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I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
Read more: I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead2. Bad Boyfriend Even more satisfying than telling my mother I would no longer be hanging around as her overgrown loser baby, even more thrilling than handing in my notice at Fluffernutter, was breaking up with Bex. Actually I can’t technically “break up” with Bex because he always insists we’re not boyfriend and girlfriend. True,…
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Inspired Pleasure
Read more: Inspired PleasureDiary of a Dancer feels like Week 7 of the flu and I need something to take my mind off stomach.Love people-watching at the Downeast Gate – there’s a novel in that all by itself.This flight goes straight up the coast. Avril is sleeping in the co-pilot’s seat – let’shope she doesn’t have to assume…
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Inspired Pleasure
Read more: Inspired PleasureDiary of a Dancer 11Am Tues 17 Jan 78Reading Evelyn Waugh’s diaries over my third cup of coffeewith open mouthed amazement. It seems almost a work of fiction. Try toimagine these whines and wails ever appearing in print! Imposserous BertLahr would say. Thank God for The Victorian High Colonic: a pre-mortembonfire. Highly recommended, my…
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Violet
Read more: VioletAt first Benny and Lisa thought their daughter Jane had named her doll Violet. She was always talking about Violet. It was Violet, Violet, Violet. For example she would say something like, “Last night I had the most wonderful dream about Granny and Violet.” “That’s marvelous, Jane.” Trying not to roll the eyes, because Lisa…
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Happy Halloween!
Read more: Happy Halloween!LIZZIE BORDEN: “NOT I BUT THE MOON” Not I but the moon Decrees each loss of blood. You confided slyly, Besom-Breast! I’ll crochet a horsehair head for you and Lacework- stitch your flesh, my darling You and old Scrimshaw Pate – He Who Must Know Best. Hot wax outlines a new broom’s sweep in Sacred…
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