A SILHOUETTE — NOT A NAME

THE CUP

THE CUP OVERFLOWED

SETTINGmilk crate by the stage door — a paper cup, never a person

It’s just coffee. Tell me what happened.— SIGNATURE

Mascot, not a source. The Cup is the dead-drop. Wax-sealed letters arrive through the lid. Sometimes the seal is broken. Sometimes there’s a lipstick mark on the rim. Sometimes the date doesn’t line up. Nobody asks.

Cup-Overflowed pieces are signed “— the Cup.” The submitter remains anonymous.

Three letters were in the cup by 2 AM.

the cup

RECENT BACKSTAGE FILES — BY THE CUP

Backstage has no reporters. Just silhouettes. Just the cup on the milk crate by the stage door, and whoever happens to be tired enough to drop a letter through the lid tonight.

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