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ACQUAINTANCE
I know it’s awkward to talk about politics, but I’m dying to know. What’s your political party?
ME
It’s energy wars going on right now, and I don’t understand none of it. We’ve got to stick together, stay strong and keep our heads on a swivel.
And do yourself a favor and get some rations. Put away some canned goods, some ramen, some beef jerky and some dry goods. You’ve got to be able to maintain.
–Sarah Torribio
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P.S. Below are my favorite on-repeat songs, ‘Down by the Sea’ by Men At Work and ‘End of the Party’ by the English Beat. My Gen X is showing! What are your on-repeat classics?
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Amber looked great, all brown skin and tan-lines. She wore a white linen dress and espadrilles and smelled like cocoa butter and perfume.
Despite appearances, she was having a dark summer of the soul.
“Happiness should reserve itself for winter,” she wrote in her diary. “It spoils in the heat.”
–Sarah Torribio
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I never shoulda took up with you.
You aimed a BB gun, and pierced my heart right through.
You handed me a band-aid and some bright-red iodine.
You said it might sting for a minute, but you’re gonna be just fine.
–Sarah Torribio
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