Tomorrow I venture into the ocean cave. Remember when we killed ten bears with nothing but our hands and a set of butterfly knives? Too often I have eaten flaming barrels of ants while screaming obscenities. It’s a good thing you have that invisible cape, otherwise I don’t know how we’d be international spies. When [...]
The next generation has never heard of Friendster. Consequently, the next generation does not get your jokes. The next generation has brighter shoes than you, and the next generation has a softer face than you (acceptable), but the next generation’s hair really does just dry that way. The next generation is being prescribed different mood-altering [...]
The night before I left I entered an elevator. I. Flying upwards into space or pitching downwards, it’s all the same Midway each dream the doors open: Everything stops. Suddenly the decision must be made: do I get out? Step freely into nothingness? Or remain, blind to the rushing air the elevator / my protector [...]
How could we bear to live here then; These large green lawns spilling into curbs, winding roads the flatness of it all strip malls, Kohl’s, DSW mailboxes at the end of each driveway some with a little painted bird Sweet mother of God I am 26 years old and Hairphernalia is still here! Best Cleaners [...]
Prologue: We have always compared ourselves to ugly ducklings. I. After the swans had surrounded us we headed home Grabbed bicycles and adjusted helmet straps and got back on the trail, to land, smack dab eventually in our kitchen As if all of this had been nothing out of the ordinary. I said, “Did you [...]