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The Revolution

The Revolution

“Cut it out. You and I both know you don’t have a revolutionary bone in your body, not to mention the fact that, as a lover, your lack of creativity is matched only by your lack of ambition.”
By JAKE Jan 12, 2023
"Every little boy needs a dog," barks your mother

"Every little boy needs a dog," barks your mother

That's odd, too. Your parents don't go out in winter. You pick up whatever they need.
By JAKE Jan 5, 2023
La Neige

La Neige

The phantoms in the streetlight had returned to their posts. The ghost of her father hung in her mind. The 7/11 was open for snacks.
By JAKE Dec 1, 2022
Lonely Without Friends

Lonely Without Friends

The father stares down ten-year-old Darien. The boy rises and walks to the corner to wait for the light, then steps into the street and picks up the bottle. He brings the bottle back to his father.
By JAKE Nov 24, 2022
Balaclava

Balaclava

He ignored his customers’ penetrating glares and sly whispers and began stacking cage eggs.
By JAKE Nov 17, 2022
Exorcise Regime

Exorcise Regime

We collect symbols and consume symbols and sometimes are consumed by symbols.
By JAKE Nov 10, 2022
When the woman you have a crush on asks you to host a séance, you say yes

When the woman you have a crush on asks you to host a séance, you say yes

You’re not sure if you’re sleepy or uncomfortable, if your heart is stopping every few seconds by your hand or hers, there is something rotten about being mortal and even this crush-love—
By JAKE Nov 3, 2022

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