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I told him I was sick of being a virgin.

We flow through a swarm of people dancing, laughing, swaying to the beat. We’re looking for the answer when we don’t know the question.

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She should’ve played it cool.

Why the hell should a mother have to beg her son for something?

May 26 • 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE

It won’t let up.

We listen to rain take the lake.

May 20 • 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE

How long had it taken them to forget.

They’d described it as an epiphany, this understanding, this reminder. How long had it taken them to forget.

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No human being should have to live like this.

Tell the old man he can’t sleep here any more. Does he have somewhere to go?

May 12 • 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE

Five weeks in, she said his name.

Hey, Daniel, like they were co-workers.

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Dickinson thought it good to dream, preferred it to bloody reality.

I don’t remember my dreams

May 6 • 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE

the ache of whatever it is / we’re all begging for

like a bag of / Cosmic Crisps

May 6 • 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE

If you know how people think, you can predict how they will act.

If you can predict how they will act, you can decide their future.

May 5 • 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE

She wouldn't be late.

Cass pulled on her damp bikini, struggled into her sweatpants and jacket. She wouldn’t be late.

Mar 1 • 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE

You were the fabulous Queen of Hell. Wintour and Ru Paul genuflected. Party-hopping in your stretch Mercedes from Malibu to Mulholland.

Mar 1 • 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE

She wished she could have gone for a last walk with him.

They would have strolled past the cafes where they had lattes and croissants.

Feb 28 • 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE

This in loving.

Your presence hangs: a sopping shirt, dripping on bathroom tiles. I may be electrocuted by the blow-dryer.

Feb 28 • 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE