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No New Clothes for the Empress

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Because I was not sure if the poet had said yearn or urine, I zoomed in on her mouth as she commanded the lectern...

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I wish

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

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Marcel Proust had never been to a big-box store before. He was dazzled by the sheer size and scope of the store and the seeming impassivity of the shoppers. So many products, so many shelves, such strangely intriguing examples of the human condition. The people seemed…

Wall

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Such is the duality of small towns: the hope; the smallness.

Sorry I Sucked a Donkey Dick!

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["And you can tear a building down ... but you can't replace ... the MEMORIES ... "]

DO NOT STOP WALKING!

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There is coffee to the right and whiskey to the left.

Viet Thanh Nguyen: Nothing is Resolved

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"I write out of a deep need within myself for beauty. A beauty that I think can only be found through the practice, through the sacrifice over time that's required."

Putin Flies!

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Rumors stranger than usual were circulating in Moskva. Naturally, they could not be confirmed, but they were making the rounds so thickly that they began spilling out of the capital. “Putin has become a superman!”

Space Flesh

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In the dark I see the moon blast off

Wings and Lace

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Feelings can't be measured, can't be weighed, can't be evaluated. I imagine invisible wings flitting inside us close to our heart like butterflies on flowers. Unpalpable, elusive, colourless lace. I'd like to be able to touch them, see if they're hot or cold. Perhaps…

Good Friends

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TERRI AND THE BOXING MATCH

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You were the prize. He was the sudden wedge.

When I Look at You

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I see a veryunhappy child whois always smarterthan the averagebear in the room. What you need is more love, not more wisdom. There are things out there that eat light to stay alive. Are you sure you're not fattening yourself up to be…