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Matches

Emily Paesler (writer), Anais Poussin (graphics)

<p>Short stories by Emily Paesler</p>

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He is telling me about how he only lights his cigarettes with matches, he will not use a lighter. He flicks the black matches into his empty beer can one by one, unable to stop talking in time to get it to his cigarette. I take the can from him and place it on the ground. Then I light a match and lean forward. His cigarette glows orange, the smell rises up next to my cheek. I put the box of matches in my pocket and crush the can with my foot.

Published: 4/10/2016 1:51 PM 3034 views