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End Scene

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In the fall it is especially beautiful with the blazing orange oaks set on fire against a crystal blue sky. It is here that she frequently daydreams of her demise.

Snapshots

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On a street-lit night in Jeddah.

My Daughter Belongs In a Mental Home

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"A bit less hot Tuesday"

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The faces of the sun remain unaltered across the seven day forecast. I am sweat-glued to a poem, looking up at the wall-mounted TV in a diner in the Valley

The Amber Sea

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There is no life here, only a bleak slab of frozen desert and a sorrowful wind that calls for me to venture out.

Girl in 'Nam (Part 2)

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A life in NYC was one I always dreamed of but I found myself turning into a bitter, sarcastic person who was losing the ability to see the silver lining in just about anything.

Convenience Store

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I’m casing the place; my boyfriend Jimmy is about to bust in and rob the store.

Silent Night

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The church of the self.

Arcana Magi Zero + Pure - c.7

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Keiko covered her arm while holding the staff. She looked up and saw morning breaking through the sky, but something was unusual about it.

Trio Anomie

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We deny one another, here,/ as long as it’s plausible.

A Love Story

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The woman abruptly closed her legs.

The Judge's Wife Part 4

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—Well, are you having an affair with Jack Mahler?

I Liked My Giant Friends

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When you say they were too big, too wild, they weren't too big to be giants. Giants are meant to dwarf things. They can't help it. They're not trying to make you feel helpless to give them a haircut. They just grow fast. But they…

Thumbing For a Ride

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Here comes my speed dealer he's riding shotgun in the open

Uniquer Than Thou

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brilliant green eyes

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

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.

Noises

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Another noise, softer than the first: swish, thud. You are still. The house is very loud tonight.

To Cancer, with love...

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Why do I love you? The monster that you are? I love you for revealing to me my strength My determination, my will My need to survive I love you for showing me the gift that is living

It is Midnight

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It is midnight in Utah, but I can’t tell. It always looks like midnight in a cave.

Old Houses

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The rocking chair will bite your toes.

The Best Kisses

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So I told her think of it this way: you’re my unlived life.

Word Burglar

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Oh my god - A plagiarizing pony - I know someone must have said that before

Span

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That’s a long time/ to live with the certainty/ of your death

Bait Shop

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They wanted to go fresh water fishing, so I had to buy worms. None there in the saltwater town. Drove about 10 miles over the long bridge to cross the bay. I'd been there before. Walked in and a crusty, little skinny man got up from his chair. He: Watcha need? Me: Fresh…

Cancer Always Calls Collect - Part 2 - Dear Santa

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We all know that sometimes miracles happen and sometimes they don't. Some days are good and some days go by slowly as the fatigue sets in and he realizes that he is fighting cancer.

Arcana Magi Pure Vol.3 - c.2

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Mayumi ran. She ran fast as if her life depended on it. She never looked back. She did not care about her friends. Mayumi just wanted to escape that world more than ever, but she did not get far.

The Difference Between Men and Women

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When sixth-grade science teacher Pat Farrell assigns an earth-science lab on measuring crystals, the girls collect their materials, read the directions and follow the sequence from beginning to end. The first thing boys do is ask, “Can we eat this?"

Sheep

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Sheep are very philosophical, I hear. Stop this hopeless dreaming.

In Knucklebones, This Is What We Keep

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Outreach the ostrich