Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
“First Responders” by Francesca Bell
Francesca Bell FIRST RESPONDERS The day I finally rose staggering from our bed of kryptonite, gnawed free from the anchor that dragged its own boat down with it, and walked out, you stopped me in the drive to set one thing straight: were I to sleep, even once, with anyone else, you would never, ever, [...]
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Sunday, June 6th, 2010
“With a Little Education” by Francesca Bell
Francesca Bell WITH A LITTLE EDUCATION This is what became of that homely high school boy with the fine hands and big brain. He ended up sliding his fingers all day into the vaginas of other men’s wives. Expensive women who book six months in advance to take off their clothes for him. He keeps [...]
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
“Narrow Openings” by Francesca Bell
Francesca Bell NARROW OPENINGS A constant dripping on a day of steady rain and a contentious woman are alike. —Proverbs 27:15 It’s hot. The clouds’ soft faces are closed, a billowing refusal, and I want to quarrel with my [...]
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
“Narrow Openings” by Francesca Bell
Francesca Bell NARROW OPENINGS A constant dripping on a day of steady rain and a contentious woman are alike. —Proverbs 27:15 It’s hot. The clouds’ soft faces are closed, a billowing refusal, and I want to quarrel with my lover who just sits risen dull from a bed we left damp as horses that have [...]
