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Bullfrog by S. M. Rosen

April 30, 2026May 1, 2026 literallystories2014

There’s a smell, a humid kind of smell. Wet concrete—car fumes. A fire hydrant cracked open, cool water steaming on the New York July sidewalk. I remember because my feet were burning. Cool water on too warm concrete soles.

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