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Stars- Part II: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015

Posted on January 19, 2018 by mable33

“Do you think you’ll stick with it for the year?” I ask tentatively, looking down at Pen’s scuffed boots. The question is a tossup, a fifty-cent piece with handsome J. Kennedy pressed on one side, and the bald eagle stamped … Continue reading →

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Fath-er: Sunday, Sept. 6th 2015.

Posted on September 15, 2017 by mable33

fath-er NOUN A man in relation to his natural child or children. Synonyms: dad, daddy, pop, pa, dada… Still coated with clear antibiotic cream, Dad’s tattoo wraps around his left bicep-a westernized, bastardized version of Maori tribal. Its lines are … Continue reading →

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Moth-er, Mother, MoTHER: Friday September 4th, 2015

Posted on June 28, 2017 by mable33

moth-er NOUN a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given birth. synonyms: female parent, materfamilias, matriarch, mom, mommy, ma, mama. vulgar slang NORTH AMERICA: short for motherf***** “I love your house Mrs. Nolan, the … Continue reading →

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 A Place for Us All: Saturday August 15th, 2015

Posted on August 11, 2016 by mable33

“The pipe is fine.” Oliver says, exasperated, handing Sunny the stack of instructions, “It’s schedule 40. That’s what the directions call for. Nobody is going to die, especially if we just use hairspray and we are.” He doesn’t look up as he … Continue reading →

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The Show Goes On: Friday July 24, 2015

Posted on June 11, 2016 by mable33

“You have to have done more than just see your grandfather.” Grace says. She’s scrolling through her phone’s camera options, deciding which will be best for a zoom shot. Her prey is the West Greenville High School marching band practicing … Continue reading →

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Indians, Cancer, and Some Things In-between: Sunday July 18th, 2015

Posted on June 10, 2016 by mable33

“This is one of my favorite episodes,” Grandpa Joe grunts, his voice the gutteril sound you’d expect from a lifelong heavy smoker or a preteen Ragen MacNeil, “Marshall Dillon leads a cattle drive through Apache county and all hell breaks … Continue reading →

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Relatively Painless: Wensday July 15, 2015

Posted on May 2, 2016 by mable33

“How much money do you have?” Maxwell asks. He’s stooped in the driver’s seat of his Chrysler Saratoga, ham hock hands resting on the steering wheel like fat, hairless rats. If he were anymore overweight he’d be wearing the car like a Transformers Halloween … Continue reading →

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Pen Pals: Friday July 10th, 2015

Posted on February 1, 2016 by mable33

“Just sit that box over there.” Pen, her face two inches from her computer screen, absently points to the corner of her room where a stack of other boxes teeter haphazardly. “Pop it on top of the others.” “I can’t reach that. It looks like it’s … Continue reading →

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 Mystery Man: Friday June 19th, 2015

Posted on August 27, 2015 by mable33

“Ok, we know what type of guy June likes,” Pen gulps mouthful of her grape Snowball and points her empty spoon at June, “macho luchadors with enormous wangs?” “Enormous wangs!” June affirms. She stirs her rainbow slushy- a once beautiful arrangement of cherry, … Continue reading →

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A Happy Cloud: Saturday June 13th, 2015

Posted on August 16, 2015 by mable33

All right everyone we are in a heat stress advisory so keep indoors or, if you really have to be out and about, drink your weight in water. Now here’s Soundgarden with their early 90’s hit, “Black Hole Sun.” The tune creeps … Continue reading →

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