go see "no end in sight". its a decent documentary ( Read more... )

so, the doha development round of world trade organization negotiations (essentially a meeting of trade nations including the developed and developing world) will expire tomorrow unless congress decides to renew the talks before midnight tonight ( Read more... )

fuck. this.

recipe for disaster:

it is four am. I have to get up for work at eight am. I have to work from nine am until nine pm. I cannot sleep. this rules!

more by charles simic ( Read more... )

In the growing dimness of the setting sun and the setting winter we sat around on concrete blocks watching cars and clouds pass. Lighting through tinted glass could make it nighttime and cold drinks made you shiver and we all sat, just speaking, just listening. Afterwards our desires caught up to us, pressed collars, ain't it sad and nine on the ( Read more... )

thanks to everyone who helped me edit this. Thank you marc for your extremely detailed critique, I used many but not all suggestions, as you'll see. I always appreciate the time you put into your critiques, your suggestions are invaluable. And just so you know, I will be auditioning, as my teacher called it, for the 500 level creative writing ( Read more... )

if any of you want to read this before next tuesday and let me know if it doesn't suck anymore plz let a brotha know

Mike Newell

The Life of Christopher

“At age six I fell from my bedroom window and onto the hot summer lawn. The grass was dry, arid, scratchy and I felt my entire body erupt in an uncomfortable itch as I writhed in ( Read more... )

hell yes charles simic is sweet, read this ( Read more... )

Random act of kindness for the day ( Read more... )