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Smiling For No Reason

I think about it often — what would happen. How it might work. I dream up scenarios, and when I am alone at work, alone in my office. When I am on the bus. When I am buying baguettes and … Continue reading

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Just A Taste

Precious to me, a sweet gem I want to hold in my mouth, as though the honey of her would dissolve, as though she were gold sugar. I want to keep her on my tongue and taste her always — … Continue reading

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DeathWatch No. 47 – If He Does Not Survive This

This is Issue #47 of DeathWatch, in which we revisit Jet — you remember Jet, don’t you? This is part of an ongoing Serial. Click that link to go find ‘A Beginning’ and read from there, if you need to catch … Continue reading

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Someone Whose Heart Never Stops Bleeding

Pouring a soul into the page is the easiest thing for someone whose heart never stops bleeding. Sometimes the craft is in the knowing what words must be cut, even if that means all of them. Only those of us … Continue reading

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DeathWatch No. 40 – You’re No Princess

This is Issue #40 of DeathWatch, an ongoing Serial. Click that link to go find ‘A Beginning’ and read from there, if you need to catch up. Happy Reading! PREVIOUS * * * “The princess is busy,” the woman said, … Continue reading

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