The Blue Night
“What are we going to do with him? ” * I looked in my heart and heard a nightmare singing. “Who are you?” I almost said but a voice said, “I’m …
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Charity Gate
I threw a loaf over the gate. A man caught it but another man tackled him. Pondark threw a second loaf so they’d each have something but the heavier guy …
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Two Hearts
My mother and I were in Bristol, visiting someone. A cousin, or something. We were having tea—like this. Our hostess . . . and her teenage daughter. I would’ve been nine or ten. Children …
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The Authocalypse
Something was missing from my life. It was gin. The cashier put the gin in the bag. She tried putting something else into it. “Wait—what’s that? ” I said. “I didn’t …
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Blue Fortuna
“I finally abandoned my dream of celebrity when I realized I had talent.” —Napoleon Star, A Life They still had bookstores in those days. Vand’s was a block from my …
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How to Become a Mascot
First, quit your day job and go back to school, even though you’re thirty-two already. Do this because your boyfriend is dead and you will never get to run your …
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An Ostrich
When Dad died, I talked to an ostrich. In the waiting room, an ostrich sat down. “Who let this ostrich in? ” I said. The janitor stared at me. The ostrich …
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The Dream Museum
“You’ll be a disappointment till the day I die.” Mom loved me to death but . . . One time, we got into a big row. She said something I didn’t really like, …
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