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			<title>Someone Else</title>
			<description>find medown hereunder layer fivewhere my nose itches and you know whywhere you recallmy memoryof stained wallsfrom all the smoke and the sinfrom myselffrom schizophrenic fatherand no alcohol allowedknow me theresee me therebefore and afterhear my childhoodfind my facepuffy with tearsor over-bright w..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1741627/</link>
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			<title>Backyard Fences</title>
			<description>Just a little advice. Or not. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1515623/</link>
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			<title>&quot;The Nature of Ambivalence&quot;</title>
			<description>I have acted like a foolwho was unable to dealwith the burdenof his own emotions.I was dancing by myself,stroking the long armof a marble statue,reveling in its coolness.I was unaware they were mocking me.I would not have cared if I had realized. I thought her stone eyes gl..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1380383/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Break Up Song&quot;</title>
			<description>I can take itI can pluck the fliesoff your dead thoughtsand chew them downpropeller wingstranslucent like the momentsbefore our fingers touchhorizontal, lying in whisperswhere sacred crossesof dead poetsdie alone without us I can take itI can curl your words..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1375745/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Emergence&quot;</title>
			<description>I close my eyes to the kink in your resolveat the whole sea of womenyou stare and shakeWhat did you find on those train tripsout of love again, out of pride?your heavy bone heart creaking with the tracks?Keeping closed hands, you achefor a warm touch, you groanwhile smiling,and while barking, beg in..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1289667/</link>
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			<title>&quot;The Chocolate is Melting on the Counter&quot;</title>
			<description>Elementary. Like love should be.  </description>
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			<title>&quot;The Last Mile&quot;</title>
			<description>I know your secret hope--the one surrounded in darknessburied in the torn earthof your sullen hometown.You can't look very longinto my eyes anymore.I know whybut won't tell you.Is this the last cornerwe turn before the candlesblow out on their own?before the laugh drifts into the smile?Or is this ju..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1254359/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Part&quot;</title>
			<description>The space between your lipstells me yessends me down a lane of lime treesflexing in the windreflecting sun glintsin the dew mistof their wet flesh</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1254123/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Mr. Callaghan&quot;</title>
			<description>He said it just dependsOn how strong the soul Whether they wither Once planted backIn the rowsOf society's throesOr flourishDespite death Stained hands and minds and eyes and liesHe said A pill and a prayerDoes a lot of goodFor a soldierNo longer in the zoneSittin..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1252135/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Poisoned Milk&quot;</title>
			<description>I needed your pulseIn my mouth,Your smooth aspirin heartBursting between my teeth,I thought.But when finallyI fit you all inside,My tongue twisted back,I realized how tricked I was, How blue your blood tasted, How old I was growingDespite my young face; And since spitting you..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1250834/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Black Banana&quot;</title>
			<description>If we were two fliesI would outlive youno matter the difficultyso that I could eat you firstyour stiff blackgarbage bag bodyfilled with pearl white acumen making me shiverI would place a strawright through yourbrittle eye-basketclown-smile and suckbut for nowI will go on eating small beingsthat feas..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1223621/</link>
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			<title>&quot;My Avatar Is So Hot&quot;</title>
			<description>You're whole life has been a sham,so why notone more white lie?Long legs,pouting lips,high cheek bones,sigh...How lovely you never were!Do you have tomake your envy so loud?Do you wish angrily?What if you were this personyou want to be?Would you be happy?No. And we stillwouldn't want you.But please,..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1187562/</link>
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			<title>&quot;A Plan&quot;</title>
			<description>If I tear down your wallsyou'll only build them back up again,and we'll both be exhausted.So instead, I'll drain you slowly,suck a little of your bloodinto my mouthwhen you thinkit's just a kiss,look awaywhile you're still talking,tell youthat I miss someone else--and thenand thenand thensomepieceof..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1187001/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Out of Reach&quot;</title>
			<description>It was when I watched youseize your pony tail by the baseand slowly pull it all the way out,letting a thousand soft silk strandsfall back in placepiece by piecewhile your slender fingers with bright red polished nails continuedtheir momentum into the breeze,as if every inch of movementwas pure sex t..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1183515/</link>
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			<title>&quot;That's Right&quot;</title>
			<description>If there was a look you could doto say everything I have no words for,I would at least give you that.But I still don't understand myselfthe way that I should by now, the waythat men in suits understand ties.I dated a girl once who fell in love with mein three days. She messaged me non-stop.And it di..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1179119/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Parted&quot;</title>
			<description>What I wantis quite simple:the curtainof your cupid's bowraising its pink veilat my advance;your vermillion bordercoasting inwardto meet mine,as the heat of two sunsetssmashing together--like forests of painsoakedin solar pleasure.There is no doubtyou can answer my request.The air between ushas cure..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1175945/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Love Me!&quot;</title>
