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Jae Towle Vieira [they/them] works as a producer for Normal Gossip. Their fiction has been published in The Normal School, New England Review, Carve Magazine, Passages North, Fairy Tale Review, and elsewhere.

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The photo shows filled champagne glasses and and the top to a wedding cake of two grooms in tuxedos holding wine glasses.

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The Groom Saw You From Across The Dance Floor And Likes Your Vibe

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Spontaneous Diffusions Of Vocal Energy

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

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Aerial view of urban sprawl, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Today You Must Google Your Neighbors

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