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A Lot of Things to Tell You (from FATHER MUST)

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How long have you been waiting for me? How long?

U R Doomed

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the swarthy terror network

Redbeard the Communist Pirate

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True facts about Redbeard the communist pirate.

Honoring Heritage

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salmon sits gentler on my palate

Arcana Magi Zero + Pure - c.5

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Takashi and Hideki stared at the pool of grey Mana. A scientist carefully contained some of the mist into a container.

On The Stoop

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The leaves were meaningless because they were no longer connected to the trees.

check-out at the super saver center

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There is truth you can’t escape or say any other way and expect it still to be truth.

Did You Get Two

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“106 more miles,” she said.

Too Early, Too Late

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Things don't always go to plan. Gem knew what people would have said back then, of course. She wasn't stupid.

Naked Launch

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I enjoy launching words into space. Please dangle a moment here while I prepare the next sentence. Ok. You can come in now. Take boiling for instance. And hawsers. The sound of words on a sheet of paper. The manifesto for a roll of sleep. Sleep is oblivious to…

Decades

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Every ten days, the Decadent Sisters assembled for dinner. Although raised together, they were each very different...

Love Me Like It's Midnight

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We are young That’s all we’ve got We take drugs We smoke pot You got mugged And I got shot We are young That’s all we’ve got I want you to love me like it’s midnight Midnight, midnight Yeah, your mama wants you home But she knows

The Poet Faces a Government Shutdown

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R just sent me a funny text: Nice nice shit rainbows

The Way Home

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Her back turned, she wanders off searching for the way home wringing her hands, trying to think, but thoughts evade her.

Jouissance

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BECAUSE to fuck is an incidental REASON to be here

New World

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The flash of love was real, the life within her was real, and the main thing now was to climb.

The Game

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"We're practicing," she signs, "for an earthquake."

Roy and Ray

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Roy Carver owned a big tire retreading outfit over on the Mississippi.

Twinsburg

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We knew this year would be different because we bought bikinis. We had never worn bikinis before. Our swimsuits had always been shiny one-pieces with stripes, or polka dots, or tiny yellow fish. Not this year. It was a hot summer and the department store was overly …

Valentine

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

Doctor My Eyes: The Ultimate Cataract Surgery Mix Tape

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Q: What's the best song to sing to your doc before cataract surgery? A: I Only Have Eyes For You

Shim

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better than being dead

A Little Lotion Talk

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They were obviously having some secret beach affair.

The Glass

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Not only half-full/ but stress-fractured

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

Melodies with an Octopus

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The supervisor, sensing the fear in me, pats my hand and says "Never you mind! This is normal in the tomato. Every few days we rile up, make sauce, and regrow again. Have you ever been in spaghetti sauce before?"

How dare you?

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She took a deep breath. Last night, she said, Who was the woman?

Bitter Tide

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I loved without marriage and the men loved without divorce and we loved a twenty-four-year-old eating and how gracious she shone over a tame bottle of beer.

The Facts of This Life as Its End Approaches

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The knees remind you: you are old,/ and broken, and unlikely to improve

Toad On Fire

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“I would like to keep my head, at least for a few more nights. Didn't you say we were gonna have sex one of these days? Isn't that in the manual?”