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Frank from Denny’s

July 17, 2020July 16, 2020Nick Pipitone2 Comments

Here’s a piece of flash fiction I wrote a couple of years ago that, I suppose, is semi-autobiographical. It’s about loneliness and the yearning for human connection.

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Swamp City (a poem)

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020Nick PipitoneLeave a comment

She glowed in the sticky street,

cigarette hanging from ruby-red lips.

I wandered among musicians, drunks,

strip clubs and bachelorettes in sparkled masks.

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