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1 " Those buttons were experiencing a serious threat to their continued operations. She crossed her legs and swung a red-soled stiletto back and forth. Yowsers. Had I been wearing a necktie, I would have had to loosen it to swallow hard. Not that I ever swallowed. "
― J.R. Rain , Skeleton Jim: A Short Story
2 " on windy days, sometimes the wind whistled through me with a lonely sound. "
3 " Would you mind terribly if I...” “Touch me?” “Yeah.” “If you must.” Truth "
4 " You’re very attractive,” I said, certain I would have been blushing had I the blood to do so. “That is, for someone who is encased in flesh.” Nice pink envelope you have there, I thought. She "
5 " I didn’t see myself as a rarity. I’m just me, and this is the life I was given. How I was given it, by whom, or why, I didn’t know. But here I was. Love me or leave me. Many "
6 " Sheesh, her handbag cost more than my car. As much as I liked looking at Lucy and talking to her, her tastes screamed high-maintenance. I cleared my throat. "
