It was the sort of thing one thought could only be seen in the movies—the type of person who actually paces. In… Read more Pacing Putain
Month: September 2022
How Nice You Look
It was one of those startling moments once you reach “a certain age.” To be ogled and then approached so… Read more How Nice You Look
A New Impersonator Game In Town
They said there could be no “Elvis.” But they never said anything about Purvis, the off-brand answer to filling the… Read more A New Impersonator Game In Town
Friedrich’s New Girlfriend is Dead in a Parallel Universe
Their relationship was not to be comparable to Cécile and Anne’s in Bonjour Tristesse. Mainly because Frieda, the Cécile in the… Read more Friedrich’s New Girlfriend is Dead in a Parallel Universe
Joining the Bicyclette Gang
Somehow, it just happened. Sooner or later, when you reached a certain age—usually thirteen or fourteen—you found yourself, as a… Read more Joining the Bicyclette Gang
The Queen’s Coffin
When you are dead weight in life, perhaps it’s only to be expected that you should be even more so… Read more The Queen’s Coffin
(A) Human Waste
The warning had come down when they were already in the water. Jess and her friends were usually always in the water,… Read more (A) Human Waste
Rotten Egg
If the last one to do such and such is a rotten egg, then the first is a “fresh” one… Read more Rotten Egg
Stiff Upper Lip (With Chocolate All Over It)
It’s so hard to find a place to be. To just access the most rudimentary ability to sit down somewhere and… Read more Stiff Upper Lip (With Chocolate All Over It)
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