You are a woman of indeterminate age. Your looks fall squarely in the middle of things. You dress for comfort and smile a lot. You have a ghost of your very own. You are looking for companionship.
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Human Interest
They’ve restricted the timeframe for telephone calls because I was dialing people all over town. It’s a collect call, but I’ve found that most people will accept the charges, worrying someone they know and care about has been incarcerated.
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The Digital_Suitor (Part III)
By the time you finish the letter, you are sobbing uncontrollably, hot, curative tears that drip, forming a small puddle on your writing slab. The note is truly the most lovely document you have ever received,
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The Digital_Suitor (Part II)
“No,” he writes. “I’m sorry. I don’t think the phone is such a good idea. I don’t want to race to the finish line, remember?”
That’s bullshit! you want to reply. It’s been two months. Fuck the phone. It’s actually about time we meet!
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The Digital_Suitor (Part I)
You meet the Digital_Suitor on [insert dating website here].
The Digital_Suitor suggests you switch to e-mail.
The Digital_Suitor’s e-mail address is the name of his ex-dog.
The Digital_Suitor does not tell you his last name.
The Digital_Suitor does not tell you his last name because he does not want to race to the finish line.
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Book Review: What Happened Here by Bonnie ZoBell
In 1978, a Pacific Southwest Airlines jet and a Cessna collided in the air over the North Park neighborhood of San Diego. It remains the deadliest accident in California aviation history.
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Not a Word
Tina Schweitzer’s* grandmother’s Boston Terrier’s testicles hang like bruised fruit under his tail. Tina calls them “balls,” but I won’t, can’t, don’t call them anything. We sit on the couch and watch TV.
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A Turtle, A Lizard, A Snake
Meredith Alling It is among the worst discoveries I’ve ever made: that the ice in the cooler has melted and
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Snake Charming for the Next Generation
It is your first day of work. You are alone after a morning of team-building exercises, which you spent sweating into the armpits of a borrowed shirt. You had a tête-à-tête with your supervisor about time sheets and integrity that ran through your lunch hour, but you were afraid to chew in front of him, so now you are starving.
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