The Westerner Suffering from Mental and Sanitation Sickness
Earthworm Envy @ December 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Westerner Suffering from Mental and Sanitation Sickness
by brandon follett
Basically, if you’re a Westerner visiting Thailand and can’t laugh and smile while your vegetables are cut on a fly-infested cutting board, then you’re mentally going to have a hard time.
Sure, we would like to drive 30 minutes to the nearest city and dine at a […]
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Thinking about Nature
Earthworm Envy @ October 11, 2007 # One Comment
photo taken at Sawtooth Fish Hatchery
While pedaling to lower Stanley, Idaho for an omelet, my eyes keep following the Salmon River. Right now, a majority of the Fish and Game salmon are returning to the fish hatchery. This is a remarkable feat because they float all the way to the big wide Pacific […]
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Somewhere in Cambodia
Earthworm Envy @ September 11, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Somewhere in Cambodia
by Brandon Follett
I’m eating a Cambodian-style fried egg omelet when I hear an oink-oink…
click photo to watch short film
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it was like thinking, “what if i won the lotto?”
Earthworm Envy @ July 1, 2007 # 2 Comments
Curry-Infused Dreams of Freedom or A Backyard for my Dog to Piss
By Brandon Follett
Indian Curry Pot Restaurant & Guesthouse
I wouldn’t want to stay at a place called the Curry Pot,
even for the price of $3 a night.
I imagine a hammock strung above a steaming pot,
with curry smells rising up in dreamlike wisps of spiciness,
curling […]
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Our monthly report from Thailand
Earthworm Envy @ June 7, 2007 # One Comment
Trustfull and Fearfull Travelers
By Brandon Follett and Amy Johnson
click on the picture to watch the film
Click on the picture to hear the poem.
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Our monthly report from Thailand
Earthworm Envy @ May 8, 2007 # 2 Comments
click on photo to listen to the poem
Brandon Follett and Amy Johnson
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Click here for Poetic Cockfight by Brandon Follett
Earthworm Envy @ April 1, 2007 # 2 Comments
Cockfight
To hear the poem click on the picture
The above poem is written by Brandon Follett and Amy Johnson.
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I’m still Poor, Eating like a Yuppie who shops at the Boise Co-op
Earthworm Envy @ March 24, 2007 # 4 Comments
I’m still Poor, Eating like a Yuppie who shops at the Boise Co-op
By Brandon Follett
I went to a food drive at a ski resort.
The big poster at the entrance read,
“Only canned goods, Please.”
I donated a can of Spam.
It’s odd that poor people
all seem to enjoy
canned food,
boxed food,
water, and butter.
Another time
I went to a food drive […]
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