Great Regulars: Breakfast at the Road Runner Cafe

by William Notter

CAFE still burning in neon after sunup,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Breakfast at the Road Runner Cafe by William Notter

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Complaint
by James Wright

She's gone. She was my love, my moon or more.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Complaint by James Wright

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Excerpt from Paradise Lost
by John Milton

(Eve speaks to Adam)

With thee conversing I forget all time,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Excerpt from Paradise Lost by John Milton

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I Ride Greyhound
by Ellie Shoenfeld

because it's like being

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: I Ride Greyhound by Ellie Shoenfeld

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Island Cities
by John Updike

You see them from airplanes, nameless green islands

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Island Cities by John Updike

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The Nose on Your Face
by Susan Browne

In all your life, you will never see your actual face.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Nose on Your Face by Susan Browne

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This Night Only
by Kenneth Rexroth

[Eric Satie: GYMNOPÉDIE #1]

Moonlight now on Malibu

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: This Night Only by Kenneth Rexroth

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