighs of the nearby shore came to me through an open window.Wave after gentle wave caressed her broad, sand crusted skin. Mesmerized, I lay still.The in out sound of breathing now filled the room.Your warmth enveloping me like the satin…

Pop Bottle?

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

Alarming Apples

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I struck up a conversation with the cricket. We talked about Super Nintendo and cookies and we fell asleep on the boulder. The next morning, I woke up and offered the cricket a donut. He enjoyed the donut thoroughly...

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.

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

Valentine

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

Placeholders

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Everyone falls,

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...

The First Time

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Do you remember who I am yet? I remember the first time you made love to me. It appears I was one of the lucky ones … it wasn’t in a car, it wasn’t in your Dad’s boat, underwater, or any other weird place you've written about. It was actual

"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...

Thalassophobia

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

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.

The Stranger I : Vic's

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The location : Vic's Seedy Space Bar. No, that's not just a description, that's the real name.

Arrivals

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The poppers, the Viagra, the chorizo – all had been ordered and all had arrived.

U R Doomed

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the swarthy terror network

Five Million Yen: Chapter 6

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

clutter

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am i a coin

Drinks With Jeffrey (adult content)

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He pours both of us another drink and I take a gulp, even though it seems to be half vodka. My body slows, the alcohol confusing my nervous system. I rest my head on his shoulder. He doesn’t reach out to me. I wonder if this makes me the aggressor, but, a

Chatter

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The night before his mother's teeth began chattering.

Event Particle 12

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The snow buzzes in the Ritalin air beneath Dairy Queen clouds

I Was a Cat Once

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This is a 50-word story.

Fumes

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He was choking on the fumes.

the true bliss of objects is entropy

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What the tumbler meant

tweaker

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my molars are dancing, tekka-tekking to the strung-out paint can groove of my heart.

How It Went Bad With Horsepen

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You should never have believed your daddy when he said a man with half a dog was better off than a man with no dog at all.

Kate

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