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The sky we had never made no clouds, bitch.

CLOUD HUNTING BY MICHAEL LEE PHILLIPS 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 51

Clouds? The sky we had never made no clouds, bitch. Moisture trying to float our way ended up in yard sales, Dried-out lumps looking like white dog turds. Woman was all smiles trying to make a dime off us Saying, Hell yes, these here, they still got rain in them.

The radio is playing All You Need Is Love, Sofie’s all-time favorite Beatles song, going back to high school. Lately she’s gotten into the habit of singing the tune over and over for hours, until Joe sneaks up behind her and whispers, “Will you shut the fuck up already? You’re driving me crazy.”

SOFIE THE WARRIOR QUEEN BY DAVID MEDINA 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 51

You’re not here, she said.

PAIN IN HAWAII BY REBECCA GEARHART 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 51

The woman behind the front desk checked her book for my name. “You’re not here,” she said. “Bullshit! I made the reservation two weeks ago, on the telephone.” She pulled out a photocopy of a hand-drawn map from a drawer in the desk. “Other Paradise Inn,” she said. There were about a dozen of them.

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IF THIS WERE A MOVIE BY DAVID HANDSHER, THE MAGICAL ROCK BY ASHLEY WHEAT, CLOUD HUNTING BY MICHAEL LEE PHILLIPS, PAIN IN HAWAII BY REBECCA GEARHART, ADI-FUCKING-OS BY PETE SHELDON, THIS IS THURSDAY BY MARK ZIPOLI, SOFIE WARRIOR QUEEN BY DAVID MEDINA.

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