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October 19 haiku

this day will end just not any earlier than usual is all

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October 19 haiku

he at one end of the couch, i at the other between us a gulf

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October 17 haiku

the desk drawer is strangely ajar revealing a dead address book

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October 16 haiku

so they warily circle one another while the issues slumber

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3 things about Gunther von Fritsch & Robert Wise’s THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE

The Curse of the Cat People [1944] 1. He opens his hand. The butterfly has been crushed to bits. She slaps him. 2. Though she’s Serbian, she sings a French Christmas carol. 3. He never actually looks.

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October 15 haiku

a fedex truck is blocking the entire street driver needs coffee

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3 things about Jacques Tourneur’s CAT PEOPLE

Cat People [1942] 1. “I like the dark. It’s friendly.” 2. Her face in a tight spotlight. 3. T-square as crucifix.

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October 14 haiku

John Cage played Satie four hundred sixty times and that was Vexation

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3 things about Jeff Leiberman’s SQUIRM

Squirm [1976] 1. He patiently recites the recipe for an egg creme to the waitress. 2. Very, very Jessica Tandy. 3. Speakman brand showerhead.

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3 things about Freddie Francis’ DR. TERROR’S HOUSE OF HORORS

Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors [1965] 1. M says, “A plant like that could take over the world.” 2. POV shot as Dr. Terror sizes up his fellow passengers. As the camera pans across the compartment, the side of his face … Continue reading →

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