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| ISBN-13: | 9781940696812 |
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| Publisher: | Wave Books |
| Publication date: | 04/02/2019 |
| Pages: | 122 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.75(h) x (d) |
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Town
Town was holding its annual pageant down by the river. Floats and kettle corn. Clowns, horns, stuff like that. The first float came into view. Not really a float.It was a men's plaid sport coatjust floating down the river toward us face down with arms akimbo.It rippled noiselessly past us.For a few minutes nothing happened. Then came the Shriners, swimming in white underwear. Hats above water. Yelping. Struggling. A couple of them disappeared beneath the surface.Then it was quiet. Nothing happened. Probably five minutes passed.Then a homemade-looking raft with a slippery-looking hog on itcame into view. The hog was covered with brown spots. "Leeches!" someone shouted. People laughed.Not everyone. No one was sure. "It's a greased hog on a raft with maybe leeches," someone said. "It's not grease," someone said."It's maybe sunscreen," someone said. "Those leeches aren't biting," said a man holding a stiff slice of pizza.The river sparkled. Big trucks moved ant-like up a mountain in the distance,belching blue puffs. "If those are leeches," said a young mother holding her baby,"I say they're friendly leeches." "Leeches ain't always evil," said another.Then the baby who was maybe six months old said "Opportunistic leeches."He blinked, working his fingers. "That's our greased hog."His voice was deep and calm. "Covered with opportunistic leeches."
Table of Contents
WHO WAS MRS. BUTTERWORTH 11ELOISE 12
THE RABBIT 13
HOW TO FIX A BROKEN BUTTERFLY WING 14
WHO WAS VERONICA 15
TOWN 16
YOU SHOULD BE HEARING THE SOUND THAT A MARBLE MAKES 17 DIMES 18
WHO WAS PONTIUS PILATE 19
THE QUALITY OF LIGHT 20
JOCELYN 22
FROM BED 23
WHO WAS KING FRIDAY 24
COLOSSEUM 25
THE PROBLEM 26
CHUNK OF SEA GLASS 27
WHO WAS THE SUN 28
THE COUPLE 29
GIANT HOTEL FERN 30
DON CHEADLE POEM 31
WHO WAS CATULLUS 32
AT THE PARTY 33
THIS LOOKS RUSSIAN TO ME 34
WHAT BUGGED ME WAS 35
WHO WAS FRANZ LISZT 36
SOME TEA HAS EVAPORATED HERE 37
YOUR PAINTING 38
THE TURIN HORSE 40
WHO WAS SIMONE WEIL 41
BILLINGS CLINIC ROOM 2508 42
IDEAS FOR A MOSTLY SILENT FILM IN 3 FIFTEEN-MINUTE SCENES 43 GENTLY TAPPING RAVIOLIS IN A POT OF BOILING WATER 44
WHO WAS MAN O’ WAR 45 FINDINGS 46
ICE, SALAD, GLOVES 47
NATALIA 48
WHO WAS FRÄULEIN UNBEKANNT 49
THE CHANGE 50
ROSE TANTRUM 51
THANKSGIVING 52
WHO WAS HEIRONYMOUS BOSCH 53
NPR 54
THE BRANCHES OF CLOWNS 55
MARYLAND 56
WHO WAS CHIEF PLENTY COUPS 57
THE SIGNAL 58
28 APRIL 2016 59
I’M IN ROOM 927 60
WHO WAS JOAN OF ARC 62
LADY CHAMBLESS’S YARD 63
THE DEAD ELEPHANT 64
THE DROP-KICK 66
WHO WAS LU YOU 67
THE FAIR 68
HOW I SPENT THE AFTERNOON 69 CURRENTLY OVER KANSAS 70
WHO WAS SIR ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON 71 TWO PEOPLE 72
HOTEL FINLEN 73
HEIMLICH’S BEAGLES 74
WHO WAS DEEP BLUE 75
I HAVE STUFFED MYSELF AT DINNER 76
THE BODY BUILDER 77
CHRISTMAS 78
WHO WAS GENGHIS KHAN 79
LAWS OF NATURE 80
BRISKLY JERKED RUGS 81