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Jan 22, 20232 minCNF"Winter Pastoral" by Selena LangnerThe gas station is holding a squirrel cooking contest (prize: a plaque and a taxidermied squirrel trophy). It’s wearing a little flannel...
Jan 22, 202312 minCNF"Uphill, Both Ways" by Jay ParrIt’s like waking up in a goddamn freezer. I reach out from under my mound of blankets to shut off the alarm clock and the air spills in...