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it smelled like a cave

Howard: Why, did it stink?

Danny: Not especially. It smelled like a cave.

He knew maybe a half second before he said the word that it was the last word he wanted to use. And by then it was out: cave.

Danny’s face went hot. He made himself look at Howard, but his cousin was watching the win…

—p.35 The Keep by Jennifer Egan
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I felt something pop in my chest inspo/revelation project/stunt-story why/write

There’s the door, she tells me, and points. Why don’t you just walk out?

I don’t move. I can walk out the door, but then I’d have to stand in the hall and wait.

What about that gate? She’s pointing out the window now. The gate is lit up at night: razor wire coiled along the top, the tower wit…

—p.18 by Jennifer Egan
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why did I take a writing class? inspo/metafiction

Bottom line: Danny didn’t know why he’d come all this way to Howie’s castle. Why did I take a writing class? I thought it was to get away from my roommate, Davis, but I’m starting to think there was another reason under that.

You? Who the hell are you? That’s what someone must be saying right ab…

—p.17 by Jennifer Egan
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4 years, 4 months ago

I felt something pop in my chest inspo/revelation project/stunt-story why/write

There’s the door, she tells me, and points. Why don’t you just walk out?

I don’t move. I can walk out the door, but then I’d have to stand in the hall and wait.

What about that gate? She’s pointing out the window now. The gate is lit up at night: razor wire coiled along the top, the tower wit…

—p.18 by Jennifer Egan
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4 years, 4 months ago

why did I take a writing class? inspo/metafiction

Bottom line: Danny didn’t know why he’d come all this way to Howie’s castle. Why did I take a writing class? I thought it was to get away from my roommate, Davis, but I’m starting to think there was another reason under that.

You? Who the hell are you? That’s what someone must be saying right ab…

—p.17 by Jennifer Egan