PROSE PIECES

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Blurry red neon convenience store sign glowing at night
THE THING WITH TEETH

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Pack of Marlboro cigarettes surrounded by pressed flowers in a round gold-rimmed display frame
QUITTING SMOKING AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Dimly lit exterior of a dark wooden building at night, with an open illuminated doorway and window.
I DID NOT ASK FOR THIS
Illustrated side profile of a woman with flowing black hair, red paint splatters, and abstract black linework on a mint-green background
REMEDY
Silhouette of a person standing in flames with raised arms amid heavy rain and lightning
JOE STRAYNGE IS DEAD
Sculptural stone figure with a green flowering vine growing from its head against a dark background
DEPRESSION BAGEL
Solitary person standing in a vast, misty, softly lit landscape
ON CHERISHING SOLITUDE
Black-and-white silhouette of a person swimming underwater with arms outstretched
ON AUTOPILOT
Volcanic eruption with bright orange lava and a towering plume of dark ash against the night sky
LET THE BAD TIMES ROLL
Cracked alien humanoid face with glowing white eyes against a colorful cosmic background
ON BECOMING THE MYTH