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Last 9 Text Messages Received
Craig Cotter

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what’s up

09:23PM Sun, Jan 10
From : Ben

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This is my first message
with my new phone. How
was your weekend,
babycakes?

11:12PM Sun, Jan 10
From : Arthea Cell

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I hope you got my
message….I think unless
you really need me in
today, im going to rest my
back so i don’t hurt it
further.

11:08AM Mon, Jan 11
From : Danielle Home

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I am standing at the
place where Lennon was
murdered. I will say a
prayer of thanks and
hope for all of us who
continue.

04:13PM Tue, Jan 12
From : Bernie

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Sorry to bother you
earlier. Are you excited
about your guitar lesson?

05:31PM Tue, Jan 12
From : Arthea Cell

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Hey did you get
homemade Jelly for the
holidays?

09:27PM Tue, Jan 12
From : Julio

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Call me

10:36PM Tue, Jan 12
From : Ben

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Now

10:36PM Tue, Jan 12
From : Ben

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Please

10:37PM Tue, Jan 12
From : Ben


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Craig Cotter was born in 1960 in New York and has lived in Los Angeles since 1986. His poems have appeared in hundreds of journals in the U.S. France, Italy, Czech Republic, U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, India, and Ireland. His fourth book of poems is After Lunch with Frank O’Hara.

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