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“Dude,” he said to me, “you look ridiculous."
Stories — true, invented, or somewhere in-between.

“Dude,” he said to me, “you look ridiculous."

I sought to be as normal and unremarkable as a John le Carré spy.

Helena’s gang was the cream of 1970s Hollywood.

“Wow — that’s the most pretentious thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Being trans requires a certain level of defiance.

Timothy Leary said, “Find the others.”

I started to look for artefacts to root me to a certain time or place.

I can’t seem to bring myself to paint over the remains.

My hands were shaking as I unsnapped the pouch.

Bust of Duck brought instant amusement to our racing minds.


Funky and bright, like a harmonica, with a dollop of schmaltz.

Prayers do have the ability to shine in the dark.

There wasn’t a speck of doubt that he was anything but English.