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October 29, 2003

a sentence I wrote today

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She fawned; there was no other word for it. It was distracting, and might even fool a man who hadn't grown up around southern women like her: a cross between Lucrezia Borgia and the Avon Lady. Bone and blood, with sugar on top.

from a work in progress © Sara Donati

October 29, 2003 03:31 PM

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I like it. Lucrezia and the Avon lady...Very Good imagery.

Posted by: Christina at October 31, 2003 08:34 AM