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FLORIDA MAN SAYS HE HAD NO IDEA BEATING AN ALLIGATOR TO DEATH WAS ILLEGAL by Yann Rousselot

I do not recognize this court. Gatorland is not a sovereign nation. I saw the last orca die at Sea World, I know the grim reality of sunshine. Place the oxygen mask on yourself first. Turbulence is part of the process. Engine failure is also part of the process. Child-proof, user-friendly, they said. This isn’t the Ark, it’s a flying rock. This exceeds break-neck. This … Continue reading FLORIDA MAN SAYS HE HAD NO IDEA BEATING AN ALLIGATOR TO DEATH WAS ILLEGAL by Yann Rousselot

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FLORIDA MAN IGNORES WARNING AND IS STRUCK AND KILLED BY TRAIN by Yann Rousselot

The sky is different here— on the equator everything looks big as a planet. I’ll be waiting at the tracks, out back, our secret place where clouds stack thicker than water, sky milk-heavy over dark pine teeth. Metal on the wind like a rolling moan, scrape of steel, rust in the air. Lungs pull more, oxygen-red, down here on the equator. Nerves tighten and thrum. … Continue reading FLORIDA MAN IGNORES WARNING AND IS STRUCK AND KILLED BY TRAIN by Yann Rousselot

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