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It’s Darkness He Wants by Benjamin Hale
I drove to McGuckin’s and asked to be directed to the rope section. “Aisle twelve!” chirped the girl at the register. McGuckin’s Hardware always makes me sleepy. Something about being in a dark building the size of an airplane hangar stacked to the ceiling with hardware makes me feel like a kid dragged around on [...]
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A Picture of Your House by L. Ward Abel
There is a picture of your house from high above online for everyone to see. I see you there in your yard looking up with an anxious face, eyes full of sea. I can link with anywhere, but I am drawn to that face. If a place is defined as somewhere with a name then [...]
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Whither Constantine by L. Ward Abel
Quiet as changes go, the rain moved in. Someone shot a rifle several pastures out. Heat like a prejudice evaporated as drops became more distinct. The flag lazily danced without a word of tribute. A radio played from a neighbor’s house, the song was noise. It was then that I knew there was no going [...]
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Wealth by Monica Wendel
The bitten lip of the moon spills over the clouds. Every beer is drunk down. Every blackout ends with morning. When I do bad things, I want to brag about them. I want you to know how far I went. What wealth the tide leaves behind, only to take it again. [...]
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