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    that streak of cruelty to / which by daybreak we confess ourselves resigned, by noon / accustomed, by night / devoted. — “Rubicon” by Carl Phillips

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    In restaurants we argue
    over which of us will pay for your funeral
    though the real question is
    whether or not I will make you immortal.
    At the moment only I
    can do it and so
    I raise the magic fork
    over the plate of beef fried rice
    and plunge it into your heart.
    There is a faint pop, a sizzle
    and through your own split head
    you rise up glowing;
    the ceiling opens
    a voice sings Love Is A Many
    Splendoured Thing
    you hang suspended above the city
    in blue tights and a red cape,
    your eyes flashing in unison.
    The other diners regard you
    some with awe, some only with boredom:
    they cannot decide if you are a new weapon
    or only a new advertisement.
    As for me, I continue eating;
    I liked you better the way you were,
    but you were always ambitious.

    — “They Eat Out” by Margaret Atwood

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    When the knight saw that his wife had finished the heart, he said: “Lady, what did you think of that dish?”
    “My lord,” she replied, “In good faith, it pleased me greatly.”
    “God be my helper,” said the knight. “I can easily believe you; nor do I marvel that what gave you so much pleasure when alive should please you when dead.”
    At this the lady was silent for a moment, and then said: “How? What is it you have made me eat?”

    Decameron Fourth Day, Ninth Story by Giovanni Boccaccio

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  1. Public Bookmark 4

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    Julia just wants to fuck her husband. That’s a normal thing to want.

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    12 Jun 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 6

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    Grace finds an old tape from 1996.

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    12 Jun 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 7

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    It’s not like either of them were ever given a manual on the standards of professional conduct. Still, this is probably crossing some sort of line.

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    12 Jun 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 9

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    Ethan is half-asleep, and he murmurs a vague dissent. His head is resting against Sarah’s bare stomach, and he can feel the warmth of her skin against his ear.

    “No, I am right,” Sarah says lazily, her fingers moving across the surface of his scalp. “The Firm is just a small town with lots of small-town politics. With occasional interludes involving stolen nuclear codes.”

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    11 Jun 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 2

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    Even after near-death she chooses chaos. Degas’ POV immediately after the train crash in Dead Reckoning.

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    09 Jun 2025