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Read, Write, Repeat.

Essays, fiction, photos and nonsensical ramblings by Joel Zlotnik

Squeeze

Chrissy slides her hands slowly down my back. I close my eyes and feel them slip under my shorts. They dip lower and lower until her nimble fingers come to rest firmly on my ass. Beads of sweat begin to populate my forehead. One of the drops makes a run for it, sliding down my…

Dear April

Dear April, Would you like to know why you’re still single? Please see Plaintiff’s Exhibit A in Zlotnik v. April (eHarmony chick who doesn’t like to talk on the phone and prefers giving out her number for texting purposes only as a means to set up a date): Friday Jz, 3:20 p.m.: Hi April ……

Riding the Breeze

I lie in bed listening to the wind howling like an angry ghost. My window is cracked as usual – I like to fall asleep to the sounds of the nearby surf – and the breeze sends a chill through the room. The vertical blinds clack against each other reminding me of an out-of-rhythm tap dancer. I…