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Night and Day
* * * I turn on the TV at night… I am a man. I am lost. For what I lack in wit, I make up for in abundance with body hair, body odor and body fat. I am stupid, … Continue reading
The Guat – Part Four: Home
When we last left Sean, he had two days left in Guatemala, and had just emerged from a swim in the lake to find a topless woman sunbathing. * * * After tossing my backpack into the darkness of the … Continue reading
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The Guat – Part One: One Pair of Underwear
According to various travel websites, among the things to “avoid” during a trip to Guatemala are: active volcanoes, spiders, scorpions, rapists, murderers, drug cartels, pickpockets, child sex traffickers, kidnappers, extortionists, roving packs of rabid dogs, and the occasional mob, military … Continue reading
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Super Man
Three weeks ago I walked out of my apartment and nearly collided with a small man leaning against the wall in the hallway. He was carrying a pair of sneakers and seemed to be waiting for someone. He also wasn’t … Continue reading
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iSlave
“Can I help you, sir?” I was unaware that Verizon Wireless stores had hosts, and thought for a moment that I might have been required to make a reservation in advance. On second glance however the man standing before me … Continue reading
Hole Peas
I smelled her before I saw her, bourbon and dirty hair. I was in The Gallery, a “mall” in Center City Philadelphia that more closely resembles a prison gift shop. Roving gangs of armed teenagers, scratching addicts slumped on urine-soaked … Continue reading
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