1625 7 7
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A new philosophy stirs in its surgery.
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162422
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Mo Dean woke up sober.
And tired.
Tired of life, of soiled pants, rash, vomit, and whiskey sweat. Tired of holes in his pockets and blisters on his feet, of hanging signs asking for dimes and getting only pennies. And most of all, tired of the police.
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162485
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Today clouds were dancing on the moon
Moon had a fit but drew in a breath
And let out a sigh
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162465
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His looks were polished like his shoes, his hair as black. No one would have guessed he made his living as a thief.
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162452
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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?”
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162400
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The sun was at the edge of the earth. The shadows around Ayane and her friends brought the creature closer.
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162411
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But Jake doesn't hear anything. He is pure, unfiltered, liquid rage. Jake kicks Rolex dude once, twice, five times in the ribs. On the last kick, there is a snapping sound.
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162494
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This guy struts and never walks, and while doing so he reads and sends text messages and emails from his smart phone and so never walks in a straight line.
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162476
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I keep attempting to start a correspondence with people / but they end up not being interested in me, / either that or I scare them away / because I usually begin with: / “Well, my favorite philosopher is Hegel..."
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162430
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…she smelled of sunflowers.
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162474
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They were
obviously having
some secret
beach affair.
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162364
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His face was creased with sadness the first time in the room and he danced his tai chi like a young man half his age, and laughed, like headtrippers do, from the neck up.
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162344
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I want to ask him why not now, right here on the living room floor when Rosie is out for the day. Instead, I suggest Sunday afternoon. I can make grilled cheese sandwiches and we'll eat them on the veranda. I'll take off my tennis skirt and unbutton my...
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162310
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She took a deep breath. Last night, she said, Who was the woman?
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162332
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How long have you been waiting for me? How long?
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162351
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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...
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162321
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The leaves were meaningless because they were no longer connected to the trees.
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162310
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It was the middle of May when I found out my teacher was screwing my mother.
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162300
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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
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“106 more miles,” she said.
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162371
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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.
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162333
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ABSOLUTELY DO NOT TAKE PICTURES OF ROBOTS!
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1623148
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One of the drunk men, a dear friend, hunk, as he updated me, now living the existence of a poet, called from San Francisco to say he would take the plane to Minneapolis, do it, then leave me to raise the baby.
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162352
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Roy Carver owned a big tire retreading outfit over on the Mississippi.
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162300
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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 …
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What I Love About HistoryMy roommate, Cara, wears all black, which she thinks scares me. I've never bothered to tell her I wore all black for two years, eighth and ninth grade, and I'm just over it, not that I think she's lame or passé, but there's nothing remotely…
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162331
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“Let me in,” I begged.
“No. Get back stinky feet.”
“I washed them.”
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You might want to think twice before inviting Henry David Thoreau to your next dinner party...
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