Fig Finds
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“i reside in an itty-bitty cupboard in the far corner of a rock
and this my dear love,
is in memory of what it all used to be.”— Jaso, “child at play” (Thank you, Anonymous, for the recommendation!) -
“She said true love was a worthy cause and I should be happy to help out. So we got stuck with making sure it stayed secret.” — bexbridge, In Cahoots (Thank you, Anonymous, for the recommendation!) -
“My driving gloves are made from a dead man’s hands. Just the skin, mind you, not the bone.” — L. Schmidt, “Idle Hands” -
“Down the street, Leila wears
a purple blouse that turns blue as she laughs at Mark’s crooked mouth.”— L. Fenichell, “Suburbs” -
“I’m dreaming of sailboats. Small wooden boats gently being carried by the ocean.” -
“It was Marianne Marjorie Finnegan’s turn to play the game and she was to dive into the lake near Old Canary Hill and stay underwater for as long as possible.” — Pseudonymous, “The Dying Words” -
“and when they come for us
we will lie in wait.”— J Wheat Welton, “It Will Never End” -
“I pull apart each of your sections,
Moving with sweet, slow fingers.”— Anna Walsch, “Tangerine” -
“The weary travelers began to climb the fence. Selma raised her gun and pegged them off like pigeons. Out of a satchel hanging at the side of one of the interlopers fell three well-worn hard-cover books, drifting toward the earth like departing souls.” — Jennifer Kreft, “Borders” -
“Takagi kept a little turtle named Shoukame, which he fed lettuce hearts every evening when he came home.” — E. R. Warren, Void Inc.
