Not for children 1800 My God, a week. It’s only been a week. The problem is, you do not understand, and never will, and never dared to try. We made it. Now, we have a house and dog. And now, we have a Christmas tree. And now, we have a brand new Bentley, and, because … Continue reading 12072021
Category: chapter one
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Not for children 0300 There is an itchy man beneath my bed. He itches and he scratches and he peels. I tell him that he shouldn’t scratch so much, but he replies, “I rather like the itch. An itch is just a tickle, is it not?”
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Not for children 0000 He gleams. Tonight, he comes to us in green. Tonight, he is the worst I’ve ever seen. His Name’s GOMHILTRA. Look! You cannot know what is Unseen until you See it first! And so, until we Wake, we’ll fill our blogs, and walk our dogs, and listen to our boss. 0200 … Continue reading 12042021
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Not for children 2020 “I love you, but I never told you so.” Now, listen there: that music's much too loud. I cannot hear the silence in the house. I hear all that commotion from beyond these brand new padded windows, all in white. It carries me along: an orchestra of violence and howling in … Continue reading 12032021
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Not for children 1800 What’s wrong with us? Why do we treat each other this way? I think it’s very strange. We’re distant from our closest ones, and close entirely to strangers. What a world. “Fitting the criteria,” she says. Fitting your criteria. How I try to show you that I value what you think. … Continue reading 11262021
Yousef Alqamoussi 
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