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Aimee Nezhukumatathil

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You elbow me with your corduroy jacket …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

If by real you mean as real as a shark tooth stuck …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Flour on the floor makes my sandals …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

If I were to ask you a question about your book …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

To keep me from staying out late at night, …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Come in, come in. The water’s fine! You can’t get lost …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

I've become the person who says Darling, who says Sugarpie, …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Breathe deep even if it means you wrinkle …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Miracle fruit changes the tongue. One bite, …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

I’ve noticed after a few sips of tea, the tip of her tongue, thin and red …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Give me a church …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

When Cleopatra received Antony on her cedarwood ship, …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

He started small: fasting here and there, …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Of course I regret it. I mean there I was under umbrellas of fruit …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Too many needles spoil the cloth. …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

a.) When I was twelve, I lived …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Some girls on the other side of this planet …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

When it comes to clothes, make …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

I blush quicker than a school of blue jack mackerel …

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

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