“The shoes are cursed,” I mutter, as the number that’s always floating in front of my eyes drops from fifty years to seven seconds. I hastily pull away my hands…
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I used to wait in my car for him to call. I’d sit in my parking spot outside my parents’ building where I was staying and look at the moon,…
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As an older millennial, I find it impossible to date anyone who isn’t named Thad. It’s become so dire that I assign them nicknames: Trucker Hat Thad, Clown Thad, and,…
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EVEN PLUTO’S ORBIT SOMETIMES CROSSES WITHIN Giselle’s funeral was awkward enough, but things got even tougher after the neighbor kid claimed that the two of them had switched. “Our luggage…
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VIAGRA Three weeks after her ex-husband’s suicide attempt and somehow Helen was still taking care of him. He’d installed himself in the attic bedroom like some sort of manically depressed…
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The interview, which had already been going unfavorably, took a turn for the irreparable when the glob of phlegm that had been lodged in Dave’s throat all morning fired abruptly…
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Happy fall, y’all! We’re kicking off the season with a brand new list, and are really excited to kick off said brand new list with Daniel de Carvalho’s stunning piece,…
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A Girl Goes into the Forest by Peg Alford Pursell Dzanc Books, July 2019 240 pages/ Amazon Peg Alford Pursell’s second book, A Girl Goes into the Forest, is a collection…
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THE NEXT WAVE They might think that our gym obsession is about exercise, a healthy lifestyle, a swimsuit body, but we know better. We say nothing as we steadily climb…
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It was to be the show’s last season. There had been too many lawsuits by kin of the deceased. Still, ratings were astronomical. And Kris Calhoun was determined to make…
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Our real estate agent, Bonnie, texted me about the estate sale. We had been in the new house for just over a month and had hardly finished unpacking: the cardboard…
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Sniffle teary those few months after Spencer died. Poor sterile sod burned through life oh man as if stung by a thousand bees. Dirty miser thought himself. Special. And Spencer…
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Dear Editors of the New York Times Crossword Puzzle, Please do not dismiss this as just another crank letter. I swear that everything that I relate to you here is…
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This report summarizes the findings of the focus group conducted at the Mount Sinai base camp following the new product rollout. Participants were asked their views in a casual atmosphere…
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