1072 0 0
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Black tagliatelle with squid and funghi porcini. He didn't understand why they called it a special, it had been in the menu since day one they had opened.
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441 8 4
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She fidgets. Are you sorry I’m this way?
He glances over. What way?
She sighs. You know. She pats her stomach. This way.
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2196 41 23
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I passed out one night while I was standing at the sink brushing my teeth.
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306 3 1
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She looked down. The people were small, childlike, without understanding.
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505 4 2
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1127 10 3
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Often I eat lunch at the hospital. The cafeteria may be the best place to eat in town.
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1256 5 1
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4th of July weekend, Woodland canyon, summer heat like the Garden of Eden, lush, green, secluded. She lay by the creek in a lounge chair under dappled shade from the sycamore trees, listening to the frogs jump and the birds sing, admiring the orange tiger lilies that…
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1279 6 0
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The surface temperature of the sun is 9,800 degrees Fahrenheit.
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28 3 1
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He woke up that morning thinking that life was a tragedy, and now it seemed like a comedy. People were an endless source of amusement.
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1478 20 6
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She lifts her head, nose heavenward. There’s a wet spot on my dress from our lovemaking, its aroma as heady as Claudine’s bouillabaisse. I hope she smells it.
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279 1 0
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At 27, he wasn’t my first.
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465 9 8
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19 0 0
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I feel watched by an unknowable jailer.
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433 5 2
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She frowns and cocks her head.
“You’re my son?”
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49 2 1
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This time was his time. No more sitting on the outer circle. No more “Taddy go for this” or “Taddy go for that.” No more “Taddy close the door” or “Taddy get the phone.” This time Taddy was the boss. It was his big deal.
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