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Matthew Klam Reads “The Other Party”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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I'll Punch You in the Face, Lily Said.

Rachel and the after mentioned Lily Hoffbrouwer lay on the couch like lovers, their arms and legs entwined. They were holding a phone over their heads, posing into it,. Brandon sat watching them with their big eyes and pink cheeks and long hair parted in the middle like fairy tale princesses. Rachel typed something and sent a snapshot of herself making a weird face. If I smile with my mouth open, it curves my chin. This beastiality went on every night and left her flushed and overheated. She called hello and walked through the house, shoes clomping, and stopped in the living room.

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