Stories tagged “observation”
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She is but a blind mute, and I a ghost
The thrum of the diesel engines mixes with the hiss of hydraulics as the rolling carapace allows passengers into its warmth. She steps in on the third stop since my own boarding. She doesn’t return the smile from the operator as she pays her dues...
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She Must Know
She easies herself quietly onto the buttery yellow leather one armed chair. She takes out her ear buds, glasses and linen backed super novel before settling back onto the chair and pulling her knees to her chest. Finding where she left off last in her ...
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Turn and Cough
The homo sapian. What a peculiar species. Honestly, I’m not sure what I think of them. Some of them, if not most of them, are very intelligent, particularly fascinating, surprisingly creative, and often possess a fair amount of common sense. An i...
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pickup truck: Pt. 1
One of my knees was on top of his cup-holder, and the other was pressed against the back seat. My breath was still coming out in shallow gasps, and I could see his face looming in the darkened car. The windows were tinted, but did nothing to ease my pa...
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pickup truck: Pt: 2
The first time we fucked my face was squashed between a seatbelt buckle and the right-side door. It started out clumsy and uncomfortable, like trying to swing dance in a dumbwaiter. His shoulder kept knocking against the headrest, and I was terrified t...
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pickup truck: Pt. 3
He lit my cigarette first. For the next five minutes we leaned on each other, blowing smoke out the back and not speaking. Then he leaned over to pick his boxer briefs off the floor, and pulled them on. He tossed his smoked butt out the window, making ...
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Perception
You say don’t exactly follow the norm; that may be true, but I sometimes pick up that you keep closer tabs on what exactly is the norm so that you can purposely get away from it. At proper times you claim a rebellious nature, but given the nature...
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First observation
December 12th 1889 On a sunny day of last month’s Friday, I saw the most eccentric thing. The whole day I must say was all abnormal. The sun was literally shining on the gloomy daytime of November and it had irritated my being as I sat on a tabl...