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Volume 1, Issue 1, 2006

  

Twenty Four Hours
Lynne Yu-Ling Chien

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7 to 3
Tony sings a song from "Jesus Christ Superstar"
he has a son and pregnant wife.

Marina takes a break to have another cigarette
she has a black eye.

3 to 11
Singh is grumpy but always stops to look when a plane flies over head
he has an advanced degree in astrophysics.

Chris drives his birthday Beemer
he has a party to go to.

11 to 7
Wilson flips through Hustler when he thinks no one is looking
he has a brother to send to college.

Scott steals condoms
he has a girlfriend who cheats.

We all mop the floor
pump gas
talk about what we'll do
next month
next year.

 

Volume 1, Issue 1, 2006

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