But You Can Never Love People As Much As You Can Miss Them

　　He could hear her eyes rolling as she said, "You are probably the only person I've ever known who wants to be a Siamese twin." 　　"Conjoined twin," Colin corrected. "Did you know that there is a word for a person who is not a conjoined twin?"…

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Like Strawwwwwberry Wine

　　They left after interviewing Katherine Layne. They drove around in Satan‘s Hearse for a while, getting good and lost with the windows rolled down, driving down a two-lane highway toward absolutely nothing. They listened to a country radio station…

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It Tasted A Little Like Lemonade, Except Somehow More Grown-up

　　"Y'all want some tea?" Starnes asked. Without waiting for an answer, he stood up and walked into the kitchen. 　　At once sweet and bitter, it tasted a little like lemonade, except somehow more grown-up. Colin loved it — it was everything he'd…

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Caffeinated Stomach Bile

　　He called the future Katherine XIX that Friday after school and asked her out for coffee the next day, and she said yes. It was the same coffee shop where they'd had their first two meetings — perfectly pleasant events filled with so much sexual…

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Not Without Her Heart

　　... ... 　　It might never have occurred to the girl what to do had she not met someone smaller and still curious about the world. 　　There was a time when the girl would have know how to answer her. 　　But not now. Not without her heart.…

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Humphrey's Family

　　Here is Baby Jack, Humphrey's little brother. 　　Baby Jack's favourite toy is Dog. 　　Dog used to bark but the string broke. 　　Baby Jack always talks baby talk. 　　He dribbles quite a lot too ... 　　Baby Jack likes joining in…

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One Fine Day

　　... ... 　　So the fox found a peddler and said, "There is a pretty maiden down the road and if you give me one blue bead for her she'll be pleased with you and pleased with me. Then she'll give me her jug so I can fetch some water to give…

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Me Too

　　I started to cry. 　　'Pingu sad,' said my little brother. 　　And I explained that Pingu was sad because his mother and father had been run over by a terrible red truck which came slidding over the ice. The Pingu and his little sister couldn't…

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Nothing More Than an Ordinary Part of Life

　　The Valium helped, but it still seemed to be an eternity before they arrived in Goa and the bus ride came to an end. Lor realized that the fact that she was in such psychological distress from a simple nine hours of discomfort —— not even pain,…

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