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Dante
Dante Prestipino 

United States, Missouri, St. Louis
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Walks (Edited 6-7-08)
Walks home from school...
Poetry|  Updated:09-09-08
Words:184|  Comments:10|  Status:Public

Indian Casino Fighter
I arrive at the Sky Ute Casino well before fight time, as I usually do. Grabbing my duffel bag and slamming the door shut, I see Artie waiting for me at the opening of the big top circus tent. The...
Short Stories|  Updated:25-06-08
Words:1285|  Comments:1|  Status:Public

My Dying Wish (Alien's Poetry Challenge 15)
Return my bones to the land of my youth...
Poetry|  Updated:09-05-08
Words:181|  Comments:6|  Status:Public

Through a Pickup Window
The sun sets into the hills...
Poetry|  Genre:Poerty|  Updated:06-05-08
Words:86|  Comments:8|  Status:Public

What She Likes
We lay in bed before love making...
Poetry|  Updated:06-05-08
Words:158|  Comments:8|  Status:Public

Silent Language of Horses
Life tends to reveal itself...
Poetry|  Updated:06-05-08
Words:171|  Comments:5|  Status:Public

Splinters
As I pull up to the newly built home, I see Teddy sitting on the tailgate of his truck, sipping on a...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:flash fiction|  Updated:04-05-08
Words:170|  Comments:8|  Status:Public

That Fire
My mother used to clean your house...
Poetry|  Updated:04-05-08
Words:426|  Comments:1|  Status:Public

Bouquet of Stolen Roses
Every night I walk to your apartment...
Poetry|  Updated:28-04-08
Words:178|  Comments:3|  Status:Public

Santa Rita in the Morning
Santa Rita in the Morning for Rudy I run through the south side of town In the morning Down the avenues and boulevards South of Sixth Street Or what is now called College Drive An old Mexican man told...
Poetry|  Updated:14-04-08
Words:445|  Comments:5|  Status:Public

Wahatoya
A boy sitting on his back porch looks up to his father, "Daddy, what is that?" "That's the Spanish Peaks, son. A long time ago, there were Indian tribes that lived around here. They had a name for...
Prose|  Genre:Prose/Poetry|  Updated:06-02-08
Words:322|  Comments:2|  Status:Public

South City Night
She lies awake...
Poetry|  Updated:02-02-08
Words:139|  Comments:2|  Status:Public

Scene from an Alley
The old man...
Poetry|  Updated:27-01-08
Words:163|  Comments:3|  Status:Public

John's Box (Karjon's Wee Challenge #24)
John held his breath as he opened the box. The night before the social worker took John away, twenty...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Flash Fiction|  Updated:25-01-08
Words:174|  Comments:18|  Status:Public

Everywhere she looked she saw silver (Karjon's wee challenge #24)
Everywhere she looked she saw silver, as she leaned in for that unforgettable kiss. The movie...
Flash Fiction|  Updated:24-01-08
Words:176|  Comments:11|  Status:Public

In from the Cold (Tanka Challenge)
Hot water thaw out...
Poetry|  Updated:18-01-08
Words:23|  Comments:11|  Status:Public

Speed Demon (Wee Challenge #22)
The hotel room door slams. He grabs the skin between her last rib and hipbone with one hand and...
Short Stories|  Updated:16-01-08
Words:60|  Comments:8|  Status:Public

React (edited 1-4-08)
I awake this morning, having no idea the events that are about to transpire. I suppose that, on some level, every morning is like this. I don’t live on any particular schedule. Moment to moment is...
Flash Fiction|  Updated:04-01-08
Words:1006|  Comments:4|  Status:Public

Waiting Room Blues
As I step through the door of the waiting room I am met by the melody of a good friend of mine Giuseppe Tartini We are not alone There are others in the waiting room Who comes to the doctor’s office...
Poetry|  Updated:30-12-07
Words:427|  Comments:3|  Status:Public

Dreams Heavy as Feathers
I. Christopher Columbus came to me in a dream last night. He was wearing a fedora hat and a double breasted suit. He said, "Come here kid, I have an offer you can't refuse." "I don't make deals in my...
Poetry|  Updated:13-09-07
Words:331|  Comments:5|  Status:Public

Recursion
I want to wrap you in old blankets...
Poetry|  Updated:29-08-07
Words:86|  Comments:6|  Status:Public

Pile of Beer Cans
You ought to see the pile of beer cans in my basement. I figure that if I'm going to drink my life away, I may as well be compensated in some way. I've heard of people starting bank accounts and...
Flash Fiction|  Updated:06-08-07
Words:330|  Comments:9|  Status:Public

The Streets Slowly Breathe
The dog slumbers outside on the concrete slab...
Poetry|  Updated:05-08-07
Words:161|  Comments:4|  Status:Public

Under
Oft times I am submerged...
Poetry|  Updated:20-07-07
Words:93|  Comments:4|  Status:Public

Just a Lie
Nothing was the same...
Poetry|  Updated:20-07-07
Words:159|  Comments:1|  Status:Public

Fence Lines
I've wondered down fence lines...
Poetry|  Updated:20-07-07
Words:198|  Comments:4|  Status:Public

It Still Beats
"The first person to know me is gone forever"...
Poetry|  Updated:05-07-07
Words:122|  Comments:5|  Status:Public

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