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“I wish he would ask me out. But he won’t.” by Julia on her bed
Tuesday March 10, 2015 4:33pm 5 minutes Julia’s Diary September 1997 how have i spent so much time inventing scenarios about this? i’m sitting by the tree, knees up, cause that’s the cool pose,...
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How is one to know—with strangers?” By Sasha at Studio 1398
Saturday March 14, 2015 3:41pm 5 minutes The Midwich Cuckoos John Wyndham Let’s take ourselves back in time to the time before the time when we knew about consequence and hemming of jeans and the...
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“In the 1950’s the word” by Julia at Dark Horse
Wednesday May 13, 2015 at Dark Horse 5:16pm 5 minutes The R-Word Heather Kirn Lanier In the 1950’s the word was imagined. Created. Conjured up. It was used for a brief time to describe the feeling of...
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“How’s that bite on your neck?” By Julia at Belly Acres
Sunday, July 5, 2015 10:09am 5 minutes Said by Joe The bathroom floor is covered in dead earwigs and it’s only fitting that earlier Edwin and I overturned a giant rock to investigate an earwig...
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“I see four stages” by Sasha at her kitchen table
Friday, July 10, 2015 11:03pm 5 minutes On Writing Zion Maureen Stanton I see four stages You’re standing on one of them Twirling Your skirt makes a tulip around you Your hair a halo On the stage to...
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“her request seems to have been ignored.” By Julia on her patio
Sunday, August 16, 2015 11:01am 5 minutes The New Yorker Okay so we’re both wearing the same shirt which is not the first time and Dalton comments on Janie’s shirt and not mine which makes me want to...
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“It wasn’t good in the first place” by Julia at Kafka’s
Saturday, October 10,2015 at Kafka’s 3:35pm 5 minutes overheard at Gene Cafe I am making amends with my old self. I want to say I’m sorry for all the pain I’ve caused her. She was young, she didn’t...
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“guiding his life direction.” By Sasha in the TA office at Mary Bollert Hall
Tuesday November 10, 2015 1:17pm 5 minutes From a student’s short story When You teach me to remember my heart’s on fire the colour of sunset the colour of ash When You guide my hand towards the...
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“that time of innocence” by Julia on her couch
Tuesday November 24, 2015 11:22pm 5 minutes from a poem by bell hooks It was a very knobby knees sort of pick your nose behind a book kind of pants too baggy in all the wrong places kind of time....
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“participate in all activities” by Julia at Platform Vancouver
Wednesday November 25, 2015 at Platform Vancouver 2:50pm 5 minutes from http://www.playwrights.ca We hear laboured breath, thumping, pausing, groaning, then more thumping, some light twinkling, then a...
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“Letter Writing” by Julia at her desk
Thursday November 26, 2015 11:44pm 5 minutes from the specials board at Our Town Cafe Dear guy from the Turkish market buying one kilo of sun-dried tomatoes while wearing a safety vest, You may have...
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“But it’s long, you have to go way down” by Julia at YVR
Saturday, December 26, 2015 7:52am 5 minutes overheard at YVR -It’s a long walk to your gate, Meliss, you want me to come with you? -No you can’t come with me, dad, that’s after security. -I know,...
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“the globally inspired” by Julia on her couch
Sunday January 24, 2016 11:49pm 5 minutes from the front of a flyer I heard on the news today that two more kids were shot in their front yard. They were selling lemonade. I don’t know how I’m...
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“to be euthanized” by Julia at Culprit Coffee
Friday February 19, 2016 at Culprit Coffee 4:37pm 5 minutes Vancouver Metro Thursday February 18, 2016 Bitty and I found a little cat cat down by the lava house. Bitty’s the one who named it the lava...
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“As a heavy-metal band” by Julia at Platform 7 Coffee Brew Bar
Wednesday March 2, 2016 at Platform 7 2:59pm 5 minutes The Comic Toolbox John Vorhaus I am joining a band! A Circus! I don’t care about the big hair part! I just want to eat music for breakfast! I’m...
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“feel free to talk to me” by Julia at her dining table
Tuesday April 19, 2016 9:36pm 5 minutes from an e-mail Dearest Dot, I am wearing the friendship bracelet you sent me in your last letter as I write you this letter in response. It is beautiful. You...
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“How did you recognize him?” by Julia at her dining table
Thursay April 21, 2016 6:18pm 5 minutes overheard in the car I wrote a poem about your laugh when I was 17 and in love with you. I compared it to Santa. I didn’t know anything about you, or love, or...
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“a dozen individuals aged” by Julia at her dining table
Tuesday May 24, 2016 9:51pm 5 minutes Harbor John Ajvide Lindqvist Across the street I spied a man who had been resting on a bench. He was sweating from his brow and was hunched over, defeated. He...
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“What’s wrong with my body?” by Julia at Starbucks
Tuesday June 21, 2016 at Starbucks 7:06am 5 minutes Lesbian at a Bachelor Party Amber Dawn When I think about it it doesn’t look good for me old woman’s body trapped in a young woman’s skin There’s...
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“my drunken soul flies” By Julia at Bean Around The World
Tuesday July 26, 2016 at BATW 6:53am 5 minutes from the write up on the painting “Ascend” Heaven forbid I tell you how I actually feel. I say that under my breath because I’m too afraid to say...
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