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I Have no Shell MAG
By thelastclarissa GOLD
Worcester, Massachusetts
“I choose optimism,” you say and crack an egg on the edge of the pan. You urge it to emerge with your thumbs. It is obedient. It is dumb with trust. (I am disgusted by its lack...
Worcester, Massachusetts
“I choose optimism,” you say and crack an egg on the edge of the pan. You urge it to emerge with your thumbs. It is obedient. It is dumb with trust. (I am disgusted by its lack...