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So Together We Must
For my parents, who showed me the bluebottles. The bluebottle, or Portuguese Man O’ War, is not a creature at all. Rather, it’s a collection of colonies, a universe, a coming together. If you want a name for this kind of thing, it’s siphonophore. That’s what a bluebottle is. Not to be confused with a…
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Sincerely, Your Shy Friend
Dear Wendy, This letter refers to your communication dated November 19th, 2019, found in the Spam folder of my Gmail Inbox: Subject Line: Want to have sex in the Elevator? Hey there, my shy friend! I want to make your life brighter and more dynamic! My accurate body and tight rear are expecting your fingers,…
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Belfast
Some things I’ve learnt in Northern Ireland: How an “unbiased account is a biased one”*** How you’ll struggle to find plaques in inner city Belfast that commemorate those involved in The Troubles. How commemoration itself can be a threat to peace but how one should keep one eye (but not both) on the past. How…
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That shade of white.
He wears brand named tie-dye, and is still pre yoga-sweat. Middle aged, but ohmygod he obviously juices. He says hello. I just want to go inside, get upside down, shake things loose. Because, yes, maybe I am partial to a bit of a Downward Dog. And, yesokfine, I probably also juice. But the door to the…
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Road Closed
The sign says ROAD CLOSED. This must be where we start. She tells us they were there last night. The road was kept open only for The Woman to receive mail and goods. Sometimes a car would come and take The Woman away. It would always bring her back. We colour in the story by…
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A Good Witch
I have a big, ugly nose. It is the kind of nose that got in the way of first kisses, in some cases as a physical obstacle and in others in terms of them happening at all. It’s a big old honker of a thing, the inspiration for boys to call me Nosey, a living…
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Victoria’s Secrets
“Look at this place. Look. It’s like. It’s. It’s not like North America. It’s. It’s like the UK. It’s like the UK came on holiday and stayed.” “It did. It’s called colonialism.” “Look at this place. Look. It’s like Vancouver if Vancouver were left to be and they didn’t tear down all The Old to…
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420 on the # 20 Bus (Eastbound on Hastings): A Review
It’s 420 today so I assume that’s why they are stoned. But that is just an assumption because maybe every day is 420 on Hastings Street. Like in that movie Groundhog Day but in this case the stoned daze just keeps waking up to you. She looks like an older version of that actress that plays…
Deborah Vieyra 