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huddled and cozy

Tuesday, November 18th, 2014

No bitter wind can
strip warmth from this campfire
as we gasp at stars.

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a representative will be with you momentarily

Monday, November 17th, 2014

A third of our lives
is spent asleep, a third on
the phone with support.

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almost midnight at the doughnut shop

Sunday, November 16th, 2014

Clumps of teenagers
dance, rap, tweet, giggle and fool
around while in line.

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pain without a face

Saturday, November 15th, 2014

Not even a twitch
betrayed the agony of
brutal depression.

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the feast almost at hand

Friday, November 14th, 2014

Get those waistbands loose
and those jawbones warmed up for
gluttonous gorging.

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urban pictionary

Thursday, November 13th, 2014

They captured rooftops
and skylines for digital
posterity’s sake.

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what can’t be unseen

Wednesday, November 12th, 2014

Of all the world’s vast
horrors, none offends more than
willful ignorance.

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limb from limb

Tuesday, November 11th, 2014

Soldiers come home in
pieces, broken by bombs. We
owe more than one day.

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man vs. machine

Monday, November 10th, 2014

The last man in the
world still had to think up an
eight-letter password.

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the hyphen is a long series of distractions

Sunday, November 9th, 2014

Games, humming, drinking,
gossip, snacking, doodling, texts,
reality shows.

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a proper shade of despair

Saturday, November 8th, 2014

She would stare at the
broken moon and wonder if
her piece had been claimed.

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twenty-first century luddites

Friday, November 7th, 2014

Dial-up connection
and a tendency toward
manual gear shifts.

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more of the same

Thursday, November 6th, 2014

Status quo as a
platform and candidate wins
even in harsh times.

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annual down time

Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

The white blood cells tell
the rest of the body to
pack it in this week.

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who will untangle the strings?

Tuesday, November 4th, 2014

Corruption and lies,
theft and disenfranchisement,
crimes left to crooks.

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