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Then, completely dumbfounded, in the instant before it killed her, she realized what it was: an enormous, fanged ham.
Then, completely dumbfounded, in the instant before it killed her, she realized what it was: an enormous, fanged ham.
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She was trapped, cowering in the corner, by a hideous monster that should never have existed.

It slowly advanced on her, drooling, lurching in a most loathsome manner.

How it moved she had no idea, as it had no legs. What it did have, however, was a pair of horrendous, monstrous fangs.

She trembled, hoping desperately for a chance to escape, as the thing lurched forward.

Then, completely dumbfounded, in the instant before it killed her, she realized what it was: an enormous, fanged ham.

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I've been thinking about trauma - how it's repetitive, and how we recreate it, and how memory is fashioned by creation. Every time we remember, we create new neurons, which is why memory is so unreliable. I thought, 'Well if the Greek root for 'poet' is 'creator,' then to remember is to create, and, therefore, to remember is to be a poet.' I thought it was so neat. Everyone's a poet, as long as they remember.