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Memoir 2.4

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He invited her in for a Martini and she graciously accepted.

Voyeur

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He and she are fucking while I watch. She's moaning deep desire and he's pounding flesh into flesh. I'm fully clothed, eyes attune to their fornication, studying. He comes inside of her; their bodies stiffen and then wriggle against one another. …

55 words #5

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"...,beautiful, yet neutral, an oversimplistic reading of the people we meet."

Caliban's Dream

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Today I’m feeling crabby and haggard and technology makes it easy to get to the point.

Inventorying

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Me sad because of results set forth in my life story.

Snack

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Kerryn saved us from ourselves really. Would you be reading this had she eaten it?

The Bludgeoning of a Burgeoning Young Artist

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There was an implicit understanding, made clear by Athena's gentle stroking of Freddy's silky blond hair, that he would share her canopy bed with its frilly fuchsia pillows. He didn't mind this, despite despising the color of the pillows.

Story Story

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It was one of those sweltering afternoons that San Diego endures only several times a summer. I'm riding on El Cajon Boulevard, with my friend John in his old Chevy pickup. John is a lifelong San Diego resident and fanatical Charger backer. He's talking up some…

Somebody Loves You

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When I look at the picture on my refrigerator, I always think the same thing: "Hitler was a baby once too, look how well he turned out."

M. Nerveux Chronicles: Toad Suffers a Bad Business

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Herr Toad smokin'

young salesman

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When I was young I bowed with such forgotten politeness, a young salesman, enchanting, in the silken trades. But I remembered the sun also when it was in Hades, which had forgotten to set, or to rise. Peace, also, dangled there by the neck. Such a pre

Coyote Agonistes

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Wile E. Coyote? A junkie strung out on bunk dope.

The Morning

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Early in the morning I wanted to send you something for when you wake;

Richardson

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What is golf?

Deus Ex Machina

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He rolls in unbidden across the stubble fields / Old acquaintance astride a newly booming cloud/ Under sky an alien shade of strawberries whipped/ Her watch stops ticking out the rest of her/ scheduled breathing poses

A Paltry Thing

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I love Hooters. Best cheese steak in town in my opinion.

In Search of Vince’s Quinces

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Beautiful, he thinks, as he taps the ash of his cigarette over the balcony, but this is not good enough.

I Am Not Like All The Rest: Funny Lines From Online Dating Profiles

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After becoming single at age 62, I joined an online dating site. After a year of perusing profiles and meeting men for coffee, staying single is starting to look better and better to me. But I've stayed on the site, in part for the pure enjoyment of…

Put Your Trust in God

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God is my stomach.

Query

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time timed times time

Low Dose Yoga

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Names are forbidden here. So is apology.

Marks in the Sand (Poetry-Rhythm)

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I am only ever What you seem to be Without the leverage Of sweet reality

Digging

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I came to a field where, scattered around, were quite a few men digging holes

Veined and Green

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Where we’ve penned heart shaped question marks, seeds sprouting bowed heads, a congregation of confused supplicants.

before Creation

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Before Genesis, digesting the primordial soup.

Dry Tuna

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"If you don't like it then leave!" Sally screamed.

Wonderland

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The bartender kept looking at himself in the mirror behind the bar. “Everyone in Hollywood is an actor,” Doc said.

Contained

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You’re listening to Smooth FM, taking you from the darkest hours to the start of a brand new day.

We of the Paper-doll Brigade Are Not Hiding Our True Selves Anymore, A FaceBook Flash

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I am confused by your new paper-doll look, btw. Could you please look regular again by Thursday?

Various War Stories

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War Stories #1The Germans didn't like that theJews had such beautiful women.War Stories#2There must have been a war between the good witches and the bad witches. It's the only thing that would account for such troubling times.Woman With Yellow HatWhy did…