Fragmentary verse piece with surreal imagery
A jagged poem fragment depicts a speaker tormented by an unseen force that feasts on them. Vivid phrases describe creeping, devouring pressure, shifting tones between defiance and discomfort, all delivered in a dramatic, disjointed cadence.
Interview with a Desperate Gambler and the Pistol
A San Francisco meeting recounts a famed author and Harvard man who faced suicide over gambling losses. The visitor, aged 45, confides a descent into ruin, then recovers after a sermonlike admonition about courage and manhood. He later prospers in British Columbia.
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Duel at Tam Suburb Fight Over Return Ticket Tone
A Reuters style nugget reports a deadly duel in a suburb over a returned ticket at a train station ticket office. The first duelist demands a return ticket in a harsh tone as the second stumbles over the clerk’s question. An amateur brass band provides funeral music while the minister’s brief remark about the deceased sparks quiet grins.
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