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Soft Boys

October 15, 2011 in Wordsmoker Short Fiction

I ripped the page out of the SPIN magazine and put it on my wall.  I was sixteen and the photo made me want to stare at it.  The man in the photo was lying on an Oriental rug and gazing into the camera.  He wore a heathered T-shirt and one of his arms was hooked beneath the back of his head. The sleeve rode up and you could see a hint of hair.  His face was kind and rumpled, slightly melancholy, warm like a just shed shirt.  He was not pretty.  He was soft.

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Soft Boys

October 15, 2011 in Wordsmoker Short Fiction

I ripped the page out of the SPIN magazine and put it on my wall.  I was sixteen and the photo made me want to stare at it.  The man in the photo was lying on an Oriental rug and gazing into the camera.  He wore a heathered T-shirt and one of his arms was hooked beneath the back of his head. The sleeve rode up and you could see a hint of hair.  His face was kind and rumpled, slightly melancholy, warm like a just shed shirt.  He was not pretty.  He was soft.

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Soft Boys

October 15, 2011 in Wordsmoker Short Fiction

I ripped the page out of the SPIN magazine and put it on my wall.  I was sixteen and the photo made me want to stare at it.  The man in the photo was lying on an Oriental rug and gazing into the camera.  He wore a heathered T-shirt and one of his arms was hooked beneath the back of his head. The sleeve rode up and you could see a hint of hair.  His face was kind and rumpled, slightly melancholy, warm like a just shed shirt.  He was not pretty.  He was soft.

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Soft Boys

October 15, 2011 in Wordsmoker Short Fiction

I ripped the page out of the SPIN magazine and put it on my wall.  I was sixteen and the photo made me want to stare at it.  The man in the photo was lying on an Oriental rug and gazing into the camera.  He wore a heathered T-shirt and one of his arms was hooked beneath the back of his head. The sleeve rode up and you could see a hint of hair.  His face was kind and rumpled, slightly melancholy, warm like a just shed shirt.  He was not pretty.  He was soft.

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Soft Boys

October 15, 2011 in Wordsmoker Short Fiction

I ripped the page out of the SPIN magazine and put it on my wall.  I was sixteen and the photo made me want to stare at it.  The man in the photo was lying on an Oriental rug and gazing into the camera.  He wore a heathered T-shirt and one of his arms was hooked beneath the back of his head. The sleeve rode up and you could see a hint of hair.  His face was kind and rumpled, slightly melancholy, warm like a just shed shirt.  He was not pretty.  He was soft.

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Soft Boys

October 15, 2011 in Wordsmoker Short Fiction

I ripped the page out of the SPIN magazine and put it on my wall.  I was sixteen and the photo made me want to stare at it.  The man in the photo was lying on an Oriental rug and gazing into the camera.  He wore a heathered T-shirt and one of his arms was hooked beneath the back of his head. The sleeve rode up and you could see a hint of hair.  His face was kind and rumpled, slightly melancholy, warm like a just shed shirt.  He was not pretty.  He was soft.

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When Autocorrect Takes Over: Japanese Tragedy Edition

March 15, 2011 in Disasters

When things like this happen, what can you say?  You struggle for words, but you want to know more.  You search the internet for information, almost against your will, but compelled nonetheless.  What will more statistics really tell you?  How will knowing more and more help anyone, even yourself?  But you keep looking, searching, clicking on links your friends post.  Asking questions.  So many questions.  But are you asking the right questions? You run out of questions.

And then autocorrect thinks of another question.

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When Autocorrect Takes Over: Japanese Tragedy Edition

March 15, 2011 in Disasters

When things like this happen, what can you say?  You struggle for words, but you want to know more.  You search the internet for information, almost against your will, but compelled nonetheless.  What will more statistics really tell you?  How will knowing more and more help anyone, even yourself?  But you keep looking, searching, clicking on links your friends post.  Asking questions.  So many questions.  But are you asking the right questions? You run out of questions.

And then autocorrect thinks of another question.

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When Autocorrect Takes Over: Japanese Tragedy Edition

March 15, 2011 in Disasters

When things like this happen, what can you say?  You struggle for words, but you want to know more.  You search the internet for information, almost against your will, but compelled nonetheless.  What will more statistics really tell you?  How will knowing more and more help anyone, even yourself?  But you keep looking, searching, clicking on links your friends post.  Asking questions.  So many questions.  But are you asking the right questions? You run out of questions.

And then autocorrect thinks of another question.

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