			<description>Oftentimes I see youas a hippo, wet and grey,thrashing in the swampas you try to fit into another nice dress,which inevitably ends up in shambles,ends up in the heapof fine gownstorn and thrownup on the sun-baked bank behind you.Your tear-soaked,angry, lonely, forty-something faceblames the dressesf..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1175065/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Weathered&quot; </title>
			<description>179,642 smileshave etched his facein more waysthan anyonecould rememberthe rough leatherrogue hearted manwho cannot cease squinting at sunlighteven in dark roomscan tell you whatyou do not knowand will not ask--instead your pink facesmacks windblownrippled with fearat unexplored roadsthat you are fo..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1174338/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Snake Hole&quot;</title>
			<description>I'll be the phantom breaking your stagethe glowing white yang bright as a sperm cell swimming the seas of your mindlooking for the missing black spoonthe cool electric negative the color of my heartto complete the hidden circleI am a slave toI'll pull your auburn hair down into the dirt with memake ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1170550/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Just For You&quot; (song)</title>
			<description>Experiment complete... lol. Thanks for the feedback, guys. Going to tweak this one a bit. </description>
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			<title>&quot;The Journals of Bill Murdock&quot; ent. 12</title>
			<description>My love, Desiree, is swinging. She never grew out of those devices. She says she loves the feel of the scrapeswhen she stops. I run my hand over her bare thigh, down her knee, and take off her gloss black shoe. She blushes, chokes on a laugh and bites herfinger. I draw her other hand to mymout..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1168434/</link>
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			<title>&quot;A Phony in the Glow&quot;</title>
			<description>A poisoned mind is no place to findHealing for the lost;His putrid grin bares sin withinA sanctimonious heart.Lecturing as if he understandsThe pain they're living through,When all he wants is us to believeHe's superior to you.For in the light of a PC screenA coward can easily hideBehind turgid pros..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1166399/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Late April&quot;</title>
			<description>Here I come,plowing through your heart.You can't trust me;you learn it the hard wayevery time.Now I think of springand how your hair smellswith your back to meas I reach around your waistin bed.And I want to call you,but it's too soon.You are still complainingabout usto your girlfriends.Where does a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1164623/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Dying to Please&quot;</title>
			<description>You wish it was like this:Their faces light upwhen you walk in the room.Their tongues roll outbright words of approval.Hearts alight at the sight of you,sans those jealousat your presence.The girls want you,and the boys do, too.You're the one thought ofmost when gone;these planets tumblearound the g..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1163573/</link>
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			<title>...</title>
			<description>Sometimes I think Ican taste all of the hotel rooms we had sex in.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1162747/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Ki&quot;</title>
			<description>And in musicsomething drowns--a killing occurswhere sun-splashedbright grey cementis gone, and the leaveshide her yellowface from your eyes,and the hole in your heartis momentarily filledwith wavesthat make senseto a part of youburied long ago,stirring softlybeneath soil,making the green grass rise...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1162500/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Falling Downhill&quot;</title>
			<description>A sulfur scratch is charming,has soul, dampness--createsa facsimile of warmth, thrillsthe nose, strings memoriesfrom the mind in clothesline.Beauty can be broken downinto a series of sensationsand subjective perspectives.They have learned everything youthink is, and have become it.Hold tight to the ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1161605/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Eerie Me&quot;</title>
			<description>The blue worm in my heart squirms,builds heat in it's many cells, strivesto learn the world he was born into:advantages and trembled meanings.He whispers to me throughout the day,and that is when my eyes gleam. Clevercat mind, Michelle lips--no one notices.I envy myself in the future. Presently.This..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1160080/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Misdemeanor&quot;</title>
			<description>Why sail with no wind?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1159630/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Ravine&quot;</title>
			<description>My heart holds hunger pangsthat I cannot satisfy.I look up into my mindand see things that will never happen,see things that were betterthat I did not appreciate,see things I wish werepart of my past,see youwhen I was 20--and if I had some powerthat would set me apartand give me a way to riseand hol..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1158279/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Another Kind of Key&quot;</title>
			<description>Yesterday is fading like a dollar bill overused,like names in the sand--my mind is sponging upnew faces now, new pain,new voices that sing and talklouder than the others;I can't remember how cruelor kind you were, how oldI was when it disappeared,when my hands burnedfrom catching myselfdiving forwar..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1157722/</link>
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			<title>...</title>
			<description>If I fall in lovewith you, it is mere longingfor what I lack.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1155052/</link>
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			<title>&quot;She Purrs Most Just Before Biting&quot;</title>
			<description>I'll drag you in with me</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1155023/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Morphing Out of Stasis&quot;</title>
			<description>Thewater fermented, green and dirty.Myeyes followed a cigarette buttBobbingbetwixt flying maple seedsNo longerflying. You need dirt, huh?&amp;nbsp;Idove in, taking a gulp along the way.Iopened my eyes in the cold waterAndit was all so clear, so beautiful.I..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1153191/</link>
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			<title>&quot;What Brought You Here&quot;</title>
