At the hairdresser’s I saw his recession: pushed back like armies of dwindled men at their last stand; stifled in stars depleting of fuel, universally
Category: Spring 2018
Forsooth, nobody needs a jest when life is fair, as prepossessed; if everything was admirable then anticks would be inutile; in times of bonny merriment, wisecracks are sure superfluent; nobody needs a laugh when they’re as happy as a
On a Saturday in the middle of June, about a month before we moved to California one of the neighborhood kids, Dave Brinks, felt he had unfinished business with my older brother, Matt. Everyone knew we were moving since
Earwigs are nocturnal insects, drawn to moist areas. The common misconception about earwigs is that they will crawl into your ear canal and lay eggs in your brain. It is unclear why this is so widely believed. With billions
The way it is now that I’m old, that nonny-nonny leaves me cold; once, heaving breasts and a plush bum sure warmed me, but now seem humdrum; the stockings, garters and brassieres which animated my prime years are all
The Devil is no friend of mine to leave me broke at closing time; where is my pal, that merry spark who said drinks were free after dark? I do recall, when the sun set, he had a plot
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