December 2011
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November 2011
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The Day I Crushed A Snail Under My Feet
Photo by Killy
I released my grip from the pull-up bar, and the exhalation of all my exertions, resentment and anxiety propelled me into the path of a snail that had emerged from the bushes after the rain. And crushed it under my shoe.
I watched in horror as the juices and life of the snail oozed out of its cracked shell, and uttered a reflexive obscenity at the gathering pool of snail juice. A...