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Plagiarism at an early age
Across the country fourth graders are each year handed a stack of crudely drawn pictures with pre-written titles and encouraged to write a short story about both elements. In the case of Edisonsblackdahlia, formerly known as DSII, the results of his efforts came home in a book bound together by a construction paper cover and… Read more
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The shaft
She moves her palms up the stiff shaft and wraps her fingers firmly around the rod. It’s not what you want your wife doing, at least most husbands wouldn’t, but I’m not sure hers would care. She starts to pump, slowly at first, then harder and faster until, with a moan, the thick ice encrusted… Read more
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Courage in the face of the unknown
One can never tell when one is going to biff it and I like using the word ‘one’ instead of ‘you’ because it sounds more British and formal. One could pull a Ledger, a Carradine or a Winehouse/Houston or slip on the ice and fall in front of a beer truck or one just never knows… Read more
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The inability to hear conversations through an open email
We started squealing and laughing as soon as Michelle got off the elevator at my office. She’s so beautiful inside and out and we were geared up for a full night o’ girl time, despite the presence of my two guys. I gave her a quick tour of the office, finished up some work and we were out by 5:10.… Read more
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Consumption
My kitchen counter looks like a drug store, a small catch-as-you-can pharmacy. D is coughing upstairs — he has a very dramatic cough — he’s soaking in the tub so he should be comfortable by now. Last night he was feeling so poorly we took him out for menudo. Tonight I’m making jambalaya: onion, garlic,… Read more
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Femality
Hell! I thought I’d made up a new word, but it’s in the dictionary with a *slash* between it and femininity and I don’t agree that they’re anything alike because you can be female and not the least bit feminine and the word femality is also reminiscent of ‘fatality’ and that seems much cooler. I’m not… Read more