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what we see in strangers Canal Street Station, Uptown Platformwhat we see in strangers by ~Negated
She stood with her weight displaced equally to each leg, hips at equilibrium. Pinstriped capris, studded belt, studded eyebrow. Even the mouth pierced. Yet only her face, wordlessly, stated the truth. It is useless to describe the tone of diluted mercury that composed her irises, the angle and pathway of the lines that stroked her cheeks. In them there was a faded beauty, true but if her features were a mask, as faces often are, it was a mask made striking by its confession of edges and dimension, its acknowledgment of the skin beneath.
She never looked up. Leaning lightly against the pillar, she


The Players' Epilogue SUPERFLUOUS CHARACTER X: That was all very well, of course; exceedingly tragic, you know, positively heart-wrenchingThe Players' Epilogue by *orphicfiddler
SUPERFLUOUS CHARACTER Y: I wouldnt go that far.
X: But what about us? I mean, what are we, pond scum or something?
Y: I do believe were the comic relief.
X: No farewell speech, no rending cry of pain at the end of lifenothing but a snicker from that brat of a protagonist in celebration of his infinite cleverness at having our poor heads whacked off instead of his own. He, of course, gets two pages of script on which to elaborate. And what do we get? Diddly. As usual.
Y: I would have been happy

2008 Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest results are outBulwer-Lytton was best known for his purple prose and for originating several now cliched phrases, including 'it was a dark and stormy night,' 'the pen is mightier than the sword,' and 'the almighty dollar.'
Every year, San Jose State University holds the Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest for the worst opening line to a novel. Results are now out, and worth a read. Enjoy!
[http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/scott.rice/blfc2008.htm]
