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Broken Strings
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1 minuteStevie counts it off. Drum sticks. Holding them above his head for the full effect. And we hit the riff. Just like we rehearsed it. That riff that I found at 10pm sitting on the couch watching the TV. And I look out at the…
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Fuzzy Warlo Is Hitting the Streets
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3 minutesI woke up early. My head felt like the bed had slept on me rather than me sleeping on it. Why do you wake up early when you have no reason to and sleep in when the 5am alarm goes. I slept in my jeans…
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Football
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1 minuteI can’t help but notice the stars are shining. I take a walk past the football ground. Here’s hoping for a good season. I sit on the front step. The shutters are down and there is no one around. I remember coming here as a…
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Penalty
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1 minuteHe closed the door and walked up the hall. The smell of the Chinese food made him salivate a little. Plate, beer, couch. TV on. He found a match, didn’t know the teams but the skill level was good enough. It would do. He looked…
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Baggy Trousers
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1 minuteThe sun is setting behind the houses across the road. The dunes, the grass and the waves breaking on the shore. I’m looking at empties and a full ashtray. It’s got colder as the shadows have grown and she’s moved closer so that we are…
