Stories tagged life

Sweet Tooth

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There was a hole in my tooth. It wouldn't let anything go.

The Bravo Dome

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not even one molecule of oxygen wants anything to do with her

The Bravo Dome

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not even one molecule of oxygen wants anything to do with her

Put Down Your Camera and Love Me

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The dead whale's bones wash to white on the beachhead in Puerto Peñasco.

Descent to Fern and Moss

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Our bodies tender heat in darkness, damp with sweat to oil each stroke in slow caress; beyond our glow the buried deliquesce. We are the flame held captive in the lamp.

before i lived in the sky

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i built a house in the trees before i lived in the sky

Still Life

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She was a moon dancer, keeper of secrets,

The Locker Room

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"Buzz off," Jeff said. "You don't even know what a lesbian is."

The Juniper Days – Part III

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I flew to Madrid. Though, at the time, it felt like standing still. Nothing happened quickly enough the second after I had read that journal entry.

My 50th birthday

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A customary phone call from home. What are you doing she says? Playing football I retort – what else. The usual sigh and a faint giggle followed. Much unlike how it backfired back in the late 20’s and we were going to make it the reason to break up! The p

Science Homework

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The difficulty of disabled parenting was predictable, but nothing could prepare me for having to say goodbye to my wife again on problem #7.

On A Highway Somewhere

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When I think about love, I actually think about life. And when I think about that, I wonder if we’re really who we used to be.

Anxieties of Absence

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On beach trips with our families, there were bumper cars, jet skis; flash enjoyments, beach-themed distractions.

The Human Condition

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It's what sets us apart,/ the thin film of dust borne on the tongue/ we can never quite wash away,

His Nightmares

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