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Screaming At Angels-         Sometimes, from where she would sit at the café, the birds would sweep in and steal her bread.  Oftentimes, like right now, she would smile about this.  She would laugh to herself, feeling that wonderful warmth sweep through her body as she did so, knowing that just by smiling she was helping the entire universe in it’s effort to heal.  Magna was not considered extraordinarily beautiful by anyone.  Not that she...

            Manny kept rubbing his hands together.  They were itching worse than normal and it was starting to drive him mad.  And to make matters worse, he noticed a wart developing on the side of his right hand.  It was a small one by the look of it, but they always started out small.  Like problems and lies; start small and get to be the size of monsters.  So Manny kept rubbing, hoping against hope that the itch would stop, but knowin...

FURNITURE- “You should take a look at this couch over here.” The old man with the brace around his waist slid between a plastic-covered dining table and set his gaze on the couch. The salesman smiled and wiped his forehead with a dirty handkerchief. “I see by your expression that you like it.” “It sure is pretty,” the old man said. “Well, it can be yours. Just name a fair price and we’ll get it loaded up for ya.” “I’ll give you two fifty,” the old man said. “Fair enough.” The salesman coughed...

Shirley heard scratches. At first, in her head, she thought she was still dreaming. It was a good dream. About Tommy. He was kissing her neck and telling her how cute she was. They were in a field in the back of her house. It was sunny outside and Tommy was not wearing a shirt. She was running her hands over his tight chest and wondering what might be underneath those jeans he was wearing. And that’s what the dream was. And like most dreams, it’s hard to separate what’s fantasy and what migh...

SWINE- George watched his brother Horace being pulled by his neck out of the pen. He watched him struggle against the rough hands of Farmer Blair. George knew this would be the last time he saw his brother alive. And knowing that his turn was next, he rammed into the other side of the gate as Farmer Blair was making his way out with Horace. The gate smashed into Farmer Blair’s legs and he nearly collapsed, but he righted himself instead and pushed back against the gate. George got whapped in ...