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There's a large tunnel that runs under my house. I can only estimate but it's not deep below the ground and that's what worries me.
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156261
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Mr. Wazzeldot has seven legs. He lives very comfortably. He likes to sit by the fire. There's a large cushion for a chair, and in the evenings, he sips his Bloody Marys. I know because I visit him…
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156295
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The number is very large/
and perpetually changes//
as old stars fade, explode,/
or collapse into something not stars
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156220
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A university student who triggers a flash mob in the heart of Silicon Valley to prove her hacking creds finds herself in deep trouble when the colorful members of Anonymous Hackers prove their hacking creds to her.
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156232
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Somniloquies rise like the drowned . . .
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156264
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My mother moved her things out of my parents’ bedroom into the attic guest room. When I asked where guests would sleep, my father said, “Matthew, don’t be an asshole.”
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156297
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After lunch I left my office and trickled along like a slow leak, a notch above meandering; gravity had become a lateral force that pulled me forward.
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156200
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Tater didn't like three things in this life: his daddy, his momma, and the stupid dog that chewed his jizzed on socks.
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156222
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Jason, the obnoxious host, thrusts his microphone against my nose.
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156200
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"Something happens in a magical, soulful part of the heart...and you see YOU. You see yourself."
"I can't look at myself."
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156277
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To tell the truth, I can’t complain. Look, lots of people have it tough. I don’t have it tough...
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156200
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"Nothingness had had enough. Nothingness had become militant. It had bought a camouflage jacket. It grew an afro. It burned its bra. Nothingness was pissed, and it wanted its stuff back."
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156200
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Mint upon my palate, I rub sleep infused eyes and crawl under the covers. Oh blessed sleep, please descend upon this body and transverse this fatigue. Eyes closed, bring a wavering blackness upon subtle lids. The conversation begins…
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156232
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His academic nightmare is set in an examination hall, where the student takes a seat at a folding table in the center of the room.
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156287
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I imagine you in the States,
pushing stacks of work papers and our memories
to the side, sense your enjoyment that
you won’t see the worry of your
behavior reflected in my eyes again.
That you can buy and bang and be
whomever you want,
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156243
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A story about convincing people to do things they don't want to do, written entirely in dialogue; originally published by CHEAP POP.
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156253
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Rose lifted her 55-year-old legs until they were perpendicular to the bed and admired how girlish they looked. It gave her the sexy legs of a 20-year old, if the morning light was right and she squinted a bit.
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1562157
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Mark Reep is a faded Polaroid oracle taped to the only unbroken window of an abandoned house in Ithaca NY.
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156254
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It was uncomfortable to realize people had agendas. That there could be invisible realities.
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156265
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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
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156222
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Exhausted, weak from the struggle against the personal gift of terrorism delivered by her ex-boyfriend, she died for a few minutes.
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156221
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They could cram Rob inside the trunk and then drop him somewhere in the dingles.
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1561114
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He is leaning back against a pillar watching the dancing; a spectator to joy – both planned and spontaneous – that’s unfolding in bodies fourteen and fifteen years old in front of him.
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15611411
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Tender bodies sizzle on the grill.
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156132
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I turned a maiden to a witch / and back again
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156198
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"Sara, do you taketh it with your eyes?"
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156120
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Some people hate Waikiki. Not me. Most hotels had lounges with live music, either inside or around the pool. Evenings were spent bar hopping up and down the strip, Kalakaua Avenue. The bars stayed open till 4:00 a.m. It was safe to walk…
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156110
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Row,
Caps of white,
A salted escape
beneath reflected light.
Brother, remember those old lies?
I’m off to sea to make those things right,
now.
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156140
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When I heard that my brother was going to get married, I was more surprised than anything, but also awed by his courage. Our sister, named Baah Baah during a particularly bad recreational substance binge by our fun-loving, aristocratic parents, Nancy and
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15612412
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One can watch the grass green/
in response. One can watch the world green/
in response.
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