Category Archives: twitterlit

hearteater – published

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Monocle

Now at Republica Press: The hearteater e-book hearteater by the hearteaters edited by Monocle and Emma Holt ISBN: 978-1-926830-28-5 Published: 10/27/2010 Pages: 271 (pdf) Words: 31,990 Formats: Adobe PDF, MobiPocket, and ePUB Price: $4.99 Buy at Republica Press Buy at Amazon: Coming soon Buy at … Continue reading →

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Heart in the Palm of my Soul

Posted on September 21, 2010 by marousia

You entrust your heart To the palm of my soul, Hoping I don’t eat it, You put your heart In the palm of my soul, Hoping I consume it.

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Drained

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Ruth

Hang me by the heel and let the blood drain from me. Collect it in a dirty pail standing on a stained floor. Flowing freely at first, hot and sweet as my love. Spurting and slopping over the sides of … Continue reading →

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What Does Not Kill Us…Makes Us Sharper.

Posted on June 25, 2010 by iamhewhoisiam

The day you killed my heart, was the day you saved my life. You broke my heart into so many tiny pieces, some were ground into dust and anyone who breathed that dust in wept with me and for me. … Continue reading →

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Imp of my heart.

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Ruth

She ate my heart and I didn’t even realise it was happening. Month on month she fed on the blood it pumped. Bathing in its goodness, nourishing on it, growing strong. With every sup my heart became hers. Until the … Continue reading →

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Steak tartare

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Ruth

Tiny cubes of my heart cut with sharp knife A fine hache mixed with lemon, sauce and spice Shape me with your hands Finest meat of me, Raw heart for raw reminders.

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Pate

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Ruth

Butter, shallots, herbs & splash of sherry. My heart-meat browns in the pan. Cream blends where once it clogged. Toast and pate for eager mouths. My heart spread smooth as I was once was.

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Carpaccio

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Ruth

Sliced leaf thin, Lemon and salt seasoned, Translucent taste of my heart-meat, Tongue’s melt memory For each of my heart’s loves.

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Sweetheart

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Ruth

I am your sweetheart. Hot of flesh and frank of soul, Sweet of lick and salt of suck. I am your sweetheart. Bright of day and sway of night, Curve of breast and thrust of hip. I am your sweetheart. … Continue reading →

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Amnesia’s Heart

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Remittance Girl

There was once a little girl whose father was a wicked wizard who could turn gold into dross and back again. She, of course knew nothing of this. She lived in a grand house on a grand hill, in a … Continue reading →

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