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My nerves are like a typewriter pressed on bones of keys wrecking deadline hours after beats of caffeine throb on soiled manuscripts. Boss says, " keep the news more harrowing than the murder." I steam the facts, boil it into water,and grate lines but only perspiration flows; the scene too common. For A Contest

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Date: 10/23/2013 10:08:00 AM
Vivid imagery and interesting perspective. 'only the perspiration flows'. All too common indeed. Fascinating
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Date: 10/23/2013 6:30:00 AM
Just as pens can write with poetic ink, I suppose typewriters can be fitted with poetic ribbons... Nice work, my friend..... Jake
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Date: 4/26/2013 1:01:00 PM
great sketch of the beat in a newsroom... actaully, i wanted this to go on.. thanks for gracing my page and hope you could share more of your gems...:) huggs
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