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Perquampi

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If anyone should wonder whether a purveyor of weekly ghost tales on television ("A World Beyond", which I host, was rated number six in fall of '55), might come to feel undone by a case of extradimensional foulness, they shall herein find their answer.

Ouch!

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I spot another fat lady in another part of the store, and I slap her butt, too. She tells me I'm a bad boy.

Zip 75248

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A stroll along the golf course rim reveals Polo-logoed litter. Could this be what they mean by white trash?

Dozen

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strung from her window to a tree

Underneath

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"Holy shit. Holy shit holy shit holy shit..."

A Dear, Sweet Girl

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He was pretty much packed, one large suitcase full, two crates of albums, one duffel bag. He had to leave room for the three riders he would pick up on his way, one in St. Louis, two in Columbia.

The Artist

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The story itself is not much longer than a snippet. What is a snippet anyway?

Locked in a Small-Town Cage with My Superheroes, and Having No Way to Get an MFA... (Memoir)

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...I grew up in a provincial town which at the time had no bookstore and no library — no library even at school...

Arcana Magi Cross - c.2

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Ai noticed the red bead at the base of Tori’s neck embedded within the feather. It had the look of a ruby. She slid her hand over the bead and a tingling sensation climbed up her arm.

Cool Gray Redemption

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I’ve been such a fool, so reckless and untrue.

An Irrational Poem

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Hollywood is the land of the slow no.

Power

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You're thinking I don't have a conscience, right? I'm asking you.

Reconciliation

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I thought drowning you was the answer. I had barely opened my eyes as I leaned over the sink to brush my teeth, and you were poised near the drain, a furry brown spider, and the largest one I had ever seen up close. I was afraid to smash you, so I flooded you with…

Pieta

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Come home, my love, and live.

Unlock the Door, Open Your Heart and Surf the Rifting Singularity

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1) Tragicomedy set to drama is what the American public fears and abhors. But it's reality, and reality can be subject to the rifling burden of…

M+3

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In the diffuse light of early morning you wear a sweat suit maybe and stand in front of a model-kitchen counter in a model-home kitchen

What I'd Like to Say is That Something Special

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that doesn't need any words to arrive fully formed, or too many words to be believed in at all I should say, a little something we can simply send back and forth across your time and my space without having to talk at length about it, but being a …

Luhvvz Lang-widge

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Th heeet frum mye skin on ers wus mehsidge eenuff.

Delayed Sentence (55 Word Story)

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The river waited for her patiently.

Can Bone-Munching Zombie Worms Help Fight Childhood Obesity?

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President Kennedy’s national physical fitness program tried to reverse the incoming tide of obesity, but for many it was too late.

The Head

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So I've got this head in a jar and I'm not sure who it belongs to.

Key Tone Deficiency

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Beware superfluous color

Five Evangelists

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Five evangelists in bathing suits baptize a man while green chilies roast on a Ferris wheel rotisserie

A Life of My Own - 8

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I'm not sure if he's right or not but he has a gorgeous smile, he's charmingly self confident, and he's very persuasive.

Hybrid Man

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The day I met Griffin Burns was the worst day of my adult life. However, it wasn't a series of unfortunate events, one mistake which followed an unlucky break which followed a bad situation; nothing …

Between the Trees

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In his head the moment would have been different.

Wrestling with Genetics

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I know he's an accident waiting to happen.

things to know about the people parked along the road that runs though Humboldt Park: part 19

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And he was wearing a mask. Gorilla mask over his gorilla face.

THE SHIFT

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"leaves &damage, &shifts of shape"

In the Flesh

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“Why is it so warm? Do you feel that? I think it’s...pulsing.”