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The Man in the Red Car

For m ROSE I was seven months pregnant — we were heading into town for my monthly doctor’s visit — when we first saw the man in the red car. It was on the Harpole Road, near the lone twisted … Continue reading

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Second Glance No. 5

For G “…But the Kabbalah also knows of a more esoteric possibility…, no doubt heretical, that there shall come a day when…[w]ords will rebel against man. They will shake off the servitude of meaning…’become themselves, and dead as stones in … Continue reading

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The List

“Willis, you must turn out the light. You’re bothering James, and it’s hardly the first time. He’s complained before how you turn the light back on after curfew and keep him awake. It’s unacceptable for you to disturb another resident.” … Continue reading

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