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Archive for December, 2013

promise to a future wife

Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

I will pretend to
like your cat, even as he
stabs my crotch with claws.

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so 2013

Monday, December 30th, 2013

While Instagramming
a selfie, he sent bitcoins
to binge-watch twerking.

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quadruple agent

Sunday, December 29th, 2013

She worked for neither
country nor agency, nor
even principle.

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king of the cargo container

Saturday, December 28th, 2013

The tiny house had
a tiny kitchen and a
tiny bed crammed in.

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neat freak

Friday, December 27th, 2013

Bills unpaid. Laundry
piling up. Children without shots.
But the house was clean.

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inside for a spot of warmth

Thursday, December 26th, 2013

The bedraggled gent
huddled quietly on a
hard chair for the night.

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Merry Christmas!

Wednesday, December 25th, 2013

Video: The Empire wishes you a Merry Christmas.

May the Yuletide Force be with you!

holly and jolly

Wednesday, December 25th, 2013

Shreds of gift wrapping
flew everywhere in a blur
of children and toys.

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silent not

Tuesday, December 24th, 2013

The carolers made
a noise that charitably
could be called “joyous.”

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shorts at christmastime

Monday, December 23rd, 2013

What wretched deal did
we strike with Mother Nature
for winter heat wave?

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ruckus two doors down

Sunday, December 22nd, 2013

Thumping bass keeps the
dog up, the baby crying
and us complaining.

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a winter’s hike

Saturday, December 21st, 2013

The children ran far
ahead, despite the brisk air.
The trail pulled them in.

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in search of spotlights

Friday, December 20th, 2013

Some can’t live without
attention. The worst deny
their narcissism.

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the early riser

Thursday, December 19th, 2013

The early riser
needed no clanging alarm
to greet the pale dawn.

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fireball alarm

Wednesday, December 18th, 2013

They awoke in the
dark to find a home without
walls, souls without limbs.

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