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ALL THE BASTARDS AND ME

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The apartment was a second-level place, so I went down the steps and looked through the stained glass window of the door. “Ah hell,” I said to myself. Raymond Carver and John Fante and Charles Bukowski were outside. I opened the door.

The Wedding Day

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It rained, but only later on. After everyone had gone and Sid and I were cleaning up. The weather was nice. Sari isn't the only one squinting. Everyone is. The photographer had us turn toward the sun. Looking into it. He was a dreadful idjit. --Say ched

Mural, Mosaic, and Satori

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He thought of natural violence that had to do with the wind and the Atlantic Ocean. He thought of the Gulf Stream, that important title, that someone had shown him on a map and explained about in detail.

Hemingway Test – 19 (Ringtones)

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“Blanton's single barrel. Best bourbon money can buy, in my humble hahaha opinion.” Trueblood waved it away.

Assiduity Nineteen

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Luv walks around touching everything with her little hands. Uzma follows behind her, talking sweetly, saying: "This is going to be your new home for a while, darling."

Hemingway Test – 20 (Intrigue in Paris)

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“Bullshit called. As Sherlock would say, the game is afoot.”

A Beautiful Ancient Ghostly Passionate Spirit of the Stars

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Fabio has a soul of passion. A beautiful soul of passion. His passionate soul was so beautiful the ancient stars shone upon him and made him look like ghosts at night.

Downbound A

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Fall came early that year. The edge in the air wasn't just the cold, raw wind cutting down the street — the unity and collective embrace briefly shared after September 11th had faded. The weight from…

Hemingway Test – 21 (Em v. the stranger)

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She hoped her voice would not come out too high, betraying her fright. Inspiration struck as she parted her lips to begin.

Born Out of This

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There are worse things than being alone. It takes decades to figure that out. And most times it’s too late. And there’s nothing more tragic than being too late.

Assiduity Twenty

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I experience a presence when walking through the forest . . .

GV snags Pusillanimous Negative Blurbists rookie-of-week recognition!

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"As a former newspaper hack I tend to be more creative on deadline."

On The Lips of All Children

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Their tongues were dry, her milk was dry, and the last bit of water in the plastic jug was dry. She wondered if her monthly bleeding would arrive to help her measure the time. She urinated often at first, had lost count, but this had stopped, and there w

Hemingway Test – 22 (WACKO weirdo books)

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The three-member security team moved with the caution of housecats approaching a sleeping dog.

Assiduity Twenty One

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Blue skies greet us as we exit the forest . . .