The Fleeting Saga of Last Night's Double-Fried Chicken
Wikipedia defines the following:Ephemeral things (from Greek εφήμερος – ephemeros, literally "lasting only one day"[1]) are transitory, existing only briefly. Typically the term is used to describe...
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I hate how I miss you so much...Having lived and filled my greedy gullet up and down the West coast these past ten years, I've found no equivalent to your delectabality. From a Wisconsin native...
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