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Mrs. Field’s Shields

by Sam Hendrian A Saturday afternoon comprised  Of coupon compromises Among stockroom on-the-clockers Who wish people knew how to read hours of operation.   Lingerie shops compete  To see who can best fetishize denim And which A-list actress turned B-list model  Can master that “I don’t care” stare.   Public displays of affection  By eighth-grade graduates  Who will still laugh…

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A violin resting on its case outdoors.

The Songs of Lakewood

by J D Francis Woodrow Franklin sat resting, slowly pushing back and forth on an old, wooden bench swing that hung from a rusty chain on the front porch of the tiny cottage. It is where he has lived for thirty-seven years, alone. The bench squeaked and moaned with every…

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