by | September 27, 2010 · 3:15 am
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Rivals by Matthew A. Hamilton

The mongoose sniffs the breeze, listens to the mass of slithering poison in the sugarcane. Evolution has taught her patience. She stands, unmoved for centuries, the art of killing heavy within her almond colored eyes.
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7 Responses to Rivals by Matthew A. Hamilton

  1. Matt Potter
    September 30, 2010 at 7:13 pm

    hmmm … love “heavy within her almond colored eyes” …

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  2. Martha
    September 30, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    BIG love for this story. Perfect.

    Reply
  3. susan tepper
    October 1, 2010 at 11:19 am

    Stunning stunning stunning

    Reply
  4. ganymeder
    October 1, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    You chose such perfect words for this. Wonderful.

    Reply
  5. susan
    October 1, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    Pure poetry, Matthew.

    Reply
  6. LindaSW
    October 6, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    Matt, loved it at fn, really one of my favoritest stories you’ve written. The last clause… yes! Peace…

    Reply

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