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You Know

She wrinkled her nose.

“I don’t want that, you know,

peanut butter on my toast.

Just jam.”

Her right shoulder lifted to meet her ear in a half-way shrug.

“And, you know, don’t give me so many, you know,

little pieces like before.”

Hands raised palm-side up.

Surely I can get it right this time.

How hard can it be?

You know?

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By Any Other Name

Eating hot dogs and fries at the beach,

Ed told the one about how a seagull once plucked a cheeseburger out of his brother’s hand.

Irene looked around.

“Do you mean that one, Daddy?”

She pointed at the nearest gull.

“Well, maybe it was that one,” he said.

“Do you mean Harry?”

And thus a seagull got his name.