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Exceeded

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I am exceeded / by a leaf

The Essence Of Story

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We all tell them/even when our mothers warned us only the Devil/tells stories

Bag

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No chance for Hallo, we sank into an unlit station doorway and he fumbled through my shorts.

ANSWER: (g)

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[CAUTION: READING THIS STORY COULD CAUSE IRREPARABLE "CULTURE SHOCK" AND IS NOT ADVISED FOR OLD FOLKS, PREGNANT WOMEN, OR THOSE WITH "MONSTROUS, FRAGILE EGOS"!]

The Arrow

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"Give it to me I said, you dip! Fork it over!"

Suede Denim

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Rogue sits bedside in Jello Biafra’s hospital room.

The Commodore

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The commodore drives a 67 Caddy rag top All fin and boatish power

Five Million Yen: Chapter 40

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Ben was dreaming of sex with Claudia. But, in his dream, he could hear Dan Arris calling his name and pounding on a door. The fear of Dan Arris was pushing out the delights of Claudia.

Lord of the Poets

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I almost caught a poet today.

The Lincoln Effect

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Ty speed-walked down the long ass tunnel that connected his “A” train to the NJ Transit bus, which would take him across the bridge, where he'd splurge for a cab to take him home.

eleven by eleven by five

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(the hourglass has not gone digital, oh no,/but these days, silicon is in with the sand)

~with every breath~

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she goes jogging with the feet of an angel the sound of crunching leaves like wrapping paper torn open to reveal an expensive doll and the light in her mother's eyes.

Catalog of Backgrounds

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nowhere after nowhere

The Perfumed Kitten

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We named her Big Cat—I don’t know why. Maybe because she was already grown when we got her, unlike the kittens we’d seen in the pet store window that Dad wouldn’t let us have.

Professional Pizza Patter

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We all stared, somewhat shocked and mostly disgusted.

The Richter Sanction

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“Now,” my friend said. “Tell us about earthquakes. Can we expect one anytime soon?”

Hope's Amanuensis

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I was low on carburetor / oxygen and my fraud protection / had just expired.

Love's Hinterlands

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Sit down at night and stare into the fire. Consider if Cupid is just another liar.

Jenny Whistled Through The Mail Slot

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We all thought, Birds! We all thought, Nests inside the chimney!

Catching Mitt For Sadness

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He stops smiling and only says he loves me when prompted, as if asking me to pass the salt for his inner peace as it tastes too bland.

Using Proven Scientific Methods to Get Published

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I have a ninety two percent rejection rate.

Dumpster

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When flash and bang merge you are, according to the manual, in deep do-do.

Summer, 1966

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After my mother died, my father shipped me to my uncle's. He hadn't told me she was dying, so he could just mourn alone.Lena lived next door, Italian, my age -- which was ten -- beautiful. She was watched by goons in black suits. Her parents owned a restaurant. Across the…

Study in Contrast

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But tonight while your finger glides across the glossy pages of Popular Science I hold a séance for the Holy Spirit in utter seriousness among the book clutter and crumpled manifestos in the basement

Monday

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Always in a hurry/to spoil your/weekend

Marion and Carolee

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I never took more than a few pills at a time, just enough for a treat on Friday night.

Assiduity Eight

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no snippet tasting

#32: Deep in Structures of Awareness (Structured Poem)

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In ashen hills of yonder

Cheating at Strip Poker

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I remember one time when we played strip poker in the basement of your house on Euclid Avenue, me, Terry, you and Andy. And I remember drinking lots of wine and fixing the deck so that you kept losing and having to take off all your clothes, and still you

The Man That Wasn't Hers

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"I am lying on my back and am confused."