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the clothes make the myth

Thursday, October 29th, 2015

Layer on layer
of artifice to reveal
a hidden true self.

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the hierarchy of candy

Wednesday, October 28th, 2015

Good chocolate, Pop
Rocks, Reese’s Cups, gummy bears,
Peanut M&Ms.

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the shaming of a lifetime

Tuesday, October 27th, 2015

An Internet faux
pas warrants derision and
humiliation.

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the anti-halloween sport

Monday, October 26th, 2015

Bobbing for apples
is too healthy. Exercise,
fruit and water? Pass.

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broken people

Sunday, October 25th, 2015

Broken people get
up in the morning and sleep
at night still broken.

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tongs and tongues at the ready

Saturday, October 24th, 2015

Pastry chambers at
the Mexican bakery
tempt with scents and hues.

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the precise baker

Friday, October 23rd, 2015

Measure and weigh, sift
and let sit. Check for doneness,
frost after cooling.

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barbell bummer

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015

He loves to lift weights.
His arms love it. His hips, too.
His back … not so much.

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chocolate ghosts and sugar phantoms

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

What good is stocking
up early for Halloween
if I eat it all?

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the wisdom of christopher turk

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

Mothers and daughters
they speak so fast, but they speak
so true.” And they’re back!

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chains of desire

Monday, October 19th, 2015

What defines a cool
city is not retailers
but local flavors.

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two-wheeled wanderers

Sunday, October 18th, 2015

The new cyclists rode
for blocks before stopping to
admire the streets.

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yoso: you only study once

Saturday, October 17th, 2015

Homework is always
best done at the last minute
and with little thought.

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the tiniest inkling

Friday, October 16th, 2015

What do we under-
stand of the world and our place
in bettering it?

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winter 2015 in the south

Thursday, October 15th, 2015

El Niño will bring
his chilly chattering and
a damp demeanor.

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