Month: August 2023
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Johnny’s Used Goods
The next stop on Fender’s Magical Mystery Tour was three blocks from Pike’s Fish Market. I did not catch a fish, but I did watch a guy catch one. The slime on the scales shimmered in the morning light. Raw sea stench. The smiling faces of people happy to be alive.
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Paul’s Story
The only Seattle things I knew to do were catch a fish, visit the Space Needle, and watch the Mariners play. The fish market was closed, the Space Needle wasn’t striking my fancy, and the Mariners were off, starting a three-game set against Texas tomorrow.
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Checking In
It started with darkness. Eyes closed. Air like lifeblood sucked in at slow, even intervals. Any thoughts occupying the front and back of my mind were cleared, not pushed down. There’s a difference.
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