			<description>I am tired of losing. And here this game is played endlessly, with winning difficult. The men stare at the chips,lips dripping. The cards snap in front of me, like dry air. My nose wants to bleed. Fever is really a hunger for something, a lust to kill. My breaking point came with your eyes, glazed a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1152175/</link>
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			<title>&quot;I Am Still Thinking and Even Death is an Annoyance&quot;</title>
			<description>Whena man dieshe slips into a cloudquietly; silkworms weave tapestriesover his eyeslike caps on the shuttersof two twin cameras.The glow of a cigarettefires insidehis nimbus soul-- breathes until time stills herself;nerves short out,the icicle stops dripping.I have ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1149778/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Solipsism Schism&quot;</title>
			<description>I picture your face in ashoe boxcovered with freshly cut penises:pink, vanilla peaches, some chocolate,and your tongue darts out between them.Gravelly moans escape between swallows,and men's names bark out your lips.Humming, the whole box vibrates;there is nothing vertical about yo..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1149776/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Fat Charm&quot;</title>
			<description>There is somethingbeautiful about a fat manWho forgot you have to hurt a boyto make him appreciate a thingWhose gravy hands lift slowpills and popcorn and remote controlsWho likes extra butter on his toastThere is something beautiful about a fat manAnd I am unashamed to admitTh..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1149775/</link>
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			<title>&quot;That Isn't Pepper In Your Eggs it's Teflon&quot;</title>
			<description>What?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;s&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; c&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;r&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;o&amp;nbsp; ll&amp;nb..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1149773/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Tic Tac Gin!&quot;</title>
			<description>your soul smells like shrimp</description>
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			<title>&quot;Goodnight. Goodbye.&quot;</title>
			<description>Iwatched you on the trampoline.Stayingup all night was easy.Youweren&amp;rsquo;t sure I loved you, yet.&amp;nbsp;Everythingwas wet with sunrise--Thatblack taut tarp we kissed on,Yourlong arabesque hair.&amp;nbsp;Mytwo fingers were still heldLooselyin your pa..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1149770/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Freezing to Death&quot;</title>
			<description>There will come no paladin gallopinghere. It is far too cold for fantasy.The evergreens have given up,choosing snow over finches,slowing the sap in their veinsto a glub of amber messages. Spithas frozen, shocked, on my lips, andeven its bacteria heart has stymied.I would call you b..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1149766/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Slip It Down Me Up Again&quot;</title>
			<description>you take me intothe shadows of your roomwhere a dresser is a lionwaiting, sniffing, tastingmy flesh and blood already.the door click-thumps closedand you giggle. my smile won'tshow in the dark. I close my eyesand feel the foreign feminine-jungletouch my senses: perfumed duvetclou..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1149764/</link>
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			<title>&quot;Red Alabama&quot;</title>
			<description>Soul soupdried to flakes in a bowl.His fist dents the earthas weeds partfor the moving S.&quot;Tell mewhere that w***e gone.&quot;She wants the barrel,the blue cold fact,the chill past moaning.&quot;Hey baby,I can save youand y&amp;rsquo; whole girlhood--your whole graham crackercherry ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Pyrrhonian/1149762/</link>
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			<title>&quot;I Loved a Guy's Eyes, but My Dick Didn't Rise&quot;</title>
			<description>A crushed grey stone,pulverizedin the desert heat, swirled with cactus greenstaring at meI fell in love with a boyand it wasn't sexual at allbecause it was really meI wanted him to beHe could do everything I couldn'tand I couldn't take thatI was so good at everythingI cou..</description>
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			<title>&quot;The Spray Foam Guy Who Kept Coming to Our Booth For Free Coffee and Shared His Stories&quot;</title>
			<description>HEY HEY!I found you guys another customerShe likes coffee as much as meShe sells life insuranceSell them some!I don't want any myselfNah... Screw that800 bucks, right?That's all it'll take to turn me to ashesWho'm I gonna leave all that insurance money to?Cook me up insteadAn..</description>
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			<title>&quot;Silver Tongue Cutting&quot;</title>
			<description>Her emotions erupted like a fireworkfinaleAcross the white linen tableclothOver my plate of braised quailAnd straight into my open heart&amp;nbsp;The glowing edges of anger andself-pityBlew a tear soaked hole from pursedlipsCreating a bubble of malignant airTrapped,..</description>
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			<title>&quot;Corina Climbs My Legs&quot;</title>
			<description>She laughs and she'sdrunkHer short blonde hairSticks straight outWhen she shakes her head &quot;no&quot;Dancing in the grassHer mouth finds the beatMy body repeats&quot;Who do you like?!&quot;She asks againI draw on the vodka bottle and smile&quot;Me,&quot; I sayShe tackles me, growlingI fall back i..</description>
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			<title>&quot;Beth&quot;</title>
			<description>This was my last wake upcalland I just didn't hear it.Everything about youwas touched with childhood;you wouldn't look me in the eye during sex;&amp;nbsp; you flinched and whined low at anything scary;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; you made me treats and small elaborate drawings;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbs..</description>
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			<title>&quot;Hopscotch&quot;</title>
			<description>You got it babyyeahthat finger tip dripsweats downmy long linethose threads cannot holdagainst my ripping hot handssteaming along the inside of your thighseyes growlpurple smokein hungry staresas my piece of wheat tareprickles against your skinI'll scrat..</description>
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