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Cargo vessels filled with adjectives

William sat on a tide of dried punctuation marks. The sea was an encore and the cliffs served as a resting place for his shoulders as he made love to a shipping container. On the ocean, cargo vessels filled with … Continue reading

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Be My Valentine

I was going to write a poem in this card but what the hell rhymes with apotheosis? – Benjamin F Jones

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It’s Nearly Christmas

On health and safety grounds and to comply with the terms and conditions of some of our leases – we regret we cannot allow any Christmas lights or any form of decoration that will damage the fabric of our building … Continue reading

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Affected Laborious

The writer’s mind flailed like a kitten in a fan belt. What could he do? He hunched over his typewriter keys; punching words like cold ice into the thin paper membrane. He’d been trying to give up this overblown style … Continue reading

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Advice column: I Want to Spice Up My Sex Life by having a Ring Test

Sex has gone right off the boil since I cleaned my 19-year marriage with a soft brush and examined it after transit. I thought my sex drive was sound and I checked by tapping gently with a non-metallic implement but … Continue reading

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