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Bite Marks
She’s cutting an apple at the kitchen counter.
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Blind Faith
The technician’s name is Brittany.
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Cross Examined
She believes a thing out of place is the assignment.
Jun 19
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The 50-Word War
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Please Keep This To Yourself
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Submittable
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Terminal Velocity
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The Physics of Love
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A Team of Rivals
Headlights slide across the ceiling, sweep the room, and go dark again.
May 23
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Chairs
My body haggles with an icy folding chair that wants to spit me out.
May 9
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Hardtail
She came back alone on a Wednesday.
Apr 25
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Contraband
You need cream, peach, and blush to build a face with light skin.
Apr 11
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Paul D'Arcy
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Twelve Hundred Miles
By then, the boy had passed the house three times, each pass slower than the last.
Mar 28
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Paul D'Arcy
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Stay
She showed up after midnight, knocking like she’d forgotten her keys.
Mar 14
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Clicks.
The pieces are small and stiff, all sharp tabs and shallow sockets. Her fingertips massage them flat, flip them, shiny side up. If only people were this…
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