Stories tagged “spurt”
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The Moon and Romeo
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the mischievous moon, Who has me soon sick and pale with want, That thou her maid art before me as sweet: Be not my meat, since I am ra...
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Life, Death, Sensation, and Predation
An aggressive sun over Tucson warms scales as they slide by, shadow to shadow, crevice to crevice. Practiced muscles pull pendulous coils along. This way and that turns the angular head, a marvel of biologic engineering, sleek yet expansive when needed...