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[hiebster]

Outside the bar where the fog held like hesitant snow

Virginia asked if she could bum a cigarette

saying “I hate living up to people’s expectations” as I obliged.

She tore the butt off before I struck a flame, tossing it to an ice-frosted snow pile.

After I lit my own I told her I’d be quitting after New Years

and she nodded, echoing similar

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[ripptide]

Wow. You do have a way with words, sir. This is really, really good.

Hope you enjoy your time in Wisconsin.

[hiebster]

Thank you! Getting stuff like this out makes me realize I should be doing this more. I could have made it longer and included the lengthy, treacherous ride in the dense fog back to her parents farm house, but nah. Maybe something I can stab out while in the airport tomorrow!

Thanks again for reading!

i like this

[anonymous]

paul:

i like this quite a bit, but mostly because i know you and virginia. i can visualize it perfectly.

--whit

ps: i'm mentally composing the long overdue e-mail