Category: The Here And Now

• Day 78 – The Funeral Shoes

  Soon every pair was thrown into the empty bedroom behind him, but the God damn boots weren’t anywhere.

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  September 11, 2014

  The Here And Now

  boots, burials, closets, clothes, death, families, funerals, mourning, shoes

• Day 76 – The Q-Tips

  Oliver allowed himself a deep, smiling breath and lifted the first cotton swab to the upper tip of his left ear.

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  September 8, 2014

  The Here And Now

  cleaning, cotton, cotton swabs, ears, erotic, fetishes, pleasure, q tips, tissues

• Day 74 – The Seance

  Night fell and the girls climbed creaking steps to the attic, where they encircled themselves with candles.

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  September 4, 2014

  The Here And Now

  celebutantes, coming of age, gay, heartbreak, lesbians, lgbt, magic, ouija, seances, teenagers, witches

• Day 73 – The Swordsmith

  The half serious habit grew over years into an obsession, going from reproduction to creation, adding features for flair or functionality.

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  September 3, 2014

  The Here And Now

  forges, hobbies, metal, smithing, smiths, steel, swords

• Day 68 – The Playlist

  I had to sneak a new one in, from a local band. Something about the song just reminded me of you.

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  August 25, 2014

  The Here And Now

  80s, 90s, bands, crush, love, love notes, mix tapes, music, oldies, playlist, psychic, telekinesis, x-men

• Day 67 – The Firefight

  My squad starts darting between what cover we can find, screaming as we peek out to take shots at that damn tower. Patch doesn’t make it long holed up behind a giant tire.

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  August 23, 2014

  The Here And Now

  fights, friends, games, guns, military, paintball, tactics, wars

• Day 55 – The Video Diary

  “I know that I haven’t been there for you, like I wanted to be. Like a good father should be. And you can’t know how sorry I am about that…”

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  August 8, 2014

  The Here And Now

  advice, cancer, daughters, death, families, fathers, funerals, life, messages, posthumous, video

• Day 51 – The Thieves’ Guild

  “So tell us, Mr. … Horatio Antimone – my, what a name for someone of such a roguish appearance. Mr. Antimone, why did you attempt to steal from one of our firm’s employees?”

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  August 2, 2014

  The Here And Now

  companies, corporations, employees, fronts, guilds, infiltration, jobs, offices, spies, theft, thieves

• Day 34 – The Porn Store Grandma

  Grandma was exactly the kind of person you would never expect to find behind a counter crowded with marital aids.

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  July 14, 2014

  The Here And Now

  elderly, fetishes, funerals, grandmas, nametags, porn, seniors, sex, sex toys

• Day 32 – The Road Trip

  The tires doing nothing but spinning when urged to move was certainly bad enough.

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  July 12, 2014

  The Here And Now

  curses, disasters, families, gas, mickey mouse, museums, rain, road trips, tow trucks, weather