Stranger and Stranger

Stranger and Stranger

Marigold Operator

(Currently employed.)

Elaine Bleakney
Oct 20, 2025
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I am writing so this writing won’t be a big thing. And as I write the big thing, what I think is a big thing, I go for a walk with a friend and they show me what to do with marigolds. Back in the garden, I cut the heads and stick the needle through the gathered filaments, emerging on the cloudy side. I do this again and again until I have them all strun…

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