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Spring Formal

Thank you. I appreciate the offer and believe that it’s a good idea. Of course I want to go to the Spring Formal with you. Who wouldn’t want a date with a boy who stares across rooms taking pictures and … Continue reading

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In the Park Past Midnight

No officer has come by to stop me as I sit under lamplight composing. They have better things to do in this unrepresented borough. I too have better things to do than wait to be harassed by cop or criminal … Continue reading

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Stephe at the Garden

Stephe, we lost him today like we lost each other decades before though this one’s more permanent. I knew of him before you introduced us but it was your enthusiasm and adoration that made me realize how great he was. … Continue reading

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Purple Passages

On the twenty first in oh, sixteen a situation we’d never dreamed in UK and US that came to pass for a young man and an old lass where leaders in music and in power changed course in one April … Continue reading

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Shame and Secrecy

I never enjoy admitting that my father was born on Staten Island because that makes me a Staten Islander by association but I have lived in shame and secrecy for too long now and it is time at last to … Continue reading

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Spigot

When my father left it was because he said he no longer felt the same way about my mother. I could not understand how he could betray us in such a way. If he loved us once why wouldn’t he … Continue reading

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Of Essence

Someone once said to me “If I’m faster, I’m taking it. If I get there first, it’s mine.” I’ve lived with that knowledge since which is why I gulp down all the cookies before anyone else has a chance. I … Continue reading

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Eponymous

That was a really good burger. It might have been the best I’ve sunk my teeth into this whole year. Juicy and savory bun warm and soft… I would not have thought that this place could provide me with such … Continue reading

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My Humblest Sorry

I’d like to apologize for my earlier content. I was delirious when writing it. I hadn’t slept much and I’d been drinking pretty heavily – for a while, I should say and, well, it was not in any way my … Continue reading

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Passing of Royalty

I just saw that the Burger King near my old school is closed. It had been thriving the last I checked. I can remember visiting that place for breakfast long after school days had past. They were experts in economy … Continue reading

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