“All who witnessed her performance felt like they had become part of a strange and romantic movie.” Continue Reading Burgundy Dust
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Someone has already been sick, somewhere. I can smell it. It’s not on me, the smell. How long do I have left? He won’t stop at every stop – he’ll ...
I strained to identify flaws, anomalies, patterns in her biography; anything that would point, however subtly, to when and why her fear of elevators began. Continue Reading Transference
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He says he married a girl who is sweet and merry Continue Reading Bone China and Velvet
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Rain spiders don’t like rain. That is why they come inside. Continue Reading The Rain Spider
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What would’ve happened if we’d never met – only shared a glance and a smile across a packed auditorium, the fresh lacquer smell of the stage mingling with stale cigarette ...
I gotta say, the days out here are gettin’ tougher and tougher. Continue Reading Undertow
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Wildwood couldn’t be much farther. After a few minutes a sign informed him that their exit was coming up, then they were at the junction, and he was standing on ...
Without our secrets, we did not have a body. Without our secrets, we did not need a body. Continue Reading What We Saw
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The brittles are the best things since bitcoin and Netflix. Continue Reading The Brittles
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The news from the doctor is good. Good in the sense that you will not die anytime soon. The condition is “natural erasure,” he says. Your left nostril has been ...
The one time a man asks for her knickers, he says panties. This is no American either. This is a man from Sunderland who, when he speaks, puts an e ...
Words have infested my home. Continue Reading Upcycling
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Dear Customer #9375508, Thank you for letting us know about your unsatisfactory experience. While our engineers at Girlfriend Factory™ are working hard to remove all technical difficulties, our customer service representatives ...
When they came for him, I did not ask questions. Continue Reading For Rent: A Museum
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An old woman cuts herself off. Continue Reading A WOMAN, AT HOME
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A gold miner puts down his tools and picks up a gun. Continue Reading GOLD
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A security guard overcomes some of his insecurities. Continue Reading LOSS PREVENTION
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What do you hold onto when things are slipping away? Continue Reading HOLDING ON
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