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response 8:27 — the 26th of 212 that survive. Forward and back walk every number, 8:0 to 8:240; the missing have pages of their own.

8:27) chris abraham 03-JAN-98 17:31

The summertime wintertime in densest el nino washington here on the potomac cleaning cleaning the homely scum of the sink shitty shit in the bowl and getting down on the scabby knees from being aggressive n the rub the brown rug before the fireplace. i don't really need the fireplace today -- it is an absurdity just like the dust floating in my air passages. Watchng breathless on the telly. missspelling simple words simple ideas and putting off the easy task of writing the letter of intent to hopkins to get that place in the masters program. funny, hopkins does not have an mfa writing program. they do not so much consider writing a fine art so much as an art -- good for them. one of the oldest. rejected the ivy -- doing heroin instead, anyway. and the people i was with almost missed new years -- almost forgot about time with the mousy ivy, the saucy femmes tout en noire, the large vat of simmering meatballs and nacho nacho taco shell melody. asshole bartender -- some kind of complex. and there is the time of the day when it is already spent and you call of the dogs and make sure you're set up for the next day for another time with other people. did i miss not kissing this year. no. did i miss not fighting? no. being with the people was all it was about this year. seing the two sets of lover kiss. good enough for this bechelor.

want the scene from harry met sally. want the tuxedo and the lbd, want the cold NY apt and the balcony or the roof. want the brownstone. want the flights to paris. want the seine. want the metroliner and the washboard stomach and the dresses that press and pull and move and restrict and the touch of lips, the sharing of wine through the lips.

the saline solution of love. the movement of timespace thrugh the veins and out the skin in a musky agent. the attraction unexplained or explained matters not. the soft but firm flesh at the hip, the smooth hairless skinn looked at scrutenised -- there is always a peach fuzz. it can be seen after the body is lovingly painted in watersoluble paints under a high sun.

listen — chris abraham, in the voice cast for this edition