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AGE: 30
LAST LOGIN: May 13

I like non-fiction, pop culture, local history, old cars, good tunes, architecture, junk collecting, trash tv, b-movies, sleeping, cartoons, and Miller High Life.

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Short Story / Circa 1956, Part 2
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I was sitting on my sofa with a blanket wrapped around me, flipping through the latest issue of Arts and Architecture Magazine. I felt better, but I was still a little cold. All of the sudden, I got real hungry. But not just for anything – I got hungry for meat. Which isn’t really unusual – I’m a big girl and I get hankerings for a lot of things. I threw the blanket off and headed into the kitchen. I opened the refrigerator and looked inside. No meat in there. I flung open the freezer. Ah ha!...
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Short Story / Circa 1956
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It was just like out of a movie. I was busy flipping through the Ray Conniff records when I felt a hand touch mine. I turned to my right and saw the most handsome man I've ever seen. "Oh I'm sorry. I thought I'd just look over your shoulder while you did the flipping," he said smiling. "Well I can't do much flipping when youre holding my hand," I said, smiling back at him. He was dressed in a black suit and tie, with brilliant blue eyes and black hair that was slicked back with.... "....Bryl...
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My only complaint is not capitalizing the first letter of the sentence. But other than that, it was great! Looking forward to reading more :-)
Non-fiction / The Drunk and the Dying
You know what's sad? I can relate to SO much of this. But what you wrote was true - "but when you add an Ice cream cake into the mix things always seem to get ugly fast". This holds true for baby showers as well. Keep up the great writing and I'm waiting to read more :-)
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This was cute! I've always written about male/female "best friends", so this story definately has my vote! Keep up the writing and looking forward to reading more :-)
Novel Treatments / Pretty Lips Lie (Part I)
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I liked it. I think it has just the right amount of dialog. There were a few typos, but that's so easily fixable. Keep up the writing and I can't wait to read more :-)