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Hello Kitty, Goodbye! – Fiction

April 1, 2000

The Japanese stock market crashed in ’98, and now Japan doesn’t seem quite so threatening. Japan is blessedly back in, while China, already guilty of being big, populous, and powerful, has only exacerbated matters by behaving in a way that is indiscreet to the point of boldness.

Frogpile: One Enchanted Evening, Codpiece Optional – Fiction

April 1, 2000

It was “One Enchanted Evening.” It sounds corny, I know, but we’d heard of it working at another house. We put up a stage flat in front of the door, to make it look like the entrance to a castle. We bought pink champagne. We even got costumes.

Dogshit Park – Fiction

April 1, 2000

The old man was propped up on the sofa, listening to Van Morrison, when I came in through the back door, to “Tir-Na-Nog,” the string section of which made the flesh on my arms prickle furiously.

Burning Tracks – Fiction

April 1, 2000

I stepped off the train and took a deep breath of fresh air. I felt like vomiting. There’s something about being cooped up in a disgustingly upholstered moving tin can for eight hours that makes you sick. Not having slept the night before may’ve helped. Ditto with getting on the train smashed at 10 am.

The Lonelies – Part Four – Fiction

January 1, 2000

Zootz was a typical Sunday freak-out. He and Hannah wasted no time getting busy in the middle of the dance floor. As soon as they were in place, she started throwing her arms and hair around in a way that reminded him of a spastic Barbie doll. That was cool…

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