The blank walls stared at her, vacant pinholes made by previous tenants peering down like dark, shrunken pupils.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Instead of dotting the same black scrim, like pinholes in a two-dimensional theater backdrop, the stars were scattered through space at dramatically varying distances, a vast swarm of them filling every last corner of an even vaster, more numinous, and emphatically three-dimensional darkness.
Then Freeman woke up Friday morning to the news that was delivering gut punches throughout the baseball world, that Anderson had passed away Thursday at 53.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
Benches cleared, and cooler heads did not prevail, though no punches were thrown.
Another standout, silymarin (which is extracted from milk thistle, a plant related to daisies and ragweeds), helps prevent oil oxidation—the culprit behind clogged pores and early signs of aging—while salicylic acid delivers gentle, pore-clearing exfoliation for a clearer complexion over time.
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