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“the distance of gravity,” by Stanley M. Noah

Oct 20th, 2007 | By

after work everyday two old women wearing tennis shoes would hang outside the liquor store waiting for their bus– these smiling gals in tennis shoes were seen diving hard onto the concrete the day gun shots came flying from inside the store, making it the high point of their dull lives– and like urban birds

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“A Daffodil’s Version of Romeo and Juliet,” By Amanda Burns

Oct 20th, 2007 | By

Warning: May contain nuts Recommended Audience: 18.5 + According to Harold Bloomers,  ‘the love shared by Romeo and Juliet is as healthy and normative as a honey-coated enema after having your leg ripped off and your soul destroyed by an irate chicken wearing stilettos.’ Discuss this statement in relation to Shakespeare’s play and whatever version

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“Archangel Migraine,” by Wesley Durham

Oct 20th, 2007 | By

When I first found out I was a prophet I was super pumped. I mean who wouldn’t be. One day I’m the stockroom manager at Smart and Final and then, out of nowhere, I’m an instrument of the living god. That’s a hell of a promotion. He did a really good job explaining it to

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“Take That, Mr. Cleemann!” by Matthea Marquart

Oct 20th, 2007 | By

Having mastered the works of one Dr. Seuss at a precocious age, it was clear that I would be naturally gifted in the art of freestyle rap, should I ever choose to make my debut in this art form.    However, even with the force of this overwhelming scientific evidence, my obstinate boyfriend Mr. Cleemann saw fit

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“The Last Short Girl I Loved,” by Chris Morgan

Oct 20th, 2007 | By

I met the last short girl I loved in pretty much the same way that I met the first short girl I loved. I was five days out of jail and I parked the car I was sleeping in right outside her house. Like the first short girl, she was a little over four feet.

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