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So long

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Years later he surveys this place again to post something, anything. He plays "sex on fire," sounds that once fueled him. Now he knows the song is about VD, not unbridled potency. Names and words all seem at once familiar and numbing and noise. He once wanted fame or…

The Ogontz Branch

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Curry

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I looked around in my pantry but there were no sentences I felt like cooking.

5 Star Ratings.

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The Strange Ones

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In the morning, I lay on my side and ran a finger down the girl’s back, lightly tracing her spine. I remarked on the whiteness of her skin.

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Old Penny

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The Turning

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Call to Arms

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And We're Catching The Bus

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On the bus Jenna looked out the window at the bleak fuckscape.

Collectors

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But Not For Me

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When I Last Saw Gina

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