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8:38 AM PDT, June 24, 2008
Words of the Working Class
by Elissa Cain
I saw a man today in passing, his appearance rugged and dirty like that
of a manual laborer (a brick-layer or carpenter, perhaps). His body was
strong but his face was stronger, with a wide-set jaw and Roman nose
reminiscent of a comic book hero; his eyes were unclouded and bright,
with a glint of intelligence and compassion that seemed far and above
the caste that his soiled façade suggested. He was conversing with a
cohort, who looked equally as working-class but devoid of the hint of
cleverness and concern found in his friend. What a rare bird,
I thought to myself as my brain tuned into their exchange, waiting with
bated breath for a mention of Sophocles or Ptolemy, or maybe even
Hawking. “What’chu gonna do tonight, man?” asked the smaller, wiry
companion, rubbing the back of his dirty hand under his nose to wipe
away the sweat that trickled down from his forehead and created salty
tributaries in the filth that coated his face. “I’m gonna get me a six
pack and build me a bonfire out back by the tool shed and maybe burn
some tires,” he replied in an obviously uneducated and gruff voice,
“You got any dope?” Intelligent proletariat hero he was not, but at
least he knew how to start a fire... that should count for something at
least.
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1:38 AM PDT, June 18, 2008
Milestones
by Peggy McFarland
His entire life, she looked forward to each first: his first bath, his
first tooth, his first steps, his first words, his first award, his
first date, and even his first heartbreak. She felt important and
special after sharing each of his life’s milestones. He was still
awake, animated and bursting with news, when she arrived home. “Ma, for
a dollar, ONE DOLLAR, they put their boobs in your face and motorboat
you, and twenty dollars gets you a lap dance - I got two!” His first
trip to a strip club stunned her; it just was not a milestone she ever
expected to celebrate. She consoled herself with the mother’ | |
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