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Skin.(short story)(Short Story)
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Canadian Fiction Magazine
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January 1, 2000
- Author:
- NICHOLSON, SCOTT
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2000 Canadian Fiction Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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COLD.
But that was wrong.
Should have been hot.
Fire lick orange. That was the last thing Roger remembered, until now.
Along with the chill, other sensations seeped into the murky pool of his thoughts.
Pain. A sheet of razors and barbed wire across his chest, an iron maiden mask closed on his face, sixty volts of electricity running through the fluids in his veins. Ground glass in his trachea when he tried to breath. Behind his eyelids, jagged lime and lemon shapes slicing at the jelly of his eyeballs.
"Moo fwing okay?" Words from somewhere above his seething cauldron of agony, muffled by what? The upholstery of his coffin? The idea of being dead ...
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Lorry thief 'is murderer'.
The Evening Standard (London, England);
April 20, 2006 ;
74 words
......has spoken of his anger after learning her killer will not be jailed for murder. Cherita Gates, 53, died as she and husband Roger tried to stop the theft by Stewart Dimech at Smith's Farm in Northolt in October 2004. Dimech, 41, of Luton, denied murder but admitted...
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Mayfield blames self
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);
August 23, 2007 ;
The Associated Press;
343 words
......back now, I would've done things differently when I was young and dumb and racing for Roger Penske," the 38-year-old said. "Roger tried to get me to look at the big picture, but I guess I had to hit rock bottom to understand. "I thought the grass was greener...
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Living: Books: Practice makes perfect.(Features)
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);
August 10, 2003 ;
787 words
......have crumbled under rejection on such a titanic scale but relying on what he describes as 'persistence and purposefulness' Roger tried again. Now he has his reward with his novel Candlemoth in the bestseller list and a three-book contract in his hand. Not bad...
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MOUNTAIN FALL NURSE SURVIVES BY LICKING GRASS; Injured Marie tells of...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);
August 27, 2008 ;
305 words
......summit when she fell and injured her hip. Yesterday, she told how ingenuity saved her as search parties, including husband Roger, tried desperately to find her. Expat Marie, who moved from Edinburgh to Spain in 2001, said: My mind was filled with thoughts of...
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NEW TWIST IN CLINTON SCANDAL.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);
February 23, 2001 ;
108 words
......pardons and 36 prison term commutations in his last week in office. The Pardongate scandal also alleged Bill's half-brother Roger tried to sell pardons. Yesterday, lawyers said Hillary's Senate campaign treasurer William Cunningham helped secure pardons for...
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Football: ARSENAL DEMAND THE TRUTH ON VIEIRA.(Sport)
The Mirror (London, England);
January 17, 2002 ;
261 words
......wants an immediate statement of intent from the midfielder. The Gunners were furious last summer when Vieira's agent Marc Roger tried to engineer the World Cup winner a move to Real and there was a lengthy period of uncertainty before he opted to stay in London...
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Penn State softball pitching coach Forest a real-life Cinderella story
University Wire;
April 19, 2007 ;
Julie Reis;
787 words
......a divorce with her troubled husband, Erika fell victim to a brutal and gruesome murder with a kitchen knife. Her husband, Roger, tried to commit suicide after the homicide but was unsuccessful. At the time of the findings, Forest was in the circle in the middle...
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Mayfield accepting blame: Regrets 'young, dumb' decisions
Charleston Gazette;
August 23, 2007 ;
The Associated Press;
565 words
......back now, I would've done things differently when I was young and dumb and racing for Roger Penske," the 38-year-old said. "Roger tried to get me to look at the big picture, but I guess I had to hit rock bottom to understand. "I thought the grass was greener...
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Football: VIEIRA'S STILL A GUNNER... AND HE'S GOT THE GUN TO PROVE...
The Mirror (London, England);
July 23, 2001 ;
286 words
......leave Highbury after his summer of discontent when he is alleged to have questioned the club's ambition and his agent Marc Roger tried to set up a big-money move abroad. It still seems unlikely that Vieira will happily honour the whole of his contract until...
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Football match teacher who bit opponent's nose; Jury told how 'friendly'...
The Daily Mail (London, England);
March 23, 2001 ;
446 words
......two-and-a-half hours of deliberation by the jury of eight men and four women. The court had heard that the clash happened when Roger tried to block Mr Langley taking a quick free-kick after a foul. The pair 'squared up' to each other and Roger bit the middle of...
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Last HoJo's restaurant in Eastern Mass. closes.(News)
The Boston Herald;
May 15, 2000 ;
Washington, Robin;
509 words
......Lowther said. With the last remaining Bay State HoJo's in Greenfield, the Lowthers might be driving even further, though husband Roger tried to persuade Janet to consider the Nashua, N.H., location. That's a little closer, he said as his wife brushed him off to ask...
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Who was clean?
Oakland Tribune;
February 22, 2008 ;
787 words
......stinks VOTING Roger Clemens into the Hall of Fame would be a disservice to baseball and to every fan or player of the game. Roger tried to persuade Congress that he is not the dishonest hero that most folks now know him to be. Andy Pettitte, although just as...
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PRESCRIPTION FOR LOVE
ABC 20/20;
March 20, 1998 ;
Dr. TIMOTHY JOHNSON, HUGH DOWNS;
787 words
......I mean, you feel as if there's a chunk of your life that you had that's now not there. Dr. TIMOTHY JOHNSON: (voice-over) Roger tried penile injection therapy, currently the most common treatment for impotence, or erectile dysfunction, as doctors now label...
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Vieira's secret agent.
The Evening Standard (London, England);
April 8, 2002 ;
Stammers, Steve;
787 words
......activities of Roger, compiled by Arsenal and other sources, is handed to the FA and names Manchester United as one of five clubs Roger tried to sell Patrick Vieira to. 24 July: Patrick has made it clear to us he intends to honour his contract, says Dein. Secondly...
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Robbery spree slows crime fall; In brief.
The Evening Standard (London, England);
April 20, 2006 ;
231 words
......who crushed a woman to death as he stole a lorry will not be jailed for murder. Cherita Gates, 53, died as she and husband Roger tried to stop the theft at Smith's Farm in Northolt in October 2004. Stewart Dimech, 41, of Luton, admitted manslaughter at the...
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