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A Man & His Stick Walking The 9 ( Part 3 of Part 4)

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Welcome back To Taiwan. Party 'Til The Grocery Truck Comes (Pingtung) Her air-borne legs figure-foured the center of my back. Chores flooded all five floors of this Fenggang house. Nobody shut the windows. The windows had no blinds. The door didn't lock. Nothing worked inside the house. I grunted. Her hands grasped the dresser while her legs were still air-borne. I imagine she couldn't look back. I wouldn't know. I have never been in that situation. The neighbor's outside dog randomly barked. This party could have went until the morning grocery truck, without interruption. With suspended legs, her vibe still reaked of business. I looked at her like an adventure buddy. She looked at me as a potential business partner. The eroticism stopped. FOREVER Read The Mountain Like a Putting Green One year passed. My life improved. I don't know where she is. On this Saturday morning, I stood outside 7-11.  I was ready to walk 100k...

A Man & His Stick Walking The 9 (Part Two)

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By Joshua Dent Screw Air B&B Tonight! I left the windows open, and the keys in the ignition. My left hand swung the driver side door open. I planted my two feet on the ground. I didn’t have the same ring of sweat in the middle of my back as I did last year I did not stop because I wanted to take in the sunset. I did not stop because I wanted to look at the mountains behind me. I did not stop because I wanted to go swimming. I stopped because I needed to retrace my steps from the previous year. I needed to retrace my steps just as quickly as I abandoned my Air B&B destination of Fangliao for the night. Have You Heard?  Last Year Sucked (for me), This Year Rules (for me) I was at this same beach, in Fengshan, in one of the most desperate times of my life last year. At 4 p.m., on a 34 degree day (34 Celsius, 34 Celsius= 94 Fareneheit), I came here the previous year. Last year, I jumped off my scooter. I headed right for ...