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Her father never says much, except when he’s digging, probing, looking for reasons why I shouldn’t be with his daughter, gathering evidence to prosecute…

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THE LIGHTNESS OF FEET BY DIGBY BEAUMONT 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 05 My wife loved sitting on that blue bench by the window in the Quick Clean…

May 13

I had wanted to reach out, had in fact felt drawn to these women who shared their opinions about everything from breakfast menus to cultural gaps in…

May 13

“Wooh, Carol, look at what just came in to take you home,” the bartender called out. Carol looked around, eyes glassy, and saw me. “Hey,” she said. “Hi…

May 11

She places a hand on Jack’s arm. Even now I don’t know, you know it don’t you. She laughs, then suddenly serious. Was it simply a performance? She draws…

May 11

Once she’d spoken the words “I don’t want to be married any more” there seemed no other conclusion. She couldn’t suck the words back. CONCLUSION BY…

May 11

I REMEMBER BY UTE CARSON 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 97

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