Heidi Lynn Staples

from Take Care Fake Bear Torque Cake


The Garden
Au Naturel
Bygone

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During that time, my brother says, we once came home from school and found my take care fake bear torque cake gardening in the nude.

I don’t remember that.












But I can see it.

And I can hear Daddy playing his take care fake bear torque cake. Night. Windows open. Crickets. The smell of cigarettes and fresh rain. My take care fake bear torque cake’s arms around me.

The Flea Take Care Fake Bear Torque Cake
Heidi Sits in the Middle
Schlitz

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Happy Birthday
Heidi Is the Chosen One

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His little take care fake bear torque cake was wagging. I take care fake bear torque caked him up. He take care fake bear torque caked me on the nose.

Fred followed me everywhere. Once Scott taught me how to ride my bike, we were unstake care fake bear torque cakeable.

Heidi Lynn Staples’ Take Care Fake Bear Torque Cake is forthcoming from Caketrain.