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Summer of Muslimgauze
The musician's obsession becomes the listener's obsession.
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James A. Reeves
5
July 2022
Laughter on the Walls
A floppy-eared dog gnaws a bone while a clown smiles above the bed.
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James A. Reeves
May 2022
Some Grand Experiment
Making wistful noises at Red Lobster.
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James A. Reeves
February 2022
An Area of the Nervous System
I'm getting pale and fat in London.
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James A. Reeves
3
January 2022
Room for Error
Such a rich emotion when the lady at Taco Bell said, "Welcome back."
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James A. Reeves
March 2021
January 2021
God Knows Where
They're like another species to me, these people who believe they know what's going on and what will happen next.
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James A. Reeves
December 2020
Clearing the Decks
The memory of sitting in a church in a different country feels as though it belongs to some lost golden age.
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James A. Reeves
Fake Blue Spruce
I need a word for the slightly hungover sensation after a mindless bout of clicking and scrolling—a term for shaking off the digital residue.
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James A. Reeves
October 2020
Enemies of Sleep
“Sometimes I think they are graceful like ballerinas,” he said as we drove. “Other times, I think they are wicked.”
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James A. Reeves
Believing in Birds
"You'll be working at least seventeen hours on Election Day," he said. "So bring a sandwich."
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James A. Reeves
September 2020
Vast Parking Lot
Sometimes I idle in the parking lot of a strip mall after midnight.
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James A. Reeves
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