I Am Surrounded
by gene defcon
I am surrounded
By large-lunged blowhards
Scurrying like newborn rats
Just outside my cubicle walls
I fantasize about pushing their faces
With intense force
<a href=”http://www.traviscatsull.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Half-Broke-Horses-by-Jeannette-Walls.jpg”><img title=”Half Broke Horses’ by Jeannette Walls” src=”http://www.traviscatsull.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Half-Broke-Horses-by-Jeannette-Walls.jpg” alt=”” width=”264″ height=”400″ /></a>Last year my favorite book was <em>The Glass Castle</em> by Jeannette Walls so when she released her 2nd title, <em>Half Broke Horses</em> I …
“Don’t You Want Me?”: Isotopes and the Attainment of Happiness in Cyrus
by Clarissa Olivarez
As I was walking out of the theater after watching Cyrus, I heard people around me saying things like, “Oedipus Complex” and …
There’s one version of the narrative behind these recordings that’s romantic but also basically true: that they represent an incredible victory of the artist’s spirit. Daniel Johnston was a young man in …
A Presidential Reception
by Michael Shammas
“Welcome, Mr. President,” said the doorman.
Matthew nodded. Mr. President. Even after a full day the title still felt strange. He walked through the hallway towards the Oval Office. When …
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