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And Now This

And Now This

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Gimme the ball
That summer, shortly after the French family moved into the house across the street, we decided it would be fun to give Pierre and Yvette a real…
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This Body Offers to Carry You
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Momentous
. . . marriage is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly . . .
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Cookies and What?
Given a gazillion milk alternatives, I still choose milk.
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Say What?
On the perils of not hearing straight
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Ravioli, Richard the Third, and a Dead Bird
It was not what I expected to find.
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Don't Say It Again
I am scum.
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And Now This
And Now This
Everything happens all at once, all of it important. The pleasure of the essay is its laser and desultory focus. Today, zippers. Or whistling. Or purgatory. Or finches. Or blood moon.
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