Published in Slow Trains Literary Journal, November 2007.
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Tattoos like stamped patterns on folded silk. She’d gotten them in Paris when she was eighteen, when a beggar was her friend, the concrete her pillow, and a hard knock her income.
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LiteraryMinded 
There is a lot here. Much is said that isn’t written. I found it a little disturbing at first reading, but liked it more with each subsequent reading.
I found the piece to be intense and very intricately written, altogether creating a definite mood. There is much to ponder about the relationship between the artist and the girl, and the artist’s girlhood, and it’s an intriguing puzzle.Congratulations on appaering in the journal.
Hi. Nice blog and interesting. Cool layout w/ all the extra widgets 🙂 Great job!!
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