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The Veil Maker

I trade in deceptions. I peddle illusions. I sell mirages. I am the maker of veils. Elf ears and angel wings – for the right price, I can conceal anything. And so, quite understandably, when the human barges into my store (not a drop of magick in him) I am – to be completely fucking honest – more than a little thrown off. How did he find me? What does he know? Is this interaction going to end at all profitably for me? “Can I help you with something?” I ask carefully. He bumps into a jewelry stand with his shoulder – the wood and bone necklaces clatter against each other – and then he fumbles to ca

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Inspector Wolf and the Sneaky Pea

An attendant placed a silver dish of spring water at my paws. “I’m to convey his royal highness’s deepest regrets for running late. He had matters to attend to, but he will be with you shortly.” He could have thanked me with a prime cut of meat, but after the trip I’d made to get here, water was a close second. I leaned in and gulped down as much as my stomach would hold. I didn’t have to wait long for the prince. He strode in, still wearing his riding leathers. I caught the scent of horse and sweat and something sweeter, like flowers. I groaned. “Tell me this isn’t about

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Pantoum collaboration

1. west of the sunset east of the dawn a place that begets spontaneous awe 2. east of the dawn where Crane bows her crest spontaneous awe golden eggs in her nest 3. where Crane bows her crest languid dreams are the law golden eggs in her nest and the stars are gewgaws 4. languid dreams are the law in night's velvet bower and the stars are gewgaws to moon and her lover 5. in night's velvet bower the angels asleep to moon and her lover the stars turn to weep 6. the angels asleep the lovers rise and dance the stars turn to weep resist, observe, advance 7. the lovers rise and dance still far west of serenity resis

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The Veil Maker by inkedacrylic, literature

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The Veil Maker

all things are misplaced by Barnaby, literature

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all things are misplaced

. be done the rugged day see to it we shall sing of old worlds collapsed and set to decay . know this . that in my memory all things are misplaced . your love for me too . long set far behind lying with another acting innocent tongue rolling a lie over itself like a stone . for you intimacy was an act of war with you as its only hero and its only casualty . kiss the feet of the baker bend the ear of the shepard shiver down the firework display this road is mighty long and cruel . kiss off your satin nightgown nestle down by the bare radiator book in hand but barely comprehending . let your bare walls fill wi

Etiquette by saartha, literature

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Etiquette

Let's clear the air: neither of us believes the other is real even when crassly corporeal, bulking up the produce aisle the fact of a person can become hazy milky around the edges as though through thick cataracts or a white clot of time We are each addressing the uncertain memory of the other in the same embarrassed way one reschedules a forgotten appointment. But despite two ghosts suddenly appearing next to the tomatoes, social convention smears its greasy hands over everything and one of us takes the dive, reluctantly asking, “And how have you been since middle school?”

Batting Practice by Swep-Lovitt, literature

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Batting Practice

Working nights, sleeping days, When the boys filed off The bus from school, I'd get up. Then, bats, gloves, three Blocks to the Kennedy Park fields, A tall, gray painter's bucket With forty balls, the boys To shag for each other. Swep Attacked each of his balls, Sent Jeremy chasing to all corners Of the lot. I stayed on Jeremy, left-handed, pitch By pitch, to pull the ball, Discover his power. 5 p.m., the boys plopped down, While I jogged the field For balls missed in the clover.

Blackstar by SRSmith, literature

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Blackstar

"Do you know what happens when a black star dies?" Tony asks, rhetorically, not waiting for an answer. "It collapses in upon itself, and in one last gasp, ejaculates a single burst of energy into the void." His assistant nods, numbly, pen to paper but motionless, unsure of whether this is something she should be writing down. "Consider the size of the universe, think about the odds of such a burst of the purest concentration of energy hitting a planet with life on it, let alone this," he pauses waving his hands about, searching for the appropriate words, "this shit hole," he finishes. She writes 'shit hole' on the notepad. "And of all the

Silent as Still Water by DamonWakes, literature

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Silent as Still Water

In ancient days when the island was new, there lived a hunter like none who lives today. KaloKa was this hunter’s name. He walked with footsteps silent as still water, and his arrows could snatch the stars from the sky. Born beneath a warlock’s moon, he understood the words of the wild beasts, and when he wore the skin of an animal he took its shape upon him. His hunting spear brought death like sleep, and at its approach no prey would flee, for its point brought no pain and the creatures of the forest had not learned to fear it. But though the hunter brought no pain, no fear, there was one who came to hate him: his only brother,

Exit Strategy by FuzzyHoser, literature

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Exit Strategy

Three months is my average; rarely do I last any longer playing the role of lover. I’ve dared myself to resist the urge to leave, but it goes against my truths. When lust-minded hands turn to watchful eyes, I try to decide if it’s worth it to be wanted for more than late hours. Lovers begin to see me as someone to bring home, to occupy their houses. I find the exits too easily.

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