http://www.mojito.net/eureka/pp/ en-us 2005-10-08T21:48:17+01:00 http://www.mojito.net/eureka/pp/archives/2005/10/the_lottery.html With wrinkled skin, her boney fingers Search the cracking leather pouch, restless Ah! Eyes shine brilliant, triumph perched upon her lips In her palm, a single coin- her lucky coin. 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Great Wonders of the World Yet there is another, elusive yet common In a far away place, in a certain room, behind a certain door Lay a mystery baffling to most Western... sarah 0505+01:00 http://www.mojito.net/eureka/pp/archives/2004/12/survival_guide_linguistic_torture.html Oohh, An Invitation Addressed to Yours Truly, Mrs. America (Token Ambassador to all things U.S.) Requesting Civil Training, deliciously promising “in English”. 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Twelve No Smoking Sections Eleven Plates of Mexican Ten Rolls of Sushi Nine Tyvek Envelopes Eight Sheets Lined Paper Seven Books in English Six Christmas Trees F-R-E-E--S-H-I-P-P-I-N-G Four Days... sarah 0804+01:00 http://www.mojito.net/eureka/pp/archives/2004/11/beatnik_spectacle.html Razzle-tat-tat Behind time, thrust in present Honey of the God’s run loose Peeled plaster mangy tables broken glass A Cool Cat hops and sways Thump-Tum-Tam Poet shirt, kilt to the wind Bull neck, popped veins, dark curls mop Bare as... sarah 3004+01:00 http://www.mojito.net/eureka/pp/archives/2004/11/la_femme.html Shimmering blond coiffed in a bouncing bob Dark, svelte glasses conceal her humanity Plush black wool wraps a chic, small waist Draping softly into skirted folds, enveloping knees. Curved leg, sensible heels, provocatively engage the viewer Western Femininity. Each morning... sarah 2404+01:00