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I sit at my desk; My life’s grotesque. —Joseph Brodsky

I sit at my desk;

My life’s grotesque.

—Joseph Brodsky

Posted on May 24th, 2012
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    My God, this IS me, right now. Lordy. One paragraph. One day. Another day, no paragraph. Days and days, no paragraphs....
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    I sit at my desk; My life is grotesque. —Joseph Brodsky
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    What truth, what reality. :)
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