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They say he started the study on February 26, 20—. Ever since that day, no one has seen or heard from him.
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As Zoë says, “You and your musician friends drink in industrial quantities.”
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The harsh lights of the 7th Ave. Local revealed dark circles that had remained hidden during Vivian’s performance.
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Transhumanism has always had its malcontents usually derived from some philosophic contestation, but for all their thought experiments, somehow my present situation eluded them.
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129897
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The summer I was eleven years old....
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129711
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"... A set of vertebrae disintegrate and a woman falls face first into her dinner plate."
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Tell me how beautiful I am and I'll dance for you Tell me how much you love my smile and I'll kiss you softly Paint a picture of me and I will lie still Let me see your smile and watch me exhale Rock me back and forth and my eyes close I see rocky shores and…
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Palinode: A poem written to retract something said in a prior poem.
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The way I figure it, mom wasn't worth a shit. I'd cry when she hit me but she'd just keep pounding. When I was seven, she burned a hole in my back. It happened one day at the fair. We were walking around. She didn't have any money so all we could do was walk. I had…
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Big hair shoulder pads hell no.
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129770
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Who better to know the wiles of the fox than the vixen herself?
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1297168
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I'm panicking trying to think of the next line in this poem
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"Excuse me, ma'am? You wanted the mayonnaise on the side, right?"No one ever called her ma'am again.
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The rain falls soft after a hard weekend.
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The carnival passed through this hotel one time only, its boarded guests pretending to ignore the smell of outdoor whore in their bedding.
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That was all it took. Thirty seconds.Half of a minute.30: He was standing with me on the corner of the street, 29: waiting for the crosswalk to say it was okay for us to make our way to the other side. 28: The red "do not walk" signal changed to the white "join us over…
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A novel is an idea that has
Survived many severe beatings
While a poem is a homely thing that was
Never even asked to the dance
Art Speak, however, is the art of
Systematically overstating and
Re-inventing the Obvious to the point of
Distr
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I wanted those jelly rolls so bad I could scream
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Through the lonely night
All the roads are breathing
While somewhere on the road
The American soul lies bleeding
The past is all in yellow
The future’s all in blue
While living in the moment
Has lost its rosy hue
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Your self-effacement hid/
so much of you//
until you died and the full/
inked legacy shown in light
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And when you come back, you work minimum wage and have water cooler sex and your face is no more than archives.
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The lights are dimAnd love's the mood tonight.Enveloped by DarknessPierced by rays of light;That black dressto meis pure delight.Dancing together,Arm in arm,arm over shoulder;I promiseI won't get any bolder.Eyes meet eyesYour lips against mine.My heart is pounding,Sweet…
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By the basement washtubs, I watched him skin a squirrel:
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They say nothing, but instead watch the birds and people hovering. Every day is an echo of the one before, and the weight of waiting has begun to show itself in the stature of the tiny man and his little old wife. …
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Their relationship had proved volatile. The husband had gone missing. The wife had gone dead.
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129500
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I can’t move - I try to move my arms - I try to move my legs - If I can scream then that will wake me up - I scream
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129565
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“Tell me how sad they are.”
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Drink tons of water they keep telling me...
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This anachronistic portion of the novel opens up a new and revelatory portion of the story which clarifies much of the mystery surrounding the developments.
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Sometimes he would get up at night, go outside, and stand in the middle of their back yard.
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