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the ire next time

Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

He steadied himself
not for the audience’s
scorn, but for his own.

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the heavens in winter

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

Frozen noses point
to Orion, frozen toes
planted on hard earth.

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looking back, looking forward, looking around

Tuesday, January 21st, 2014

Is life a bucket
list, a cabaret or a
tombstone’s etched hyphen?

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triumph of the passable

Monday, January 20th, 2014

The city’s collapse
came not from corruption but
mediocrity.

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diy sonnet kit

Sunday, January 19th, 2014

Tell her she’s special.
Tell her she’s totally hot.
Tell her she’s the one.

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the splat comes at the end

Saturday, January 18th, 2014

He played by the rules
and took care of others, then
was hit by a truck.

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brief getaway

Friday, January 17th, 2014

He stared at the glass
of pale bourbon, unable
to shove it aside.

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this postmodern world

Thursday, January 16th, 2014

The boogeyman does
not hide nor shock, but merely
points out our failings.

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two dollars and no place to go

Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

The drifter pulled his
rolling bag beside him, safe
and dry for the day.

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one week in january, winter in the south

Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

Wet, cold, ice, windy,
warm, cloudy, chilly, fog, rain,
snow, slick, sun, clear, sigh.

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skydiving social worker seeks fly fishing accountant

Monday, January 13th, 2014

The personals seem
like a competition in
duck faces and wants.

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the last noel, five points south

Sunday, January 12th, 2014

The plastic garlands
fluttered carelessly in the
January wind.

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the run-down chapel

Saturday, January 11th, 2014

A few old timers
creeped along dusty pews as
the service began.

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symptoms include listlessness, runny pancreas

Friday, January 10th, 2014

He diagnosed his
malady as either a
mild cold or malaise.

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someone else’s problem

Thursday, January 9th, 2014

An astute few saw
the bigger issues. And none
lifted a finger.

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