Things Consumed She opens her eyes, peering down her body to the tan half moons of her breasts beneath the stale camisole. When she sees her chewed fingernails on the background of her stomach, she starts to remember last night. Sitting up, her head feels thick with cotton balls and, because of the scratching acidity in her throat, she knows she smoked at least two cigarettes, though she quit months ago. This is how it goes when she sees him. For some reason, she is always unprepared for the wonder she’s always believed he is; the sentiment craves outlets. Her cuticles suffer. They’ve never spoken, but last night she drank three to five shots and a few beers, smoked a minimum of two cigarettes, and then woke up late and alone, with no fingernails to speak of.  Submitted by hananaboat

Things Consumed

She opens her eyes, peering down her body to the tan half moons of her breasts beneath the stale camisole. When she sees her chewed fingernails on the background of her stomach, she starts to remember last night. Sitting up, her head feels thick with cotton balls and, because of the scratching acidity in her throat, she knows she smoked at least two cigarettes, though she quit months ago. This is how it goes when she sees him. For some reason, she is always unprepared for the wonder she’s always believed he is; the sentiment craves outlets. Her cuticles suffer. They’ve never spoken, but last night she drank three to five shots and a few beers, smoked a minimum of two cigarettes, and then woke up late and alone, with no fingernails to speak of. 

Submitted by hananaboat

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    that’s National Bohemian in the picture. Beer from the homeland, how I (sort of…) miss thee.
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