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John K AdamsSwan AndersonVirgi Stories 04-07

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  • Opening Night
  • A Case of Arthuritis
  • Pumpkin vine
  • Florida Man
  • Opening Night

    Shelby Rappaport stood at center stage awaiting the curtain’s rise. He could hear the audience anticipation. What a delicious moment.He loved opening night. They gathered to see him. Yes, they came for a performance. His performance. No one came for the play, when he starred.A delectable variety of women would be on display on the curtain’s rise. Most, owww.onedoor.ccf course, would be escorted by husbands, or other men. But the women came for him. The men were place holders. He wagered with himself. How many women stared in adoration? And how many could he sleep with? And how many would he sleep with? And ...nhVone door

    A Case of Arthuritis

    My name is Doctor Edgar B. Shallows, Jr. and I work in the ER at Cornwall Medical Center. We're down in what's called the Combat Zone, where hookers and drug dealers prowl the streets, suburban guys sneak into the peep shows and sex shops, and guns are as plentiful as cotton candy. You can practically set your watch by the police sirens.Our hospital specializes in major trauma cases. We're trained to spring into action with our lifesaving drugs, clamps and defibrillators, yards and yards of thread and bandages, and IV lines that can barrel in the big-gun meds to jumpstart hearts or knock out t...nhVone door

    Pumpkin vine

    It had just started to rain, so softly you could barely feel it on your skin. But the path was darkened and I could see the droplets on the pond. I stepped slowly forward, absorbing each moment deliberately, the elegant trimmed plants, the perfect pebbles. I closed my eyes for the smell of pine in the damp morning.For many years I hoped and saved and planned to journey to Japan. I like the word journey much better than travel, and completely better than holiday (or worse still, trip). It infers a level of knowledge of the place to be experienced and a level of acceptance of the experience to c...nhVone door

    Florida Man

    Miami⛱⛱⛱“Well, that was dramatic.”“You know the drill. We had to put a hood on you. It's better you don't know where you are.”“You could have just beaten me up on the street.”“Where’s the fun in that? Now, look Ricky, we’re tired of waiting for our money.” “I got your money . . . it’s just tied up.”“No, you are tied up. Hit him again.”“That’s not necessary—Oof!”“C’mon, Ricky. Don’t make us mess up your pretty face. Well, maybe it’s not so pretty anymore, and maybe your girlfriend won’t like you as much anymore.”“Keep my girlfriend’s name out of your mouth.”“Don’t you worry about my mouth. You ...nhVone door

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