Jeffrey Winke: BELOW THE SHALLOW ARC

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Impassively displayed on the plum, sponge-painted smooth plaster wall near the Winsome antique walnut half-moon console table and tastefully below the shallow arc of yellow light from the tarnished brass and frosted-glass wall sconce it hangs soberly on a repurposed 1-1/2-inch, 18-gauge galvanized-finish brad nail in a baroque-style, burnished black wood certificate-frame that befits the overwhelming accomplished pride of Oliver & Jennifer Salmoniski: Successful Graduates of the Mongoose Marital Institute’s “Re-Tingle” Weekend for Restoring Verve, Vitality and Vigor in Loving Relationships.

paying cash
the desk clerk
thanks John Smith
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by Jeffrey Winke
Milwaukee, Wisconsin