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back to school 3

Friday, August 31st, 2007

32. 15.
26? Damn. How do I
open my locker?

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back to school 2

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Metal detector
quells youthful exuberance
with beeps and alarms.

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back to school 1

Friday, August 31st, 2007

The mimeographs
still crank out pop quizzes in
purple-tinted prose.

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march of the sanguine

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

The trickle of ants
finds its way through unseen gaps
to the countertop.

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somewhere over the mountain

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Taillights disappear
into turnoffs and driveways
as evening subsides.

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putting off eating

Monday, August 27th, 2007

The skipped meal leaves a
gnawing sensation growing
in the stomach’s pit.

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parlors and parks

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

Ice cream, baseball, beer
and hot dogs. Summer in one
hot night around town.

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more to read someday

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

Bundle of books lands
with knowledgeable thud on
crowded sagging shelf.

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darkest before the

Friday, August 24th, 2007

The civic minded
find their way, even when times
seem hopeless and bleak.

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wrong all wrong

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Critical words don’t
often spring from critical
thinking, just big talk.

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the twit in twitter

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Yes, we can see your
“current status,” but what of
your will to progress?

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repair order no. r13598099

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Prodigal laptop
returns after visiting,
eating parts unknown.

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plus it’s 104

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Parking lot blinds with
deep sunshine penetrating
from every windshield.

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traveling gnome lives up to name

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Ceramic icon
takes a holiday. How did
he get that time off?

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spiderbun and bun, james bun

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Every movie
can be told in 30 ticks
with bunnies. Just watch.

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