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Sniff 'n' the Tears: Fickle Heart

Deborah Frost, The Boston Phoenix, 11 September 1979

BACK BRISTLING, fangs bared, the black cat on the cover of Fickle Heart stares into the cold blue of the gun that's just wasted its master. Stares it down, actually — that cat seems every bit as dangerous as the pistol. It's the mystery that pulls you into the picture, the small details that create it.

Total word count of piece: 567

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