An interview with the author

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Her face twitched. She had to #muster all her self control not to punch the window that hid his smug face. She breathed deeply.
'Enough with the riddles!' He could tell she was about to burst. 'Just tell me where you've put my key.'
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They say Dancer is the best looking reindeer but it's all #lithe
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#7DayTale D6
Then, during the Sunday School, the teacher read the line about thou shalt not covet thy neighbors ass. The children lost it. Who knew church could be so fun and hillarious?

#7DayTale D4
'No! This isn't a horror movie!' The Pastor began getting flustered.
'Says you ' muttered little Esther O'Shaugnessy.
Several girls and boys giggled.

#7DayTale D2
if you have a resurrection that lasts for more than four hours, you should call the doctor '
Peals of mirth shook the rafters as the congregants expressed amused shock.
'Out of the mouth of babes!' The pastor oozed.

and fell.
Landing she found herself in a barn #desert . No trees. No sprites. No water. No life...except for her. She looked upward and prayed in supplication...
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The first feature started. We didn’t bother pulling in our speaker because we could hear from the speakers around us. The soundtrack was like a disembodied voice from beyond.
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'One day I promise I’m going to find you again. I wish we had more time right now. I’m going to find you, and light you up like a pinball machine. I swear it, baby.” I gazed into her eyes, memorizing her features, as tears dripped down her face.
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'It’s off on a side street near downtown. They show double or triple features of older movies, and it’s only three dollars to get in. I go sometimes during the day, but usually I don’t go out this late to see them.”
#BuryMeUpsideDown
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There’s a place between asleep and awake where you still remember dreaming, and yet can hear everything transpiring in the nearby vicinity. The place, I’d heard, was similar to a coma or a drug induced haze. H
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By the week before my 13th birthday, I had developed a routine. I would wake up, take a hot shower to clear my sinuses, have a shot of whiskey to steady my nerves and help my headache, do my kata workout in the backyard, have breakfast, and shower again.
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She grabbed my sack and headed to her room. I began watching the news and dozed off. Dawn shook me awake and in front of us were two standing trays with plates of grilled flounder, peas, asparagus, and bread. She had poured glasses of Montrachet.
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Mama said it was tough to fit big, round gals like us into folks' tiny little boxes. She said, 'Olive, it's like tryin' to squeeze the word 'scrumptious' into the crossword when ya only got five skinny lil' spaces.'
So I said to hell with it.
I wanna be scrumptious.
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'They say I’m five and so I have to do what I’m told. If I ask why, or argue, I get smacked. You’re the only one who treats me like a big boy, Cyrus. Mommy tells me to be a big boy, and then she treats me like a baby.”
#BuryMeUpsideDown
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We spent the rest of the night and the next morning talking. OK, to be honest, we did more than talk. It was sensational. She forgave me for not waiting. I promised she was my only one going forward.
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I chewed some turkey. “I assumed you both to be asleep in the early bright. Yes, that’s her photograph. The only one I have of her. Damn she was hot. I miss her like crazy.”
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A stellar and slightly spooky read