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The haruspex ripped out the guts of a pig,
blood ran down his arm on to the pretty floor.
Ubi tu Felix, ego Zuleika: then Felix kissed me.
and the room whirled with dancing girls
exposing their breasts and guests
poured red wine into each other’s mouths,
clowns juggled knives and dwarf acrobats
did cartwheels and I entered the statue
of Minerva in the corner, alabaster and wise.
I would soon be alone with him.
— Jan 13, 2026 04:25PM
blood ran down his arm on to the pretty floor.
Ubi tu Felix, ego Zuleika: then Felix kissed me.
and the room whirled with dancing girls
exposing their breasts and guests
poured red wine into each other’s mouths,
clowns juggled knives and dwarf acrobats
did cartwheels and I entered the statue
of Minerva in the corner, alabaster and wise.
I would soon be alone with him.
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Fiona
is on page 158 of 266
Then his voice sank, melancholic again,
he was the seasons rolled into minutes.
‘We must savour every moment together.
Carpe diem, Zuleika.’ Our cheeks touched.
‘Carpe diem,’ I added.
‘Who knows what tomorrow will bring.’
— 9 hours, 35 min ago
he was the seasons rolled into minutes.
‘We must savour every moment together.
Carpe diem, Zuleika.’ Our cheeks touched.
‘Carpe diem,’ I added.
‘Who knows what tomorrow will bring.’
Fiona
is on page 80 of 266
‘My boy Catullus, my boy . . . ‘
‘I know he’s your son, Dad.’
‘Don’t be so impudens, girlie. I still your pater.
Show respect.’
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I thought, the father
who sold his daughter to the highest bidder.
Don’t think I’ve forgotten or forgiven, buster.
T’ain’t in my nature. I smiled affectionately.
‘I know that too, Pops.’
We had never had a proper conversation.
— Jan 16, 2026 03:59AM
‘I know he’s your son, Dad.’
‘Don’t be so impudens, girlie. I still your pater.
Show respect.’
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I thought, the father
who sold his daughter to the highest bidder.
Don’t think I’ve forgotten or forgiven, buster.
T’ain’t in my nature. I smiled affectionately.
‘I know that too, Pops.’
We had never had a proper conversation.
Fiona
is on page 45 of 266
‘Actually, I’ve been studying poetry
with my professor, Theodorous.
I’m going to become a great poet.
I’d love to be famous for something.
Felix wants me educated, so how can he object?’
I pulled my brown shawl over my head,
‘Good,’ she said, putting an arm around me.
‘Keep you out of trouble.
Just make sure you write witty ditties about me.
I wanna be immortalized, dontchaknowit,
— Jan 13, 2026 06:27PM
with my professor, Theodorous.
I’m going to become a great poet.
I’d love to be famous for something.
Felix wants me educated, so how can he object?’
I pulled my brown shawl over my head,
‘Good,’ she said, putting an arm around me.
‘Keep you out of trouble.
Just make sure you write witty ditties about me.
I wanna be immortalized, dontchaknowit,
