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Long Weekend

“Just sex,” I say, and the old feeling is back, the creeping nausea.

Loser

He saw the car bearing down and gave it the finger, a snarl on his face.

Lost Dog, Please Call

He’s walking loopy, so I know he’s been had something besides beer.

Love among the Stacks

The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.

Love or Money

Ralph’s children had believed Christine was just after his money.

Magnolia

The baby in her belly is not a sibling, will never be their playmate.

Malaga

We skip across the surface like a stone slung by a giant travel agent.

Marantha

Today was the first day of her new life, and she was on an adventure.

Marauder with Flag

I’m not afraid of dying. I’ve died on camera before. It’s not so bad.

Memorable Days

A letter is like a poem, showing the marks of an unwilling composer.

Men Against Violence

You’re feminist? Neither one of you. You just like getting into fights.

Midland

The blackness of her hair seemed to pull the color from her body.

Miss Columbia Basin

Dad doesn’t believe I’m beauty queen material. I believe in myself.

Miss Grief

The success is deserved, I think: certainly it was not lightly gained.

Money, Money, Money

If the kind hearts had fat purses, how much better everything would go!

Mr. Thing

We all agreed we would evolve into something, a family of sorts.

Ms. Marmelstein

Ms. Marmelstein led with her eyelashes, curling out like scimitars.

Musings

Heaven preserve me from the Epidemic of a Proud Ignorance!

My First Book: “Treasure Island”

The future of the book began to appear among imaginary woods.

My Whole Entire Life

I wanted to be a citizen of the empire called American Express.

Neighborly Favors

I promised to return, but secretly I dreamed of staying in America.

Never Say No

If he was going to pick me up, the least he could do was look at me.

New Grub Street

He betook himself to the metropolis to become a literary man, of course.

November

Miriam slept at the ranch often, although little sleep happened there.

Nuisance Value

He knew deep down that only her ridiculous optimism kept them going.

Occupy City Hall Sketchbook

On June 23rd, activists set up camp at New York City Hall.

Off to Zamboanga

“Why on earth are you taking luxury cruise passengers to Zamboanga?”

Okeechobee

She wants something red and shiny that always works.

Oklahoma

It’s way past 10 p.m. and we have no idea where our child is.

On a Late June Evening in My Driveway

Take some cherry tomatoes, I say when the moon rises over the pine.