Still wrapping my head around the virgule, I have to confess. Have you heard this lecture? I loved it.

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I slept / my lips taped shut (helps me breathe through the nose) / dreamt of that scene in My Fair Lady where Henry Higgins stuffs Eliza Doolittle’s mouth with marbles / Woke next morning / peeled tape / cleaned desk / chucked old doodles / restaurant list on a post-it note / unused napkins from last week’s lunch / a pristine, compostable spoon