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I want you to know that I killed the spider who has been living by the elevator window for months now, coming and going in her orange-and-black and increasingly terrifying fashion far too close to the mailbox. At least, I think that I killed her. I came at her with the edge of a cardboard……
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I’m not going anywhere soon. But I took a bunch of tests which said I might, maybe, possibly, be going somewhere soon before long. So, If I’ve gone off anywhere, well not “anywhere” but into that particular-ineffable-where, I want you to know: I went there listening to Satchmo’s La Vie en Rose and Gene Wilder……
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I attempted to write 30 poems in 30 days during April this year, with mild success, and too much honesty to share it all here. But here are some unedited moments that were tolerable to share, though not good. Point is, I did my homework. (In)Complete guide to decorating a Wedding cake Be kind……
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Last night my German teacher said that I had a profession which did not require thinking, but that my husband did. Well, at least that is what I think he said. He doesn’t speak a word of English.
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Dear O, I have sent this letter with excess postage. With an excess of longing, of sorrow. It’s been a year now. You see, approximately 0.5% of the men whom I pass on the street look like you. This phenomenon has been going on for years now. It stems from a pathological desire to unexpectedly……
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Lead Singer: “This song is about heroine.” Audience member: “A song about herring?”
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It is acceptable to be the lone dancing girl in the room, but only if your arms never reach above the level of your eyes.
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Today was my first Dutch lesson. Kevin and I recently moved to Eindhoven for his work, and after leaving my job in Amsterdam I am finally taking the time to learn some of the language before I apply for work. In class today, there was some discussion of the accent in this part of the……
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Let me just start by saying last night I witnessed a domestic dispute so violent that the sound of, something, banging against the walls of the house next door woke me up at 2 a.m. No, let me just start by saying that I also witnessed the police act in a way I can only……
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Researchers out of Stanford University announced a breakthrough in clean energy technology. They have developed generator capable of powering a home using the residual heat of the argument you had with your husband last night. In a cooperative effort between the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Center for Advanced Study in the…
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Alessandra Ranelli 
Agreed – loved the NYT post. (An Austrian in NYC, who is thinking about his long-lost love, who is in Vienna)
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Your NYT piece was wonderful. Looking forward to reading your first novel.
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