56 3 2
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Small or not, they were dinosaurs and not to be trusted, with bird brains and lizardy dispositions.
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1663 2 3
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The reaction had started, the hives and respiratory swelling. Maddy huffed for air, each inhalation rattling her throat louder, more hoarse.
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1531 4 2
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The proud, burly tree / Rests on the now crashed TV / Thanks a lot, nature
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49 7 2
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uncushioned by the underwear and inflatable party dolls packed in the suitcases that now circled below, waiting for the Sad Men on Vacation Society of Kamloops
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1769 0 0
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While I tried to work calmly, internally it was a non-Zen zone. I was experiencing a major adrenalin rush.
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1241 3 3
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I said, “If this rose doesn't grow another petal in twenty minutes, I'm burning down the neighborhood.” “Just let it go,” said Paul. “No,” I said. “That's what's happening right here.” “You'll try again next…
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46 1 1
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I've hardly ever been
anywhere in the world, except Phoenix
Vegas and Alaska,
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201 36 14
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Stares up at the minute cracks in the box.
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1716 8 7
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Whenever talk dies, or darkness gathers too closely around the breakfast table, everyone knows the list of ritual activities we can brightly suggest to skip the day forward.
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164 5 5
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As it is with bees—so too with words. On your journey across the blank page, you travel hard all morning with no thought of the family you left behind or your final destination.
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1287 11 7
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No bustling inside
No extruded amber
Wings onyx straight jackets
A low hum of displeasure.
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1038 10 7
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I like the cool and dark beneath my rock./
It protects me from the glare and scorch/
of noonday sun and the chilling shadows/
of midnight moon.
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899 0 0
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you kissed me, once,/ kindergarten, recall--/ behind my ear./ called/ 'bee sting'
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