Her face was covered in scabs. They were as bright and permanent as her skin tight clothes. “The doors are wet. They’ve just been refinished. Be careful as you’re walking around. That’s why it smells in here. You might get high.” I sat my bags down. “An additional benefit.” The husband perked up, showing a coffee and nicotine stained grin through a thick, brown beard. “’An additional benefit.’ Yeah, yeah – AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT! That’s funny.” Husband shuffled the perimeter […]

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Approachability is something I’ve never researched, but I have it. (Adding it to the “one of these days I’ll read about __________” list.) Having it puts you in a lot of interesting situations if you agree to get into them, like letting a guy you just met throw you a magic show birthday party. I invited a handful of people, including my sister and a few of her friends. It was a mixed crowd: underagers, my sarcastic high school crew […]

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