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Ten Little Chapters

* 1 * The first thing to happen had been a kiss. * 2 * There had been a kiss, and she hadn’t expected it. She may have loved and wanted it, but she had not expected it, and that … Continue reading

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Searching

She stands at the edge of a place that is familiar and yet of course it isn’t. The parking garage is tall enough that if she wanted to, it could be over. She stands up there and looks out over … Continue reading

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I keep finding her

I’m too late. I’m too late every goddamned time. I see her in the bottom of the bathtub, looking like she’s soaked in wine, her clothes and hair dyed faded rust-copper. I saw her on the tracks, crumpled and scattered … Continue reading

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Reach Down

Cut it loose, cut it free. Reach down and pull up, grasping at the base, at the root of it. Curl your fingers around and squeeze. Pull. Reach down and grab hold, lift. You plucked the heart of me out … Continue reading

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Slip

He feels hollow, imperfect this place inside him that isn’t there anymore, but the outside never was. He doesn’t have all the things he needs to feel whole, but he doesn’t have anything else to make the best of it. … Continue reading

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