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Riding the Bus in Denver (Sheila Black)

I rode the bus in Denver. I rode it early in the morning and late at night, and sometimes I waited a long time in the cold wind of December …

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    • The Journal
    • An editorial-shaped box
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  • Vault
    • Fiction
      • Lies to Live By
      • Being Sure
    • Interviews
      • Lighthouse Yarns
    • Non Fiction
      • Rogue State
      • Verity La Forum
    • Poetry
      • Heightened Talk
      • Spoken Word
    • Reviews
      • Through the Looking Glass
    • Projects
      • Black Cockatoo
      • Clozapine Clinic — The Frater Project
      • Discoursing Diaspora
      • Disrupt
      • Out of Limbo
  • Poetry Podcast
  • Submissions
    • Guide
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