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We took spins around town.

YOUR TRAPEZE SWINGER BY NICOLE MODUGNO 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 76

I kept you round for good measure. We took spins around town, bought our favorite vinyls, acted the maggot, and went to the local pubs for drinks and craic. We had a good laugh for almost a year. Nothin’ romantic. I thought we was just friends.


I’d seen you before. Not you, but every other West Point-to-Kuwait-to-Some-Other-Place guy.

I KNEW YOU BY PHOEBE BROSNAN 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 76

Some men prefer dolls.

MARILYN BY CLARA JONES 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 76

Curt’s hand stroked Marilyn’s thigh, and, as I bowed, I noticed a long leather strap bound Curt’s wrist to Marilyn’s ankle. She wore black stockings which made her long legs appear alive and winsome, as shapely and arousing as any escort we had ever served. I straightened up abruptly, meeting Curt eye-to-eye. “Don’t be shy, boy. I won’t bite you! It’s our anniversary and we decided to go out on the town. My wife doesn’t drink but I’ll have a martini with two green olives and a lemon twist.” 


34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 76

THE POETRY CLASS BY ELLEN BLOOMENSTEIN, I KNEW YOU BY PHOEBE BROSNAN, BEFORE CHURCH BELLS RING BY BRUCE CROWN, DROPS OF YOU BY YUSAF KHAN, MARILYN BY CLARA JONES, YOUR TRAPEZE SWINGER BY NICOLE MODUGNO. 


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