Soft-spoken philo-bro: I’m trying to cut back on the caffeine. 300 milligrams a day was feeling risky.
Chatty gay: And how much is in that yerba mate?
Philo-bro: Only 200. It’s about the tapering.
Overheard by the tables in that long hallway in Dillon
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Night-Blooming Flowers
“The sharp tenderness of Night’s long sigh / leaves the drunken hawk moths / dizzied from delight.”
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On Imperfect Apples, Mosquito Bites, and the Consciousness of Worms
“I like to believe our small acts make a difference, or maybe I just want to be a savior.”
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Coughy Club – Full Design
This week, the Nass learns about acupuncture, melts into absurdity, and takes a break to eat apples.
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In Defense of Sports
Wherein the writer defends one of our greatest national obsessions.
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My Korean Medicine
“Just sit back and surround yourself with the stories I have to share about acupuncture, cupping, and pricking.”
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20 Fun Get-to-Know-You Questions for the Start of the School Year
Everything you need to break the ice.
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Cottage-Core – Full Design
This week, the Nass drives home, knocks on doors, and mourns the loss of a promising young writer.
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Christ, Sympathea
“Every door was a chilling / tile of a mosaic / made of the sins / we have yet to commit.”
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Tiger Tarot
A reading of The Chariot, “the seventh card in the Major Arcana and one which demands effort and promises progress”.
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On My Way to You
“Are you there yet? Hello, dear. I’m on / my way, lost myself at the intersection / between the bottomless sea and the swan / that wanders between the traffic lanes.”
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Hey, Sweet Annie
“He closed his eyes. Should he be praying right now? He wasn’t sure. He forgot to think about this part.”