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touring postcards sent from the road to nowhere
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It was massive. I could see it as I pulled out from the dealership lot, beelined & parked beneath. It smacked in the wet gust like a snapped gym towel.
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Thursday the Ninth (an oneiric composition read-along)
a tousled lob nods along, eyes closed & smiling . . .
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continue (oneiric composition twenty-seven)
Mid-fall, worlds ago:
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Odd Days — part two
Van Horn. RJ's Bar & Grill. Two TVs hang on either side of the bar. The hamburger-patty man looks over & says the chili is “really good.”
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Odd Days — part one
In reflection, 10/1/19 starts & stays messy: First thing to do is cater-corner east to p/u a chorizo, egg & potato to-go with 450 miles left.
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stationery destinations: Montana rock hound
The desk clerk grabs a tourism map on a table & opens it up — "I was in a hit & run right here on this road. Guy left me for dead. Took me a while to go…
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suggested feeding & shingles shots
Touring was, fundamentally, a way to cast a wider thrift net via the excuse of public performances.
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