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Jose thought he’d see her again, but she disappeared. He never forgets her belief in him despite his being weird.

Her unexpected absence sometimes caused Jose to feel sadness. It also taught him to appreciate the present and to not take any of it for granted.

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Learning how to hold onto and appreciate chopsticks for the very first time reminded Jose of Sally holding onto, appreciating, exploring, and kissing his hands for the very first time

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Wandering Santa Cruz

(sweeter than sandwiched truce) , elementally fresh (while waving ocean-meets-land) boost. Cool how nature can help put things in perspective. (It’s more than this or that, beyond “accepted” or “rejected”.)

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Considered submission idea for the Remembering Who We Are zine (Part 1 of ?) :There was so much unnecessary arguing between family members (and even bullying, abuse

from a mother to her daughter). This family was in the process of moving all of their belongings from their old house into a new apartment. There were disagreements and misunderstandings and lots of difficulties, stress, tensions, threat-like shoutings in … Continue reading

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From an archipelago dessert taco

it’s hatching unravelling there’s option movepronto

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When Deadlines Become Zombies issue 5. She led him into her bedroom;

it’s his first time.

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Odcul@ field

i was looking at the sky, photographing it and its shapes. This is how Slyde Ivory moves, how she flows how she escapes.

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When Deadlines Become Zombies issue 5 is the latest zine (featuring my poems, pictures, and stories) that i’ve finished making.

Now considering where or how exactly will i be releasing it…

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Submission (and a few considered ideas for submissions) to Remembering Who We Are zine

The submission that i ultimately submitted to that zine was a poem that i posted on my blog last year. That poem is Coupon or Coup Pawn?  which can be found at: http://zfthrimej.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/coupon-or-coup-pawn/  And while i like and am proud … Continue reading

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She wanted to know the time of the event, so she asked him “Do you have a date?” He replied “No; why? Do you know of a woman who’s single and would go out with me?”

So, he wasn’t thinking about the time (?)

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