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One or Many

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Tietsu

She speaks in halted whispers. Dead poets and long forgotten epitaphs to books long since closed. Every shot brings another promise, a verbal contract that come morning won’t be worth the paper it’s marked on. Still, they watch her, hordes … Continue reading →

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The Thing About Boys

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Tietsu

“Here’s the thing about boys: they die young. They’ve got bad hearts, bad brains, and from the time their balls drop they are on a singular path towards destruction. What is machismo? A disposition to see them die by each … Continue reading →

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Anything I ask

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Tietsu

The bar smells like a mixture of menthol and alcohol. This doesn’t bother him. It’s the way bars ought to smell. What does bother him is the woman sitting next to him. She wandered into the bar just short of … Continue reading →

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