Was freedom formerly -- was it just drunkeness? Was I merely constantly under the influence? Am I even now ( Read more... )

The koshering process for unicornification having resulted in various and irregular results, we managed to have had certain and particular obstacles in our manifestations of the obnsequities -- such as they are -- having -- as we did -- been ever so grateful for the trout mask and the replica thereof ( Read more... )

Two song lyrics:
It's kind of a relief to be done. It's kind of a relief to be finished. [Frankenixon]

and

This house is empty now. There's nothing I can do to make you stay. So tell me now: How am I supposed to live without you. [Elvis Costello]

Neither of them are about what you might think.

~

On the El platform at Milwaukee and North, the befogged apex of the Sears Tower can just barely be discerned. Once upon street level, though, that soaring "kick me" sign is forgotten. I'm accosted here by so many uneven haircuts, so much faux and actual vintage clothing, and oh so many white belts, that I keep looking around for the stage and the ( Read more... )

Ladybird. Ladybird, the British call them. Ladybird -- neither lady, nor bird. Why so many. Why so many? These sort of brown, orange. Not so red, these ones. Still the spots, of course. Of course. Invasive, I heard, invasive species. Introduced by farmers, or for farmers; or by biologists for farmers. Aphids, they eat. Where they find ( Read more... )

This is the end of "Delight and Liberty." The whole story is here. If you read it, please tell me what you think. If you read part of it and decide to stop, please tell me where. Maybe I can make it better.

SCENE 3

(DINING ROOM. THE WOMAN ENTERS. ROB FOLLOWS. THEY SIT.)

(SILENCE EXCEPT EATING)

THE MAN: (SUDDENLY) Well, that was delicious ( Read more... )

( The rather long story so far )

My performance in school thus far has been stellar. But today the eight page paper is due in Philosophy and I've fucked myself ( Read more... )

That you are of but zero years in age
Does not connote that you must not collect
Things; and them, you.

Therefore have I of them one for you now.

This.

~

I am largely composed of monkey spray and glitterazi. I have every opportunity to garnish tableaux with catamarans and dingoes. I do manage to afford myself occasionally of said opportunities. Have a pushpin, they are marvelous for invection, and trainy train train. Tavern folk have excessive tantrums at tocharian dialects which erupt at ( Read more... )